CIS SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 Benchmark for Level 1 - Workstation
Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile
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System Settings
Contains rules that check correct system settings.Group -
Installing and Maintaining Software
The following sections contain information on security-relevant choices during the initial operating system installation process and the setup of s...Group -
System and Software Integrity
System and software integrity can be gained by installing antivirus, increasing system encryption strength with FIPS, verifying installed software,...Group -
Disable Prelinking
The prelinking feature changes binaries in an attempt to decrease their startup time. In order to disable it, change or add the following line insi...Rule Medium Severity -
Software Integrity Checking
Both the AIDE (Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment) software and the RPM package management system provide mechanisms for verifying the integr...Group -
Verify Integrity with AIDE
AIDE conducts integrity checks by comparing information about files with previously-gathered information. Ideally, the AIDE database is created imm...Group -
Install AIDE
Theaidepackage can be installed with the following command:$ sudo zypper install aide
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Build and Test AIDE Database
Run the following command to generate a new database: <pre>$ sudo /usr/bin/aide --init</pre> By default, the database will be written to the file...Rule Medium Severity -
Configure Periodic Execution of AIDE
At a minimum, AIDE should be configured to run a weekly scan. To implement a daily execution of AIDE at 4:05am using cron, add the following line t...Rule Medium Severity -
Disk Partitioning
To ensure separation and protection of data, there are top-level system directories which should be placed on their own physical partition or logic...Group -
Ensure /dev/shm is configured
The <code>/dev/shm</code> is a traditional shared memory concept. One program will create a memory portion, which other processes (if permitted) ca...Rule Low Severity -
Ensure /tmp Located On Separate Partition
The <code>/tmp</code> directory is a world-writable directory used for temporary file storage. Ensure it has its own partition or logical volume at...Rule Low Severity -
GNOME Desktop Environment
GNOME is a graphical desktop environment bundled with many Linux distributions that allow users to easily interact with the operating system graphi...Group -
Remove the GDM Package Group
By removing the <code>gdm</code> package, the system no longer has GNOME installed installed. If X Windows is not installed then the system canno...Rule Medium Severity -
Make sure that the dconf databases are up-to-date with regards to respective keyfiles
By default, DConf uses a binary database as a data backend. The system-level database is compiled from keyfiles in the /etc/dconf/db/ directory by ...Rule High Severity -
Configure GNOME3 DConf User Profile
By default, DConf provides a standard user profile. This profile contains a list of DConf configuration databases. The user profile and database al...Rule High Severity -
Configure GNOME Login Screen
In the default GNOME desktop, the login is displayed after system boot and can display user accounts, allow users to reboot the system, and allow u...Group -
Disable the GNOME3 Login User List
In the default graphical environment, users logging directly into the system are greeted with a login screen that displays all known users. This fu...Rule Medium 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
Thesudopackage can be installed with the following command:$ sudo zypper install sudo
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Ensure Only Users Logged In To Real tty Can Execute Sudo - sudo use_pty
The sudo <code>use_pty</code> tag, when specified, will only execute sudo commands from users logged in to a real tty. This should be enabled by ma...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure Sudo Logfile Exists - sudo logfile
A custom log sudo file can be configured with the 'logfile' tag. This rule configures a sudo custom logfile at the default location suggested by CI...Rule Low Severity -
Updating Software
The <code>zypper</code> command line tool is used to install and update software packages. The system also provides a graphical software update too...Group -
Ensure GPG keys are configured
The operation system or installed application can be successfully bootstrapped without the GPG key being trusted. However, you cannot install new ...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure gpgcheck Enabled In Main zypper Configuration
The <code>gpgcheck</code> option controls whether RPM packages' signatures are always checked prior to installation. To configure zypper to check p...Rule High Severity -
Ensure gpgcheck Enabled for All zypper Package Repositories
To ensure signature checking is not disabled for any repos, remove any lines from files in <code>/etc/yum.repos.d</code> of the form: <pre>gpgcheck...Rule High Severity -
Ensure package manager repositories are configured
Systems need to have package manager repositories configured to ensure they receive the latest patches and updates.Rule Medium Severity -
Account and Access Control
In traditional Unix security, if an attacker gains shell access to a certain login account, they can perform any action or access any file to which...Group -
Warning Banners for System Accesses
Each system should expose as little information about itself as possible. <br><br> System banners, which are typically displayed just before a logi...Group -
Modify the System Login Banner
To configure the system login banner edit <code>/etc/issue</code>. Replace the default text with a message compliant with the local site policy or...Rule Medium Severity -
Modify the System Login Banner for Remote Connections
To configure the system login banner edit <code>/etc/issue.net</code>. Replace the default text with a message compliant with the local site policy...Rule Medium Severity -
Modify the System Message of the Day Banner
To configure the system message banner edit <code>/etc/motd</code>. Replace the default text with a message compliant with the local site policy or...Rule Medium Severity -
Verify Group Ownership of System Login Banner
To properly set the group owner of/etc/issue, run the command:$ sudo chgrp root /etc/issue
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Verify Group Ownership of System Login Banner for Remote Connections
To properly set the group owner of/etc/issue.net, run the command:$ sudo chgrp root /etc/issue.net
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Verify Group Ownership of Message of the Day Banner
To properly set the group owner of/etc/motd, run the command:$ sudo chgrp root /etc/motd
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Verify ownership of System Login Banner
To properly set the owner of/etc/issue, run the command:$ sudo chown root /etc/issue
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Verify ownership of System Login Banner for Remote Connections
To properly set the owner of/etc/issue.net, run the command:$ sudo chown root /etc/issue.net
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Verify ownership of Message of the Day Banner
To properly set the owner of/etc/motd, run the command:$ sudo chown root /etc/motd
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Verify permissions on System Login Banner
To properly set the permissions of/etc/issue, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0644 /etc/issue
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Verify permissions on System Login Banner for Remote Connections
To properly set the permissions of/etc/issue.net, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0644 /etc/issue.net
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Verify permissions on Message of the Day Banner
To properly set the permissions of/etc/motd, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0644 /etc/motd
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Implement a GUI Warning Banner
In the default graphical environment, users logging directly into the system are greeted with a login screen provided by the GNOME Display Manager ...Group -
Enable GNOME3 Login Warning Banner
In the default graphical environment, displaying a login warning banner in the GNOME Display Manager's login screen can be enabled on the login scr...Rule Medium Severity -
Set the GNOME3 Login Warning Banner Text
In the default graphical environment, configuring the login warning banner text in the GNOME Display Manager's login screen can be configured on th...Rule Medium Severity -
Protect Accounts by Configuring PAM
PAM, or Pluggable Authentication Modules, is a system which implements modular authentication for Linux programs. PAM provides a flexible and confi...Group -
Set Lockouts for Failed Password Attempts
The <code>pam_faillock</code> PAM module provides the capability to lock out user accounts after a number of failed login attempts. Its documentati...Group -
Limit Password Reuse
Do not allow users to reuse recent passwords. This can be accomplished by using the <code>remember</code> option for the <code>pam_pwhistory</code>...Rule Medium Severity -
Set Deny For Failed Password Attempts
The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 operating system must lock an account after - at most - <xccdf-1.2:sub xmlns:xccdf-1.2="http://checklists.nist.gov/xcc...Rule Medium Severity -
Configure the root Account lock for Failed Password Attempts via pam_tally2
This rule configures the system to lock out therootaccount after a number of incorrect login attempts usingpam_tally2.so.Rule Medium Severity -
Set Lockout Time for Failed Password Attempts using pam_tally2
This rule configures the system to lock out accounts during a specified time period after a number of incorrect login attempts using <code>pam_tall...Rule Medium Severity
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