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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • RHEL 8 network interfaces must not be in promiscuous mode.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Network interfaces in promiscuous mode allow for the capture of all network traffic visible to the system. If unauthorized in...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • RHEL 8 remote X connections for interactive users must be disabled unless to fulfill documented and validated mission requirements.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The security risk of using X11 forwarding is that the client's X11 display server may be exposed to attack when the SSH clien...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • The RHEL 8 SSH daemon must prevent remote hosts from connecting to the proxy display.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;When X11 forwarding is enabled, there may be additional exposure to the server and client displays if the sshd proxy display ...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • If the Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server is required, the RHEL 8 TFTP daemon must be configured to operate in secure mode.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Restricting TFTP to a specific directory prevents remote users from copying, transferring, or overwriting system files.&lt;/V...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • A File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server package must not be installed unless mission essential on RHEL 8.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The FTP service provides an unencrypted remote access that does not provide for the confidentiality and integrity of user pas...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • The gssproxy package must not be installed unless mission essential on RHEL 8.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;It is detrimental for operating systems to provide, or install by default, functionality exceeding requirements or mission ob...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • The iprutils package must not be installed unless mission essential on RHEL 8.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;It is detrimental for operating systems to provide, or install by default, functionality exceeding requirements or mission ob...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • The tuned package must not be installed unless mission essential on RHEL 8.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;It is detrimental for operating systems to provide, or install by default, functionality exceeding requirements or mission ob...
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  • SRG-OS-000120-GPOS-00061

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  • The krb5-server package must not be installed on RHEL 8.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Unapproved mechanisms that are used for authentication to the cryptographic module are not verified and therefore cannot be r...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • RHEL 8 must restrict privilege elevation to authorized personnel.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The sudo command allows a user to execute programs with elevated (administrator) privileges. It prompts the user for their pa...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • RHEL 8 must use the invoking user's password for privilege escalation when using "sudo".

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The sudoers security policy requires that users authenticate themselves before they can use sudo. When sudoers requires authe...
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  • SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00156

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  • RHEL 8 must require re-authentication when using the "sudo" command.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without re-authentication, users may access resources or perform tasks for which they do not have authorization. When opera...
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  • SRG-OS-000023-GPOS-00006

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  • RHEL 8 must display a banner before granting local or remote access to the system via a graphical user logon.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Display of a standardized and approved use notification before granting access to the operating system ensures privacy and se...
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  • SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048

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  • RHEL 8 operating systems booted with United Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) must require a unique superusers name upon booting into single-user mode and maintenance.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If the system does not require valid authentication before it boots into single-user or maintenance mode, anyone who invokes ...
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  • SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048

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  • RHEL 8 operating systems booted with a BIOS must require a unique superusers name upon booting into single-user and maintenance modes.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If the system does not require valid authentication before it boots into single-user or maintenance mode, anyone who invokes ...
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  • SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048

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  • RHEL 8 operating systems must require authentication upon booting into emergency mode.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If the system does not require valid root authentication before it boots into emergency or rescue mode, anyone who invokes em...
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  • SRG-OS-000120-GPOS-00061

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  • The RHEL 8 pam_unix.so module must be configured in the system-auth file to use a FIPS 140-2 approved cryptographic hashing algorithm for system authentication.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Unapproved mechanisms that are used for authentication to the cryptographic module are not verified and therefore cannot be r...
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  • SRG-OS-000163-GPOS-00072

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  • RHEL 8 must be configured so that all network connections associated with SSH traffic are terminated after 10 minutes of becoming unresponsive.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Terminating an unresponsive SSH session within a short time period reduces the window of opportunity for unauthorized personn...
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  • SRG-OS-000250-GPOS-00093

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  • The RHEL 8 SSH daemon must be configured to use system-wide crypto policies.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without cryptographic integrity protections, information can be altered by unauthorized users without detection. Remote acce...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • RHEL 8 must have the packages required to use 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...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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

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

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

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The use of separate file systems for different paths can protect the system from failures resulting from a file system becomi...
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  • 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 the /boot/efi directory.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The "nosuid" mount option causes the system not to execute "setuid" and "setgid" files with owner privileges. This option mus...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • All RHEL 8 local interactive user home directory files must have mode 0750 or less permissive.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Excessive permissions on local interactive user home directories may allow unauthorized access to user files by other users.&...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • RHEL 8 must be configured so that all files and directories contained in local interactive user home directories are group-owned by a group of which the home directory owner is a member.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If a local interactive user's files are group-owned by a group of which the user is not a member, unintended users may be abl...
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