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Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • Add nosuid Option to /dev/shm

    The <code>nosuid</code> mount option can be used to prevent execution of setuid programs in <code>/dev/shm</code>. The SUID and SGID permissions s...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Restrict Programs from Dangerous Execution Patterns

    The recommendations in this section are designed to ensure that the system's features to protect against potentially dangerous program execution ar...
    Group
  • Restrict Access to Kernel Message Buffer

    To set the runtime status of the <code>kernel.dmesg_restrict</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w kernel.dmesg...
    Rule Low Severity
  • Disable Kernel Image Loading

    To set the runtime status of the <code>kernel.kexec_load_disabled</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w kernel....
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Disable Access to Network bpf() Syscall From Unprivileged Processes

    To set the runtime status of the <code>kernel.unprivileged_bpf_disabled</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w k...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Restrict usage of ptrace to descendant processes

    To set the runtime status of the <code>kernel.yama.ptrace_scope</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w kernel.ya...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Harden the operation of the BPF just-in-time compiler

    To set the runtime status of the <code>net.core.bpf_jit_harden</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w net.core.b...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Enable ExecShield

    ExecShield describes kernel features that provide protection against exploitation of memory corruption errors such as buffer overflows. These featu...
    Group
  • Enable ExecShield via sysctl

    By default on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 64-bit systems, ExecShield is enabled and can only be disabled if the hardware does not support ExecShield...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Restrict Exposed Kernel Pointer Addresses Access

    To set the runtime status of the <code>kernel.kptr_restrict</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w kernel.kptr_r...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • 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.r...
    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 p...
    Group
  • 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
  • Ensure SELinux State is Enforcing

    The SELinux state should be set to <code><xccdf-1.2:sub idref="xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_value_var_selinux_state" use="legacy"></xccdf-1.2:sub><...
    Rule High Severity
  • SELinux - Booleans

    Enable or Disable runtime customization of SELinux system policies without having to reload or recompile the SELinux policy.
    Group
  • Enable the auditadm_exec_content SELinux Boolean

    By default, the SELinux boolean <code>auditadm_exec_content</code> is enabled. If this setting is disabled, it should be enabled. To enable the <c...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Services

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

    The avahi-daemon service can be disabled with the following command:
    $ sudo systemctl mask --now avahi-daemon.service
    Rule Medium Severity

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