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Profile for ANSSI DAT-NT28 Restrictive Level

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • 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,...
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  • 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...
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  • 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
  • Services

    The best protection against vulnerable software is running less software. This section describes how to review the software which Ubuntu 18.04 inst...
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  • APT service configuration

    The apt service manage the package management and update of the whole system. Its configuration need to be properly defined to ensure efficient sec...
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  • Disable unauthenticated repositories in APT configuration

    Unauthenticated repositories should not be used for updates.
    Rule Unknown Severity
  • 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...
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  • Install the cron service

    The Cron service should be installed.
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Deprecated services

    Some deprecated software services impact the overall system security due to their behavior (leak of confidentiality in network exchange, usage as u...
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