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III - Administrative Sensitive

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00156

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  • The SUSE operating system must reauthenticate users when changing authenticators, roles, or escalating privileges.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without reauthentication, users may access resources or perform tasks for which they do not have authorization. When the SU...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-OS-000375-GPOS-00160

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  • The SUSE operating system must have the packages required for multifactor authentication to be installed.

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

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  • The SUSE operating system must implement certificate status checking for multifactor authentication.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Using an authentication device, such as a Common Access Card (CAC) or token separate from the information system, ensures cre...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000378-GPOS-00163

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  • The SUSE operating system must disable the USB mass storage kernel module.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without identifying devices, unidentified or unknown devices may be introduced, thereby facilitating malicious activity. Per...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000383-GPOS-00166

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  • If Network Security Services (NSS) is being used by the SUSE operating system it must prohibit the use of cached authentications after one day.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If cached authentication information is out of date, the validity of the authentication information may be questionable.&lt;/...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000383-GPOS-00166

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  • The SUSE operating system must configure the Linux Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) to prohibit the use of cached offline authentications after one day.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If cached authentication information is out of date, the validity of the authentication information may be questionable.&lt;/...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000396-GPOS-00176

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  • FIPS 140-2 mode must be enabled on the SUSE operating system.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Use of weak or untested encryption algorithms undermines the purposes of using encryption to protect data. The SUSE operating...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-OS-000423-GPOS-00187

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  • All networked SUSE operating systems must have and implement SSH to protect the confidentiality and integrity of transmitted and received information, as well as information during preparation for transmission.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without protection of the transmitted information, confidentiality and integrity may be compromised because unprotected commu...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-OS-000433-GPOS-00192

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  • The SUSE operating system must implement kptr-restrict to prevent the leaking of internal kernel addresses.

    &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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  • Address space layout randomization (ASLR) must be implemented by the SUSE operating system to protect memory from unauthorized code execution.

    &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

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