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CIS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Benchmark for Level 1 - Server

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • Non-UEFI GRUB2 bootloader configuration

    Non-UEFI GRUB2 bootloader configuration
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  • Verify /boot/grub2/grub.cfg Group Ownership

    The file <code>/boot/grub2/grub.cfg</code> should be group-owned by the <code>root</code> group to prevent destruction or modification of the file....
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  • Verify /boot/grub2/user.cfg Group Ownership

    The file <code>/boot/grub2/user.cfg</code> should be group-owned by the <code>root</code> group to prevent reading or modification of the file. To...
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  • Verify /boot/grub2/grub.cfg User Ownership

    The file <code>/boot/grub2/grub.cfg</code> should be owned by the <code>root</code> user to prevent destruction or modification of the file. To pr...
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  • Verify /boot/grub2/user.cfg User Ownership

    The file <code>/boot/grub2/user.cfg</code> should be owned by the <code>root</code> user to prevent reading or modification of the file. To proper...
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  • Verify /boot/grub2/grub.cfg Permissions

    File permissions for <code>/boot/grub2/grub.cfg</code> should be set to 600. To properly set the permissions of <code>/boot/grub2/grub.cfg</code>,...
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  • Verify /boot/grub2/user.cfg Permissions

    File permissions for <code>/boot/grub2/user.cfg</code> should be set to 600. To properly set the permissions of <code>/boot/grub2/user.cfg</code>,...
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  • Set Boot Loader Password in grub2

    The grub2 boot loader should have a superuser account and password protection enabled to protect boot-time settings. <br><br> Since plaintext passw...
    Rule High Severity
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  • UEFI GRUB2 bootloader configuration

    UEFI GRUB2 bootloader configuration
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  • Verify the UEFI Boot Loader grub.cfg Group Ownership

    The file <code>/boot/efi/EFI/redhat/grub.cfg</code> should be group-owned by the <code>root</code> group to prevent destruction or modification of ...
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  • Verify /boot/efi/EFI/redhat/user.cfg Group Ownership

    The file <code>/boot/efi/EFI/redhat/user.cfg</code> should be group-owned by the <code>root</code> group to prevent reading or modification of the ...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Verify the UEFI Boot Loader grub.cfg User Ownership

    The file <code>/boot/efi/EFI/redhat/grub.cfg</code> should be owned by the <code>root</code> user to prevent destruction or modification of the fil...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Verify /boot/efi/EFI/redhat/user.cfg User Ownership

    The file <code>/boot/efi/EFI/redhat/user.cfg</code> should be owned by the <code>root</code> user to prevent reading or modification of the file. ...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Verify the UEFI Boot Loader grub.cfg Permissions

    File permissions for <code>/boot/efi/EFI/redhat/grub.cfg</code> should be set to 700. To properly set the permissions of <code>/boot/efi/EFI/redha...
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  • Verify /boot/efi/EFI/redhat/user.cfg Permissions

    File permissions for <code>/boot/efi/EFI/redhat/user.cfg</code> should be set to 600. To properly set the permissions of <code>/boot/efi/EFI/redha...
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  • Set the UEFI Boot Loader Password

    The grub2 boot loader should have a superuser account and password protection enabled to protect boot-time settings. <br><br> Since plaintext passw...
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  • Configure Syslog

    The syslog service has been the default Unix logging mechanism for many years. It has a number of downsides, including inconsistent log format, lac...
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  • Ensure rsyslog is Installed

    Rsyslog is installed by default. The rsyslog package can be installed with the following command: 
     $ sudo yum install rsyslog
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Enable rsyslog Service

    The <code>rsyslog</code> service provides syslog-style logging by default on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. The <code>rsyslog</code> service can be e...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Ensure rsyslog Default File Permissions Configured

    rsyslog will create logfiles that do not already exist on the system. This settings controls what permissions will be applied to these newly create...
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