DISA STIG for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile
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Disable KDump Kernel Crash Analyzer (kdump)
The <code>kdump</code> service provides a kernel crash dump analyzer. It uses the <code>kexec</code> system call to boot a secondary kernel ("captu...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 -
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 -
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/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 -
FTP Server
FTP is a common method for allowing remote access to files. Like telnet, the FTP protocol is unencrypted, which means that passwords and other data...Group -
Disable vsftpd if Possible
To minimize attack surface, disable vsftpd if at all possible.Group -
Uninstall vsftpd Package
Thevsftpd
package can be removed with the following command:$ sudo yum erase vsftpd
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Mail Server Software
Mail servers are used to send and receive email over the network. Mail is a very common service, and Mail Transfer Agents (MTAs) are obvious target...Group -
The mailx Package Is Installed
A mail server is required for sending emails. The <code>mailx</code> package can be installed with the following command: <pre> $ sudo yum install ...Rule Medium Severity
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