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CIS Ubuntu 22.04 Level 1 Server Benchmark

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • Add nodev Option to /var/log

    The <code>nodev</code> mount option can be used to prevent device files from being created in <code>/var/log</code>. Legitimate character and block...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Add noexec Option to /var/log

    The <code>noexec</code> mount option can be used to prevent binaries from being executed out of <code>/var/log</code>. Add the <code>noexec</code> ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Add nosuid Option to /var/log

    The <code>nosuid</code> mount option can be used to prevent execution of setuid programs in <code>/var/log</code>. The SUID and SGID permissions sh...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Add nodev Option to /var

    The <code>nodev</code> mount option can be used to prevent device files from being created in <code>/var</code>. Legitimate character and block dev...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Add nosuid Option to /var

    The <code>nosuid</code> mount option can be used to prevent execution of setuid programs in <code>/var</code>. The SUID and SGID permissions should...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Add nodev Option to /var/tmp

    The <code>nodev</code> mount option can be used to prevent device files from being created in <code>/var/tmp</code>. Legitimate character and block...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Add noexec Option to /var/tmp

    The <code>noexec</code> mount option can be used to prevent binaries from being executed out of <code>/var/tmp</code>. Add the <code>noexec</code> ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Add nosuid Option to /var/tmp

    The <code>nosuid</code> mount option can be used to prevent execution of setuid programs in <code>/var/tmp</code>. The SUID and SGID permissions sh...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Restrict Programs from Dangerous Execution Patterns

    The recommendations in this section are designed to ensure that the system's features to protect against potentially dangerous program execution ar...
    Group
  • 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,...
    Group
  • Disable Core Dumps for All Users

    To disable core dumps for all users, add the following line to <code>/etc/security/limits.conf</code>, or to a file within the <code>/etc/security/...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • 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...
    Group
  • 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 22.04 inst...
    Group
  • Apport Service

    The Apport service provides debugging and crash reporting features on Ubuntu distributions.
    Group
  • Disable Apport Service

    The Apport modifies certain kernel configuration values at runtime which may decrease the overall security of the system and expose sensitive data....
    Rule Unknown Severity
  • Avahi Server

    The Avahi daemon implements the DNS Service Discovery and Multicast DNS protocols, which provide service and host discovery on a network. It allows...
    Group
  • Disable Avahi Server if Possible

    Because the Avahi daemon service keeps an open network port, it is subject to network attacks. Disabling it can reduce the system's vulnerability t...
    Group
  • Uninstall avahi Server Package

    If the system does not need to have an Avahi server which implements the DNS Service Discovery and Multicast DNS protocols, the avahi-autoipd and a...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Disable Avahi Server Software

    The avahi-daemon service can be disabled with the following command:
    $ sudo systemctl mask --now avahi-daemon.service
    Rule Medium 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...
    Group
  • 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

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