CIS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Benchmark for Level 1 - Workstation
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Disable storing core dump
TheStorage
option in[Coredump]
sectionof/etc/systemd/coredump.conf
can be set tonone
to disable storing core dumps permanently.Rule Medium Severity -
Enable ExecShield
ExecShield describes kernel features that provide protection against exploitation of memory corruption errors such as buffer overflows. These features include random placement of the stack and othe...Group -
Enable Randomized Layout of Virtual Address Space
To set the runtime status of the <code>kernel.randomize_va_space</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w kernel.randomize_va_space=2</pre> To make sure that the se...Rule Medium Severity -
SELinux
SELinux is a feature of the Linux kernel which can be used to guard against misconfigured or compromised programs. SELinux enforces the idea that programs should be limited in what files they can a...Group -
Install libselinux Package
Thelibselinux
package can be installed with the following command:$ sudo yum install libselinux
Rule High Severity
Node 2
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