CIS SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 Benchmark for Level 2 - Server
Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile
-
Cron and At Daemons
The cron and at services are used to allow commands to be executed at a later time. The cron service is required by almost all systems to perform n...Group -
Install the cron service
The Cron service should be installed.Rule Medium Severity -
Enable cron Service
The <code>crond</code> service is used to execute commands at preconfigured times. It is required by almost all systems to perform necessary mainte...Rule Medium Severity -
Verify Group Who Owns cron.d
To properly set the group owner of/etc/cron.d
, run the command:$ sudo chgrp root /etc/cron.d
Rule Medium Severity -
Verify Group Who Owns cron.daily
To properly set the group owner of/etc/cron.daily
, run the command:$ sudo chgrp root /etc/cron.daily
Rule Medium Severity -
Verify Group Who Owns cron.hourly
To properly set the group owner of/etc/cron.hourly
, run the command:$ sudo chgrp root /etc/cron.hourly
Rule Medium Severity -
Verify Group Who Owns cron.monthly
To properly set the group owner of/etc/cron.monthly
, run the command:$ sudo chgrp root /etc/cron.monthly
Rule Medium Severity -
Verify Group Who Owns cron.weekly
To properly set the group owner of/etc/cron.weekly
, run the command:$ sudo chgrp root /etc/cron.weekly
Rule Medium Severity -
Verify Group Who Owns Crontab
To properly set the group owner of/etc/crontab
, run the command:$ sudo chgrp root /etc/crontab
Rule Medium Severity -
Verify Owner on cron.d
To properly set the owner of/etc/cron.d
, run the command:$ sudo chown root /etc/cron.d
Rule Medium Severity -
Verify Owner on cron.daily
To properly set the owner of/etc/cron.daily
, run the command:$ sudo chown root /etc/cron.daily
Rule Medium Severity -
Verify Owner on cron.hourly
To properly set the owner of/etc/cron.hourly
, run the command:$ sudo chown root /etc/cron.hourly
Rule Medium Severity -
Verify Owner on cron.monthly
To properly set the owner of/etc/cron.monthly
, run the command:$ sudo chown root /etc/cron.monthly
Rule Medium Severity -
Verify Owner on cron.weekly
To properly set the owner of/etc/cron.weekly
, run the command:$ sudo chown root /etc/cron.weekly
Rule Medium Severity -
Verify Owner on crontab
To properly set the owner of/etc/crontab
, run the command:$ sudo chown root /etc/crontab
Rule Medium Severity -
Verify Permissions on cron.d
To properly set the permissions of/etc/cron.d
, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0700 /etc/cron.d
Rule Medium Severity -
Verify Permissions on cron.daily
To properly set the permissions of/etc/cron.daily
, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0700 /etc/cron.daily
Rule Medium Severity -
Verify Permissions on cron.hourly
To properly set the permissions of/etc/cron.hourly
, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0700 /etc/cron.hourly
Rule Medium Severity -
Verify Permissions on cron.monthly
To properly set the permissions of/etc/cron.monthly
, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0700 /etc/cron.monthly
Rule Medium Severity -
Verify Permissions on cron.weekly
To properly set the permissions of/etc/cron.weekly
, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0700 /etc/cron.weekly
Rule Medium Severity -
Verify Permissions on crontab
To properly set the permissions of/etc/crontab
, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0600 /etc/crontab
Rule Medium Severity -
Restrict at and cron to Authorized Users if Necessary
The <code>/etc/cron.allow</code> and <code>/etc/at.allow</code> files contain lists of users who are allowed to use <code>cron</code> and at to del...Group -
Ensure that /etc/at.deny does not exist
The file/etc/at.deny
should not exist. Use/etc/at.allow
instead.Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure that /etc/cron.deny does not exist
The file/etc/cron.deny
should not exist. Use/etc/cron.allow
instead.Rule Medium Severity -
Verify Group Who Owns /etc/at.allow file
If <code>/etc/at.allow</code> exists, it must be group-owned by <code>root</code>. To properly set the group owner of <code>/etc/at.allow</code>, ...Rule Medium Severity -
Verify Group Who Owns /etc/cron.allow file
If <code>/etc/cron.allow</code> exists, it must be group-owned by <code>root</code>. To properly set the group owner of <code>/etc/cron.allow</cod...Rule Medium Severity -
Verify User Who Owns /etc/at.allow file
If <code>/etc/at.allow</code> exists, it must be owned by <code>root</code>. To properly set the owner of <code>/etc/at.allow</code>, run the comm...Rule Medium Severity -
Verify User Who Owns /etc/cron.allow file
If <code>/etc/cron.allow</code> exists, it must be owned by <code>root</code>. To properly set the owner of <code>/etc/cron.allow</code>, run the ...Rule Medium Severity -
Verify Permissions on /etc/at.allow file
If <code>/etc/at.allow</code> exists, it must have permissions <code>0640</code> or more restrictive. To properly set the permissions of <code>/e...Rule Medium Severity -
Verify Permissions on /etc/cron.allow file
If <code>/etc/cron.allow</code> exists, it must have permissions <code>0640</code> or more restrictive. To properly set the permissions of <code>...Rule Medium Severity -
DHCP
The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) allows systems to request and obtain an IP address and other configuration parameters from a server....Group -
Disable DHCP Client
DHCP is the default network configuration method provided by the system installer, and common on many networks. Nevertheless, manual management of ...Group -
Uninstall DHCP Client Package
If the system does not need to act as a DHCP client, the dhcp-client package can be uninstalled. The <code>dhcp-client</code> package can be remove...Rule Medium Severity -
Disable DHCP Server
The DHCP server <code>dhcpd</code> is not installed or activated by default. If the software was installed and activated, but the system does not n...Group -
Uninstall DHCP Server Package
If the system does not need to act as a DHCP server, the dhcp package can be uninstalled. The <code>dhcp-server</code> package can be removed with...Rule Medium Severity -
Disable DHCP Service
The <code>dhcpd</code> service should be disabled on any system that does not need to act as a DHCP server. The <code>dhcpd</code> service can be ...Rule Medium Severity -
DNS Server
Most organizations have an operational need to run at least one nameserver. However, there are many common attacks involving DNS server software, a...Group -
Disable DNS Server
DNS software should be disabled on any systems which does not need to be a nameserver. Note that the BIND DNS server software is not installed on S...Group -
Uninstall bind Package
The <code>named</code> service is provided by the <code>bind</code> package. The <code>bind</code> package can be removed with the following comman...Rule Low Severity -
Disable named Service
Thenamed
service can be disabled with the following command:$ sudo systemctl mask --now named.service
Rule Medium Severity -
FTP Server
FTP is a common method for allowing remote access to files. Like telnet, the FTP protocol is unencrypted, which means that passwords and other data...Group -
Disable vsftpd if Possible
To minimize attack surface, disable vsftpd if at all possible.Group -
Uninstall vsftpd Package
Thevsftpd
package can be removed with the following command:$ sudo zypper remove vsftpd
Rule High Severity -
Disable vsftpd Service
Thevsftpd
service can be disabled with the following command:$ sudo systemctl mask --now vsftpd.service
Rule Medium Severity -
Web Server
The web server is responsible for providing access to content via the HTTP protocol. Web servers represent a significant security risk because: <br...Group -
Disable Apache if Possible
If Apache was installed and activated, but the system does not need to act as a web server, then it should be disabled and removed from the system.Group -
Uninstall httpd Package
Thehttpd
package can be removed with the following command:$ sudo zypper remove httpd
Rule Unknown Severity -
Disable httpd Service
Thehttpd
service can be disabled with the following command:$ sudo systemctl mask --now httpd.service
Rule Unknown Severity -
IMAP and POP3 Server
Dovecot provides IMAP and POP3 services. It is not installed by default. The project page at <a href="http://www.dovecot.org">http://www.dovec...Group -
Disable Dovecot
If the system does not need to operate as an IMAP or POP3 server, the dovecot software should be disabled and removed.Group
Node 2
The content of the drawer really is up to you. It could have form fields, definition lists, text lists, labels, charts, progress bars, etc. Spacing recommendation is 24px margins. You can put tabs in here, and can also make the drawer scrollable.