CIS Ubuntu 22.04 Level 1 Workstation Benchmark
Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile
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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 -
Deprecated services
Some deprecated software services impact the overall system security due to their behavior (leak of confidentiality in network exchange, usage as u...Group -
Uninstall the nis package
The support for Yellowpages should not be installed unless it is required.Rule Low 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 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>isc-dhcp-server</code> package can be removed ...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 U...Group
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