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DISA STIG for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • Ensure sudo only includes the default configuration directory

    Administrators can configure authorized <code>sudo</code> users via drop-in files, and it is possible to include other directories and configuration files from the file currently being parsed. Mak...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure invoking users password for privilege escalation when using sudo

    The sudoers security policy requires that users authenticate themselves before they can use sudo. When sudoers requires authentication, it validates the invoking user's credentials. The expected ou...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • System Tooling / Utilities

    The following checks evaluate the system for recommended base packages -- both for installation and removal.
    Group
  • Install rng-tools Package

    The rng-tools package can be installed with the following command:
    $ sudo yum install rng-tools
    Rule Low Severity
  • Uninstall abrt-addon-ccpp Package

    The abrt-addon-ccpp package can be removed with the following command:
    $ sudo yum erase abrt-addon-ccpp
    Rule Low Severity
  • Uninstall abrt-addon-kerneloops Package

    The abrt-addon-kerneloops package can be removed with the following command:
    $ sudo yum erase abrt-addon-kerneloops
    Rule Low Severity
  • Uninstall abrt-cli Package

    The abrt-cli package can be removed with the following command:
    $ sudo yum erase abrt-cli
    Rule Low Severity
  • Uninstall abrt-plugin-sosreport Package

    The abrt-plugin-sosreport package can be removed with the following command:
    $ sudo yum erase abrt-plugin-sosreport
    Rule Low Severity
  • Uninstall gssproxy Package

    The gssproxy package can be removed with the following command:
    $ sudo yum erase gssproxy
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Uninstall iprutils Package

    The iprutils package can be removed with the following command:
    $ sudo yum erase iprutils
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Uninstall krb5-workstation Package

    The krb5-workstation package can be removed with the following command:
    $ sudo yum erase krb5-workstation
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Uninstall libreport-plugin-logger Package

    The libreport-plugin-logger package can be removed with the following command:
    $ sudo yum erase libreport-plugin-logger
    Rule Low Severity
  • Uninstall libreport-plugin-rhtsupport Package

    The libreport-plugin-rhtsupport package can be removed with the following command:
    $ sudo yum erase libreport-plugin-rhtsupport
    Rule Low Severity
  • Uninstall python3-abrt-addon Package

    The python3-abrt-addon package can be removed with the following command:
    $ sudo yum erase python3-abrt-addon
    Rule Low Severity
  • Uninstall tuned Package

    The tuned package can be removed with the following command:
    $ sudo yum erase tuned
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Updating Software

    The <code>yum</code> command line tool is used to install and update software packages. The system also provides a graphical software update tool in the <b>System</b> menu, in the <b>Administration...
    Group
  • Ensure yum Removes Previous Package Versions

    <code>yum</code> should be configured to remove previous software components after new versions have been installed. To configure <code>yum</code> to remove the previous software components after ...
    Rule Low Severity
  • Ensure gpgcheck Enabled In Main yum Configuration

    The <code>gpgcheck</code> option controls whether RPM packages' signatures are always checked prior to installation. To configure yum to check package signatures before installing them, ensure the ...
    Rule High Severity
  • Ensure gpgcheck Enabled for Local Packages

    <code>yum</code> should be configured to verify the signature(s) of local packages prior to installation. To configure <code>yum</code> to verify signatures of local packages, set the <code>localpk...
    Rule High Severity
  • Ensure gpgcheck Enabled for All yum Package Repositories

    To ensure signature checking is not disabled for any repos, remove any lines from files in /etc/yum.repos.d of the form:
    gpgcheck=0
    Rule High Severity

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