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DISA STIG for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • Ensure Users Cannot Change GNOME3 Screensaver Settings

    If not already configured, ensure that users cannot change GNOME3 screensaver lock settings by adding <code>/org/gnome/desktop/screensaver/lock-del...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure Users Cannot Change GNOME3 Session Idle Settings

    If not already configured, ensure that users cannot change GNOME3 session idle settings by adding <code>/org/gnome/desktop/session/idle-delay</code...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • GNOME System Settings

    GNOME provides configuration and functionality to a graphical desktop environment that changes grahical configurations or allow a user to perform a...
    Group
  • Disable Ctrl-Alt-Del Reboot Key Sequence in GNOME3

    By default, <code>GNOME</code> will reboot the system if the <code>Ctrl-Alt-Del</code> key sequence is pressed. <br><br> To configure the system to...
    Rule High Severity
  • Sudo

    <code>Sudo</code>, which stands for "su 'do'", provides the ability to delegate authority to certain users, groups of users, or system administrato...
    Group
  • Install sudo Package

    The sudo package can be installed with the following command:
    $ sudo dnf install sudo
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure Users Re-Authenticate for Privilege Escalation - sudo !authenticate

    The sudo <code>!authenticate</code> option, when specified, allows a user to execute commands using sudo without having to authenticate. This shoul...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure Users Re-Authenticate for Privilege Escalation - sudo NOPASSWD

    The sudo <code>NOPASSWD</code> tag, when specified, allows a user to execute commands using sudo without having to authenticate. This should be dis...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Require Re-Authentication When Using the sudo Command

    The sudo <code>timestamp_timeout</code> tag sets the amount of time sudo password prompt waits. The default <code>timestamp_timeout</code> value is...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • The operating system must restrict privilege elevation to authorized personnel

    The sudo command allows a user to execute programs with elevated (administrator) privileges. It prompts the user for their password and confirms yo...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure invoking users password for privilege escalation when using sudo

    The sudoers security policy requires that users authenticate themselves before they can use sudo. When sudoers requires authentication, it validate...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • System Tooling / Utilities

    The following checks evaluate the system for recommended base packages -- both for installation and removal.
    Group
  • Ensure gnutls-utils is installed

    The gnutls-utils package can be installed with the following command:
    $ sudo dnf install gnutls-utils
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure nss-tools is installed

    The nss-tools package can be installed with the following command:
    $ sudo dnf install nss-tools
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Install rng-tools Package

    The rng-tools package can be installed with the following command:
    $ sudo dnf install rng-tools
    Rule Low Severity
  • Install subscription-manager Package

    The subscription-manager package can be installed with the following command:
    $ sudo dnf install subscription-manager
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Uninstall gssproxy Package

    The gssproxy package can be removed with the following command:
    $ sudo dnf erase gssproxy
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Uninstall iprutils Package

    The iprutils package can be removed with the following command:
    $ sudo dnf erase iprutils
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Uninstall tuned Package

    The tuned package can be removed with the following command:
    $ sudo dnf erase tuned
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Updating Software

    The <code>dnf</code> command line tool is used to install and update software packages. The system also provides a graphical software update tool i...
    Group

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