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CIS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Benchmark for Level 2 - Server

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • Verify Owner on cron.hourly

    To properly set the owner of /etc/cron.hourly, run the command:
    $ sudo chown root /etc/cron.hourly 
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Verify Owner on cron.monthly

    To properly set the owner of /etc/cron.monthly, run the command:
    $ sudo chown root /etc/cron.monthly 
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Verify Owner on cron.weekly

    To properly set the owner of /etc/cron.weekly, run the command:
    $ sudo chown root /etc/cron.weekly 
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Verify Owner on crontab

    To properly set the owner of /etc/crontab, run the command:
    $ sudo chown root /etc/crontab 
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Verify Permissions on cron.d

    To properly set the permissions of /etc/cron.d, run the command:
    $ sudo chmod 0700 /etc/cron.d
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Verify Permissions on cron.daily

    To properly set the permissions of /etc/cron.daily, run the command:
    $ sudo chmod 0700 /etc/cron.daily
    Rule Medium Severity
  • 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/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>0600</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>0600</code> or more restrictive. To properly set the permissions of <code>...
    Rule Medium 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

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