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III - Administrative Public

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • SRG-OS-000363-GPOS-00150

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  • Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment (AIDE) must verify the baseline SUSE operating system configuration at least weekly.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Unauthorized changes to the baseline configuration could make the system vulnerable to various attacks or allow unauthorized ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000366-GPOS-00153

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  • The SUSE operating system tool zypper must have gpgcheck enabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Changes to any software components can have significant effects on the overall security of the SUSE operating system. This re...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00156

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  • The SUSE operating system must reauthenticate users when changing authenticators, roles, or escalating privileges.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without reauthentication, users may access resources or perform tasks for which they do not have authorization. When the SU...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-OS-000375-GPOS-00160

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  • The SUSE operating system must have the packages required for multifactor authentication to be installed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Using an authentication device, such as a Common Access Card (CAC) or token separate from the information system, ensures tha...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000375-GPOS-00160

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  • The SUSE operating system must implement certificate status checking for multifactor authentication.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Using an authentication device, such as a Common Access Card (CAC) or token separate from the information system, ensures cre...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000378-GPOS-00163

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  • The SUSE operating system must disable the USB mass storage kernel module.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without identifying devices, unidentified or unknown devices may be introduced, thereby facilitating malicious activity. Per...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000383-GPOS-00166

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  • If Network Security Services (NSS) is being used by the SUSE operating system it must prohibit the use of cached authentications after one day.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If cached authentication information is out of date, the validity of the authentication information may be questionable.&lt;/...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000383-GPOS-00166

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  • The SUSE operating system must configure the Linux Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) to prohibit the use of cached offline authentications after one day.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If cached authentication information is out of date, the validity of the authentication information may be questionable.&lt;/...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000396-GPOS-00176

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  • FIPS 140-2 mode must be enabled on the SUSE operating system.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Use of weak or untested encryption algorithms undermines the purposes of using encryption to protect data. The SUSE operating...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-OS-000423-GPOS-00187

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  • All networked SUSE operating systems must have and implement SSH to protect the confidentiality and integrity of transmitted and received information, as well as information during preparation for transmission.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without protection of the transmitted information, confidentiality and integrity may be compromised because unprotected commu...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-OS-000433-GPOS-00192

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  • The SUSE operating system must implement kptr-restrict to prevent the leaking of internal kernel addresses.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Some adversaries launch attacks with the intent of executing code in nonexecutable regions of memory or in memory locations t...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000433-GPOS-00193

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  • Address space layout randomization (ASLR) must be implemented by the SUSE operating system to protect memory from unauthorized code execution.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Some adversaries launch attacks with the intent of executing code in nonexecutable regions of memory or in memory locations t...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000437-GPOS-00194

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  • The SUSE operating system must remove all outdated software components after updated versions have been installed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Previous versions of software components that are not removed from the information system after updates have been installed m...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000447-GPOS-00201

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  • The SUSE operating system must notify the System Administrator (SA) when Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment (AIDE) discovers anomalies in the operation of any security functions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If anomalies are not acted on, security functions may fail to secure the system. Security function is defined as the hardwa...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000479-GPOS-00224

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  • The SUSE operating system must off-load rsyslog messages for networked systems in real time and off-load standalone systems at least weekly.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Information stored in one location is vulnerable to accidental or incidental deletion or alteration. Off-loading is a common...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000002-GPOS-00002

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  • The SUSE operating system must provision temporary accounts with an expiration date for 72 hours.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If temporary user accounts remain active when no longer needed or for an excessive period, these accounts may be used to gain...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000021-GPOS-00005

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  • The SUSE operating system must lock an account after three consecutive invalid access attempts.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;By limiting the number of failed access attempts, the risk of unauthorized system access via user password guessing, otherwis...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000027-GPOS-00008

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  • The SUSE operating system must limit the number of concurrent sessions to 10 for all accounts and/or account types.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;SUSE operating system management includes the ability to control the number of users and user sessions that utilize a SUSE op...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-OS-000068-GPOS-00036

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  • The SUSE operating system must implement multifactor authentication for access to privileged accounts via pluggable authentication modules (PAM).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Using an authentication device, such as a Common Access Card (CAC) or token that is separate from the information system, ens...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000109-GPOS-00056

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  • The SUSE operating system must deny direct logons to the root account using remote access via SSH.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;To ensure individual accountability and prevent unauthorized access, organizational users must be individually identified and...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000118-GPOS-00060

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  • The SUSE operating system must disable account identifiers (individuals, groups, roles, and devices) after 35 days of inactivity after password expiration.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Inactive identifiers pose a risk to systems and applications because attackers may exploit an inactive identifier and potenti...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000123-GPOS-00064

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  • The SUSE operating system must never automatically remove or disable emergency administrator accounts.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Emergency accounts are privileged accounts that are established in response to crisis situations where the need for rapid acc...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • The SUSE operating system must display the date and time of the last successful account logon upon logon.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Providing users with feedback on when account accesses last occurred facilitates user recognition and reporting of unauthoriz...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • The SUSE operating system must not have unnecessary accounts.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Accounts providing no operational purpose provide additional opportunities for system compromise. Unnecessary accounts includ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • The SUSE operating system must not have unnecessary account capabilities.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Accounts providing no operational purpose provide additional opportunities for system compromise. Therefore all necessary non...
    Rule Medium Severity

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