CIS Ubuntu 22.04 Level 2 Server Benchmark
Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile
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System Settings
Contains rules that check correct system settings.Group -
Installing and Maintaining Software
The following sections contain information on security-relevant choices during the initial operating system installation process and the setup of s...Group -
System and Software Integrity
System and software integrity can be gained by installing antivirus, increasing system encryption strength with FIPS, verifying installed software,...Group -
Package "prelink" Must not be Installed
Theprelinkpackage can be removed with the following command:$ apt-get remove prelink
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Software Integrity Checking
Both the AIDE (Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment) software and the RPM package management system provide mechanisms for verifying the integr...Group -
Verify Integrity with AIDE
AIDE conducts integrity checks by comparing information about files with previously-gathered information. Ideally, the AIDE database is created imm...Group -
Install AIDE
Theaidepackage can be installed with the following command:$ apt-get install aide
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Build and Test AIDE Database
Run the following command to generate a new database: <pre>$ sudo aideinit</pre> By default, the database will be written to the file <code>/var...Rule Medium Severity -
Configure AIDE to Verify the Audit Tools
The operating system file integrity tool must be configured to protect the integrity of the audit tools.Rule Medium Severity -
Configure Periodic Execution of AIDE
At a minimum, AIDE should be configured to run a weekly scan. To implement a daily execution of AIDE at 4:05am using cron, add the following line t...Rule Medium Severity -
Disk Partitioning
To ensure separation and protection of data, there are top-level system directories which should be placed on their own physical partition or logic...Group -
Ensure /home Located On Separate Partition
If user home directories will be stored locally, create a separate partition for <code>/home</code> at installation time (or migrate it later using...Rule Low Severity -
Ensure /tmp Located On Separate Partition
The <code>/tmp</code> directory is a world-writable directory used for temporary file storage. Ensure it has its own partition or logical volume at...Rule Low Severity -
Ensure /var Located On Separate Partition
The <code>/var</code> directory is used by daemons and other system services to store frequently-changing data. Ensure that <code>/var</code> has i...Rule Low Severity -
Ensure /var/log Located On Separate Partition
System logs are stored in the <code>/var/log</code> directory. Ensure that <code>/var/log</code> has its own partition or logical volume at instal...Rule Low Severity -
Ensure /var/log/audit Located On Separate Partition
Audit logs are stored in the <code>/var/log/audit</code> directory. Ensure that <code>/var/log/audit</code> has its own partition or logical volum...Rule Low Severity -
Ensure /var/tmp Located On Separate Partition
The <code>/var/tmp</code> directory is a world-writable directory used for temporary file storage. Ensure it has its own partition or logical volum...Rule Medium Severity -
GNOME Desktop Environment
GNOME is a graphical desktop environment bundled with many Linux distributions that allow users to easily interact with the operating system graphi...Group -
Remove the GDM Package Group
By removing the <code>gdm3</code> package, the system no longer has GNOME installed installed. If X Windows is not installed then the system cann...Rule Medium Severity -
Configure GNOME Login Screen
In the default GNOME desktop, the login is displayed after system boot and can display user accounts, allow users to reboot the system, and allow u...Group
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