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RHV hardening based on STIG for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • User Initialization Files Must Not Run World-Writable Programs

    Set the mode on files being executed by the user initialization files with the following command:
    $ sudo chmod o-w FILE
    Rule Medium Severity
  • User Initialization Files Must Be Owned By the Primary User

    Set the owner of the user initialization files for interactive users to the primary owner with the following command: <pre>$ sudo chown <i>USER</i>...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure that Users Path Contains Only Local Directories

    Ensure that all interactive user initialization files executable search path statements do not contain statements that will reference a working dir...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • All Interactive Users Must Have A Home Directory Defined

    Assign home directories to all interactive users that currently do not have a home directory assigned. This rule checks if the home directory is p...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • All Interactive Users Home Directories Must Exist

    Create home directories to all local interactive users that currently do not have a home directory assigned. Use the following commands to create t...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • All User Files and Directories In The Home Directory Must Be Group-Owned By The Primary Group

    Change the group of a local interactive users files and directories to a group that the interactive user is a member of. To change the group owner ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • All User Files and Directories In The Home Directory Must Have a Valid Owner

    Either remove all files and directories from the system that do not have a valid user, or assign a valid user to all unowned files and directories....
    Rule Medium Severity
  • All User Files and Directories In The Home Directory Must Have Mode 0750 Or Less Permissive

    Set the mode on files and directories in the local interactive user home directory with the following command: <pre>$ sudo chmod 0750 /home/<i>USER...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • All Interactive User Home Directories Must Be Group-Owned By The Primary Group

    Change the group owner of interactive users home directory to the group found in <code>/etc/passwd</code>. To change the group owner of interactive...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • All Interactive User Home Directories Must Be Owned By The Primary User

    Change the owner of interactive users home directories to that correct owner. To change the owner of a interactive users home directory, use the fo...
    Rule Medium Severity

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