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CIS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Benchmark for Level 1 - Server

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • Ensure SELinux Not Disabled in /etc/default/grub

    SELinux can be disabled at boot time by an argument in <code>/etc/default/grub</code>. Remove any instances of <code>selinux=0</code> from the kern...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Ensure No Daemons are Unconfined by SELinux

    Daemons for which the SELinux policy does not contain rules will inherit the context of the parent process. Because daemons are launched during sta...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Ensure SELinux is Not Disabled

    The SELinux state should be set to <code>enforcing</code> or <code>permissive</code> at system boot time. In the file <code>/etc/selinux/config</co...
    Rule High Severity
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  • Configure SELinux Policy

    The SELinux <code>targeted</code> policy is appropriate for general-purpose desktops and servers, as well as systems in many other roles. To config...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Services

    The best protection against vulnerable software is running less software. This section describes how to review the software which Red Hat Enterpris...
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  • Avahi Server

    The Avahi daemon implements the DNS Service Discovery and Multicast DNS protocols, which provide service and host discovery on a network. It allows...
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  • Disable Avahi Server if Possible

    Because the Avahi daemon service keeps an open network port, it is subject to network attacks. Disabling it can reduce the system's vulnerability t...
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  • Uninstall avahi Server Package

    If the system does not need to have an Avahi server which implements the DNS Service Discovery and Multicast DNS protocols, the avahi-autoipd and a...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Cron and At Daemons

    The cron and at services are used to allow commands to be executed at a later time. The cron service is required by almost all systems to perform n...
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  • Enable cron Service

    The <code>crond</code> service is used to execute commands at preconfigured times. It is required by almost all systems to perform necessary mainte...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Verify Group Who Owns cron.d

    To properly set the group owner of /etc/cron.d, run the command: 
    $ sudo chgrp root /etc/cron.d
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Verify Group Who Owns cron.daily

    To properly set the group owner of /etc/cron.daily, run the command: 
    $ sudo chgrp root /etc/cron.daily
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Verify Group Who Owns cron.hourly

    To properly set the group owner of /etc/cron.hourly, run the command: 
    $ sudo chgrp root /etc/cron.hourly
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Verify Group Who Owns cron.monthly

    To properly set the group owner of /etc/cron.monthly, run the command: 
    $ sudo chgrp root /etc/cron.monthly
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Verify Group Who Owns cron.weekly

    To properly set the group owner of /etc/cron.weekly, run the command: 
    $ sudo chgrp root /etc/cron.weekly
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Verify Group Who Owns Crontab

    To properly set the group owner of /etc/crontab, run the command: 
    $ sudo chgrp root /etc/crontab
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Verify Owner on cron.d

    To properly set the owner of /etc/cron.d, run the command: 
    $ sudo chown root /etc/cron.d
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Verify Owner on cron.daily

    To properly set the owner of /etc/cron.daily, run the command: 
    $ sudo chown root /etc/cron.daily
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Verify Owner on cron.hourly

    To properly set the owner of /etc/cron.hourly, run the command: 
    $ sudo chown root /etc/cron.hourly
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Verify Owner on cron.monthly

    To properly set the owner of /etc/cron.monthly, run the command: 
    $ sudo chown root /etc/cron.monthly
    Rule Medium Severity
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