CIS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Benchmark for Level 2 - Server
Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile
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Remove the X Windows Package Group
By removing the xorg-x11-server-common package, the system no longer has X Windows installed. If X Windows is not installed then the system cannot ...Rule Medium Severity -
Disable X Windows Startup By Setting Default Target
Systems that do not require a graphical user interface should only boot by default into <code>multi-user.target</code> mode. This prevents accident...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure PAM Enforces Password Requirements - Prevent the Use of Dictionary Words
The pam_pwquality module's <code>dictcheck</code> check if passwords contains dictionary words. When <code>dictcheck</code> is set to <code>1</code...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure the Group Used by pam_wheel.so Module Exists on System and is Empty
Ensure that the group <code><xccdf-1.2:sub idref="xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_value_var_pam_wheel_group_for_su" use="legacy"></xccdf-1.2:sub></cod...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure Authentication Required for Single User Mode
Single user mode is used for recovery when the system detects an issue during boot or by manual selection from the bootloader.Rule Medium Severity -
Enforce Usage of pam_wheel with Group Parameter for su Authentication
To ensure that only users who are members of the group set in the <code>group</code> option of <code>pam_wheel.so</code> module can run commands wi...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure users' .netrc Files are not group or world accessible
While the system administrator can establish secure permissions for users' .netrc files, the users can easily override these. This rule ensures ev...Rule Medium Severity -
Record Events When Executables Are Run As Another User
Verify the system generates an audit record when actions are run as another user. sudo provides users with temporary elevated privileges to perform...Rule Medium Severity -
Record Attempts to perform maintenance activities
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 operating system must generate audit records for privileged activities, nonlocal maintenance, diagnostic sessions an...Rule Medium Severity -
System Audit Logs Must Be Group Owned By Root
All audit logs must be group owned by root user. The path for audit log can be configured via <code>log_file</code> parameter in <pre>/etc/audit/au...Rule Medium Severity -
System Audit Logs Must Be Owned By Root
All audit logs must be owned by root user. The path for audit log can be configured via <code>log_file</code> parameter in <pre>/etc/audit/auditd.c...Rule Medium Severity -
Record Any Attempts to Run chacl
At a minimum, the audit system should collect any execution attempt of the <code>chacl</code> command for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure auditd Collects Information on Kernel Module Loading and Unloading - query_module
If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is configured to use the <code>augenrules</code> program to read audit rules during daemon startup (the default),...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure auditd Collects Information on the Use of Privileged Commands - usermod
At a minimum, the audit system should collect the execution of privileged commands for all users and root. If the <code>auditd</code> daemon is con...Rule Medium Severity -
Disable systemd-journal-remote Socket
Journald supports the ability to receive messages from remote hosts, thus acting as a log server. Clients should not receive data from other hosts....Rule Medium Severity -
Verify Permissions and Ownership of Old Passwords File
To properly set the owner of <code>/etc/security/opasswd</code>, run the command: <pre>$ sudo chown root /etc/security/opasswd </pre> To properly ...Rule Medium Severity -
Verify Group Who Owns /etc/shells File
To properly set the group owner of/etc/shells, run the command:$ sudo chgrp root /etc/shells
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Verify Who Owns /etc/shells File
To properly set the owner of/etc/shells, run the command:$ sudo chown root /etc/shells
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Verify Permissions on /etc/shells File
To properly set the permissions of/etc/shells, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0644 /etc/shells
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Verify that audit tools are owned by group root
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 operating system audit tools must have the proper ownership configured to protected against unauthorized access. Ve...Rule Medium Severity
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