PCI-DSS v4.0 Control Baseline for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile
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Verify nftables Service is Disabled
nftables is a subsystem of the Linux kernel providing filtering and classification of network packets/datagrams/frames and is the successor to ipta...Rule Medium Severity -
Uncommon Network Protocols
The system includes support for several network protocols which are not commonly used. Although security vulnerabilities in kernel networking code ...Group -
Disable DCCP Support
The Datagram Congestion Control Protocol (DCCP) is a relatively new transport layer protocol, designed to support streaming media and telephony. T...Rule Medium Severity -
Disable SCTP Support
The Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) is a transport layer protocol, designed to support the idea of message-oriented communication, with...Rule Medium Severity -
Wireless Networking
Wireless networking, such as 802.11 (WiFi) and Bluetooth, can present a security risk to sensitive or classified systems and networks. Wireless net...Group -
Disable Wireless Through Software Configuration
If it is impossible to remove the wireless hardware from the device in question, disable as much of it as possible through software. The following ...Group -
Deactivate Wireless Network Interfaces
Deactivating wireless network interfaces should prevent normal usage of the wireless capability. <br><br> Configure the system to disable all wire...Rule Medium Severity -
File Permissions and Masks
Traditional Unix security relies heavily on file and directory permissions to prevent unauthorized users from reading or modifying files to which t...Group -
Verify Permissions on Important Files and Directories
Permissions for many files on a system must be set restrictively to ensure sensitive information is properly protected. This section discusses impo...Group -
Verify that All World-Writable Directories Have Sticky Bits Set
When the so-called 'sticky bit' is set on a directory, only the owner of a given file may remove that file from the directory. Without the sticky b...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure No World-Writable Files Exist
It is generally a good idea to remove global (other) write access to a file when it is discovered. However, check with documentation for specific a...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure All Files Are Owned by a Group
If any file is not group-owned by a group present in /etc/group, the cause of the lack of group-ownership must be investigated. Following this, tho...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure All Files Are Owned by a User
If any files are not owned by a user, then the cause of their lack of ownership should be investigated. Following this, the files should be deleted...Rule Medium Severity -
Verify Permissions on Files with Local Account Information and Credentials
The default restrictive permissions for files which act as important security databases such as <code>passwd</code>, <code>shadow</code>, <code>gro...Group -
Verify Group Who Owns Backup group File
To properly set the group owner of/etc/group-, run the command:$ sudo chgrp root /etc/group-
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Verify Group Who Owns Backup passwd File
To properly set the group owner of/etc/passwd-, run the command:$ sudo chgrp root /etc/passwd-
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Verify User Who Owns Backup shadow File
To properly set the group owner of/etc/shadow-, run the command:$ sudo chgrp root /etc/shadow-
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Verify Group Who Owns group File
To properly set the group owner of/etc/group, run the command:$ sudo chgrp root /etc/group
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Verify Group Who Owns passwd File
To properly set the group owner of/etc/passwd, run the command:$ sudo chgrp root /etc/passwd
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Verify Group Who Owns shadow File
To properly set the group owner of/etc/shadow, run the command:$ sudo chgrp root /etc/shadow
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Verify User Who Owns Backup group File
To properly set the owner of/etc/group-, run the command:$ sudo chown root /etc/group-
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Verify User Who Owns Backup passwd File
To properly set the owner of/etc/passwd-, run the command:$ sudo chown root /etc/passwd-
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Verify Group Who Owns Backup shadow File
To properly set the owner of/etc/shadow-, run the command:$ sudo chown root /etc/shadow-
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Verify User Who Owns group File
To properly set the owner of/etc/group, run the command:$ sudo chown root /etc/group
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Verify User Who Owns passwd File
To properly set the owner of/etc/passwd, run the command:$ sudo chown root /etc/passwd
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Verify User Who Owns shadow File
To properly set the owner of/etc/shadow, run the command:$ sudo chown root /etc/shadow
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Verify Permissions on Backup group File
To properly set the permissions of/etc/group-, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0644 /etc/group-
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Verify Permissions on Backup passwd File
To properly set the permissions of/etc/passwd-, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0644 /etc/passwd-
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Verify Permissions on Backup shadow File
To properly set the permissions of/etc/shadow-, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0000 /etc/shadow-
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Verify Permissions on group File
To properly set the permissions of/etc/group, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0644 /etc/group
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Verify Permissions on passwd File
To properly set the permissions of/etc/passwd, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0644 /etc/passwd
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Verify Permissions on shadow File
To properly set the permissions of/etc/shadow, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0000 /etc/shadow
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Restrict Dynamic Mounting and Unmounting of Filesystems
Linux includes a number of facilities for the automated addition and removal of filesystems on a running system. These facilities may be necessary...Group -
Disable Modprobe Loading of USB Storage Driver
To prevent USB storage devices from being used, configure the kernel module loading system to prevent automatic loading of the USB storage driver. ...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 -
Disable storing core dumps
To set the runtime status of the <code>kernel.core_pattern</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w kernel.core_pa...Rule Medium Severity -
Disable Core Dumps
A core dump file is the memory image of an executable program when it was terminated by the operating system due to errant behavior. In most cases,...Group -
Disable core dump backtraces
The <code>ProcessSizeMax</code> option in <code>[Coredump]</code> section of <code>/etc/systemd/coredump.conf</code> specifies the maximum size in ...Rule Medium Severity -
Disable storing core dump
The <code>Storage</code> option in <code>[Coredump]</code> sectionof <code>/etc/systemd/coredump.conf</code> can be set to <code>none</code> to dis...Rule Medium Severity -
Disable Core Dumps for All Users
To disable core dumps for all users, add the following line to <code>/etc/security/limits.conf</code>, or to a file within the <code>/etc/security/...Rule Medium Severity -
Disable Core Dumps for SUID programs
To set the runtime status of the <code>fs.suid_dumpable</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w fs.suid_dumpable=...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 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 -
Enable Execute Disable (XD) or No Execute (NX) Support on x86 Systems
Recent processors in the x86 family support the ability to prevent code execution on a per memory page basis. Generically and on AMD processors, th...Group -
Enable NX or XD Support in the BIOS
Reboot the system and enter the BIOS or Setup configuration menu. Navigate the BIOS configuration menu and make sure that the option is enabled. Th...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 -
Install libselinux Package
Thelibselinuxpackage can be installed with the following command:$ sudo dnf install libselinux
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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 -
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 -
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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