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I - Mission Critical Classified

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • SRG-OS-000375-GPOS-00160

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  • RHEL 8 must have the packages required for multifactor authentication installed.

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

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    Group
  • RHEL 8 must implement certificate status checking for multifactor authentication.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Using an authentication device, such as a DoD Common Access Card (CAC) or token that is separate from the information system,...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000376-GPOS-00161

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    Group
  • RHEL 8 must accept Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credentials.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The use of PIV credentials facilitates standardization and reduces the risk of unauthorized access. The DoD has mandated the...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000433-GPOS-00192

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  • RHEL 8 must implement non-executable data to protect its memory from unauthorized code execution.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Some adversaries launch attacks with the intent of executing code in non-executable regions of memory or in memory locations ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000134-GPOS-00068

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  • RHEL 8 must clear the page allocator to prevent use-after-free attacks.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Some adversaries launch attacks with the intent of executing code in non-executable regions of memory or in memory locations ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000134-GPOS-00068

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  • RHEL 8 must disable virtual syscalls.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Syscalls are special routines in the Linux kernel, which userspace applications ask to do privileged tasks. Invoking a syste...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000134-GPOS-00068

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    Group
  • RHEL 8 must clear SLUB/SLAB objects to prevent use-after-free attacks.

    &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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  • RHEL 8 must implement address space layout randomization (ASLR) to protect its memory from unauthorized code execution.

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

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    Group
  • YUM must remove all software components after updated versions have been installed on RHEL 8.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Previous versions of software components that are not removed from the information system after updates have been installed m...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-OS-000445-GPOS-00199

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  • RHEL 8 must enable the SELinux targeted policy.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without verification of the security functions, security functions may not operate correctly and the failure may go unnoticed...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • There must be no shosts.equiv files on the RHEL 8 operating system.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The "shosts.equiv" files are used to configure host-based authentication for the system via SSH. Host-based authentication is...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • There must be no .shosts files on the RHEL 8 operating system.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The ".shosts" files are used to configure host-based authentication for individual users or the system via SSH. Host-based au...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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    Group
  • RHEL 8 must enable the hardware random number generator entropy gatherer service.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The most important characteristic of a random number generator is its randomness, namely its ability to deliver random number...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • The RHEL 8 SSH public host key files must have mode 0644 or less permissive.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If a public host key file is modified by an unauthorized user, the SSH service may be compromised.&lt;/VulnDiscussion&gt;&lt;...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • The RHEL 8 SSH private host key files must have mode 0640 or less permissive.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If an unauthorized user obtains the private SSH host key file, the host could be impersonated.&lt;/VulnDiscussion&gt;&lt;Fals...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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    Group
  • The RHEL 8 SSH daemon must perform strict mode checking of home directory configuration files.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If other users have access to modify user-specific SSH configuration files, they may be able to log on to the system as anoth...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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    Group
  • The RHEL 8 SSH daemon must not allow authentication using known host’s authentication.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Configuring this setting for the SSH daemon provides additional assurance that remote logon via SSH will require a password, ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • The RHEL 8 SSH daemon must not allow Kerberos authentication, except to fulfill documented and validated mission requirements.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Configuring these settings for the SSH daemon provides additional assurance that remote logon via SSH will not use unused met...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • RHEL 8 must use a separate file system for /var.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The use of separate file systems for different paths can protect the system from failures resulting from a file system becomi...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • RHEL 8 must use a separate file system for /var/log.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The use of separate file systems for different paths can protect the system from failures resulting from a file system becomi...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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    Group
  • RHEL 8 must use a separate file system for the system audit data path.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The use of separate file systems for different paths can protect the system from failures resulting from a file system becomi...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • A separate RHEL 8 filesystem must be used for the /tmp directory.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The use of separate file systems for different paths can protect the system from failures resulting from a file system becomi...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000109-GPOS-00056

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  • RHEL 8 must not permit direct logons to the root account using remote access via SSH.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Even though the communications channel may be encrypted, an additional layer of security is gained by extending the policy of...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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    Group
  • The rsyslog service must be running in RHEL 8.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Configuring RHEL 8 to implement organization-wide security implementation guides and security checklists ensures compliance w...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • RHEL 8 must prevent files with the setuid and setgid bit set from being executed on file systems that contain user home directories.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The "nosuid" mount option causes the system not to execute "setuid" and "setgid" files with owner privileges. This option mus...
    Rule Medium Severity

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