CIS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Benchmark for Level 2 - Server
Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile
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Verify User Who Owns passwd File
To properly set the owner of/etc/passwd, run the command:$ sudo chown root /etc/passwd
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Verify User Who Owns shadow File
To properly set the owner of/etc/shadow, run the command:$ sudo chown root /etc/shadow
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Verify Permissions on Backup group File
To properly set the permissions of/etc/group-, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0644 /etc/group-
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Verify Permissions on Backup gshadow File
To properly set the permissions of/etc/gshadow-, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0000 /etc/gshadow-
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Verify Permissions on Backup passwd File
To properly set the permissions of/etc/passwd-, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0644 /etc/passwd-
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Verify Permissions on Backup shadow File
To properly set the permissions of/etc/shadow-, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0000 /etc/shadow-
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Verify Permissions on group File
To properly set the permissions of/etc/group, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0644 /etc/group
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Verify Permissions on gshadow File
To properly set the permissions of/etc/gshadow, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0000 /etc/gshadow
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Verify Permissions on passwd File
To properly set the permissions of/etc/passwd, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0644 /etc/passwd
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Verify Permissions on shadow File
To properly set the permissions of/etc/shadow, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0000 /etc/shadow
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Verify File Permissions Within Some Important Directories
Some directories contain files whose confidentiality or integrity is notably important and may also be susceptible to misconfiguration over time, p...Group -
Restrict Dynamic Mounting and Unmounting of Filesystems
Linux includes a number of facilities for the automated addition and removal of filesystems on a running system. These facilities may be necessary...Group -
Disable the Automounter
The <code>autofs</code> daemon mounts and unmounts filesystems, such as user home directories shared via NFS, on demand. In addition, autofs can be...Rule Medium Severity -
Disable Mounting of cramfs
To configure the system to prevent the <code>cramfs</code> kernel module from being loaded, add the following line to the file <code>/etc/modprobe...Rule Low Severity -
Disable Mounting of freevxfs
To configure the system to prevent the <code>freevxfs</code> kernel module from being loaded, add the following line to the file <code>/etc/modpro...Rule Low Severity -
Disable Mounting of hfs
To configure the system to prevent the <code>hfs</code> kernel module from being loaded, add the following line to the file <code>/etc/modprobe.d/...Rule Low Severity -
Disable Mounting of hfsplus
To configure the system to prevent the <code>hfsplus</code> kernel module from being loaded, add the following line to the file <code>/etc/modprob...Rule Low Severity -
Disable Mounting of jffs2
To configure the system to prevent the <code>jffs2</code> kernel module from being loaded, add the following line to the file <code>/etc/modprobe....Rule Low Severity -
Disable Mounting of squashfs
To configure the system to prevent the <code>squashfs</code> kernel module from being loaded, add the following line to the file <code>/etc/modpro...Rule Low Severity -
Disable Mounting of udf
To configure the system to prevent the <code>udf</code> kernel module from being loaded, add the following line to the file <code>/etc/modprobe.d/...Rule Low Severity
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