III - Administrative Classified
Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile
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SRG-OS-000120-GPOS-00061
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The krb5-workstation package must not be installed on OL 8.
<VulnDiscussion>Unapproved mechanisms that are used for authentication to the cryptographic module are not verified and therefore cannot be r...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000120-GPOS-00061
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The krb5-server package must not be installed on OL 8.
<VulnDiscussion>Unapproved mechanisms that are used for authentication to the cryptographic module are not verified and therefore cannot be r...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000134-GPOS-00068
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
OL 8 must use a Linux Security Module configured to enforce limits on system services.
<VulnDiscussion>Without verification of the security functions, security functions may not operate correctly and the failure may go unnoticed...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000134-GPOS-00068
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
OL 8 must have the "policycoreutils" package installed.
<VulnDiscussion>Without verification of the security functions, security functions may not operate correctly and the failure may go unnoticed...Rule Low Severity -
SRG-OS-000138-GPOS-00069
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
A sticky bit must be set on all OL 8 public directories to prevent unauthorized and unintended information transferred via shared system resources.
<VulnDiscussion>Preventing unauthorized information transfers mitigates the risk of information, including encrypted representations of infor...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000126-GPOS-00066
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
OL 8 must be configured so that all network connections associated with SSH traffic terminate after becoming unresponsive.
<VulnDiscussion>Terminating an unresponsive SSH session within a short time period reduces the window of opportunity for unauthorized personn...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000126-GPOS-00066
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
OL 8 must be configured so that all network connections associated with SSH traffic are terminated after 10 minutes of becoming unresponsive.
<VulnDiscussion>Terminating an unresponsive SSH session within a short time period reduces the window of opportunity for unauthorized personn...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000206-GPOS-00084
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The OL 8 "/var/log/messages" file must have mode 0640 or less permissive.
<VulnDiscussion>Only authorized personnel should be aware of errors and the details of the errors. Error messages are an indicator of an orga...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000206-GPOS-00084
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The OL 8 "/var/log/messages" file must be owned by root.
<VulnDiscussion>Only authorized personnel should be aware of errors and the details of the errors. Error messages are an indicator of an orga...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000206-GPOS-00084
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The OL 8 "/var/log/messages" file must be group-owned by root.
<VulnDiscussion>Only authorized personnel should be aware of errors and the details of the errors. Error messages are an indicator of an orga...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000206-GPOS-00084
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The OL 8 "/var/log" directory must have mode 0755 or less permissive.
<VulnDiscussion>Only authorized personnel should be aware of errors and the details of the errors. Error messages are an indicator of an orga...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000206-GPOS-00084
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The OL 8 "/var/log" directory must be owned by root.
<VulnDiscussion>Only authorized personnel should be aware of errors and the details of the errors. Error messages are an indicator of an orga...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000206-GPOS-00084
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The OL 8 "/var/log" directory must be group-owned by root.
<VulnDiscussion>Only authorized personnel should be aware of errors and the details of the errors. Error messages are an indicator of an orga...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000250-GPOS-00093
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The OL 8 SSH daemon must be configured to use system-wide crypto policies.
<VulnDiscussion>Without cryptographic integrity protections, information can be altered by unauthorized users without detection. Remote acce...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000125-GPOS-00065
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The OL 8 SSH server must be configured to use only Message Authentication Codes (MACs) employing FIPS 140-2 validated cryptographic hash algorithms.
<VulnDiscussion>Without cryptographic integrity protections, information can be altered by unauthorized users without detection. Remote ac...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000125-GPOS-00065
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The OL 8 SSH server must be configured to use only ciphers employing FIPS 140-2 validated cryptographic algorithms.
<VulnDiscussion>Unapproved mechanisms that are used for authentication to the cryptographic module are not verified and therefore cannot be r...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00232
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The OL 8 SSH server must be configured to use strong entropy.
<VulnDiscussion>The most important characteristic of a random number generator is its randomness, namely its ability to deliver random number...Rule Low Severity -
SRG-OS-000250-GPOS-00093
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The OL 8 operating system must implement DoD-approved encryption in the OpenSSL package.
<VulnDiscussion>Without cryptographic integrity protections, information can be altered by unauthorized users without detection. Remote ac...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000250-GPOS-00093
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The OL 8 operating system must implement DoD-approved TLS encryption in the OpenSSL package.
<VulnDiscussion>Without cryptographic integrity protections, information can be altered by unauthorized users without detection. Remote acc...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000250-GPOS-00093
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The OL 8 operating system must implement DoD-approved TLS encryption in the GnuTLS package.
<VulnDiscussion>Without cryptographic integrity protections, information can be altered by unauthorized users without detection. Transport...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000259-GPOS-00100
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
OL 8 system commands must have mode 755 or less permissive.
<VulnDiscussion>If OL 8 were to allow any user to make changes to software libraries, those changes might be implemented without undergoing t...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000259-GPOS-00100
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
OL 8 system commands must be owned by root.
<VulnDiscussion>If OL 8 were to allow any user to make changes to software libraries, those changes might be implemented without undergoing t...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000259-GPOS-00100
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
OL 8 system commands must be group-owned by root or a system account.
<VulnDiscussion>If OL 8 were to allow any user to make changes to software libraries, those changes might be implemented without undergoing t...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000259-GPOS-00100
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
OL 8 library files must have mode 755 or less permissive.
<VulnDiscussion>If OL 8 were to allow any user to make changes to software libraries, those changes might be implemented without undergoing t...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000259-GPOS-00100
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
OL 8 library files must be owned by root.
<VulnDiscussion>If OL 8 were to allow any user to make changes to software libraries, those changes might be implemented without undergoing t...Rule Medium Severity
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