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  • Enable ExecShield via sysctl

    By default on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 64-bit systems, ExecShield is enabled and can only be disabled if the hardware does not support ExecShield...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Enable Randomized Layout of Virtual Address Space

    To set the runtime status of the <code>kernel.randomize_va_space</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w kernel.r...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SELinux

    SELinux is a feature of the Linux kernel which can be used to guard against misconfigured or compromised programs. SELinux enforces the idea that p...
    Group
  • Ensure SELinux Not Disabled in /etc/default/grub

    SELinux can be disabled at boot time by an argument in <code>/etc/default/grub</code>. Remove any instances of <code>selinux=0</code> from the kern...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure No Daemons are Unconfined by SELinux

    Daemons for which the SELinux policy does not contain rules will inherit the context of the parent process. Because daemons are launched during sta...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure SELinux Policy

    The SELinux <code>targeted</code> policy is appropriate for general-purpose desktops and servers, as well as systems in many other roles. To config...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure SELinux State is Enforcing

    The SELinux state should be set to <code><xccdf-1.2:sub idref="xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_value_var_selinux_state" use="legacy"></xccdf-1.2:sub><...
    Rule High Severity
  • SELinux - Booleans

    Enable or Disable runtime customization of SELinux system policies without having to reload or recompile the SELinux policy.
    Group
  • Disable the selinuxuser_execheap SELinux Boolean

    By default, the SELinux boolean <code>selinuxuser_execheap</code> is disabled. When enabled this boolean is enabled it allows selinuxusers to execu...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Enable the selinuxuser_execmod SELinux Boolean

    By default, the SELinux boolean <code>selinuxuser_execmod</code> is enabled. If this setting is disabled, it should be enabled. To enable the <cod...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Disable the selinuxuser_execstack SELinux Boolean

    By default, the SELinux boolean <code>selinuxuser_execstack</code> is enabled. This setting should be disabled as unconfined executables should not...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Services

    The best protection against vulnerable software is running less software. This section describes how to review the software which Red Hat Enterpris...
    Group
  • Base Services

    This section addresses the base services that are installed on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 default installation which are not covered in other sec...
    Group
  • 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
  • Enable cron Service

    The <code>crond</code> service is used to execute commands at preconfigured times. It is required by almost all systems to perform necessary mainte...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • NFS and RPC

    The Network File System is a popular distributed filesystem for the Unix environment, and is very widely deployed. This section discusses the circ...
    Group
  • Configure NFS Servers

    The steps in this section are appropriate for systems which operate as NFS servers.
    Group
  • Use Kerberos Security on All Exports

    Using Kerberos on all exported mounts prevents a malicious client or user from impersonating a system user. To cryptography authenticate users to t...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Obsolete Services

    This section discusses a number of network-visible services which have historically caused problems for system security, and for which disabling or...
    Group

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