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DRAFT - DISA STIG for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • Set Password Minimum Age

    To specify password minimum age for new accounts, edit the file <code>/etc/login.defs</code> and add or correct the following line: <pre>PASS_MIN_D...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Set Existing Passwords Maximum Age

    Configure non-compliant accounts to enforce a <xccdf-1.2:sub idref="xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_value_var_accounts_maximum_age_login_defs" use="le...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Set Existing Passwords Minimum Age

    Configure non-compliant accounts to enforce a 24 hours/1 day minimum password lifetime by running the following command: <pre>$ sudo chage -m 1 <i>...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Verify Proper Storage and Existence of Password Hashes

    By default, password hashes for local accounts are stored in the second field (colon-separated) in <code>/etc/shadow</code>. This file should be re...
    Group
  • Verify All Account Password Hashes are Shadowed with SHA512

    Verify the operating system requires the shadow password suite configuration be set to encrypt interactive user passwords using a strong cryptograp...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Set number of Password Hashing Rounds - password-auth

    Configure the number or rounds for the password hashing algorithm. This can be accomplished by using the <code>rounds</code> option for the <code>p...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Set number of Password Hashing Rounds - system-auth

    Configure the number or rounds for the password hashing algorithm. This can be accomplished by using the <code>rounds</code> option for the <code>p...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • All GIDs referenced in /etc/passwd must be defined in /etc/group

    Add a group to the system for each GID referenced without a corresponding group.
    Rule Low Severity
  • Prevent Login to Accounts With Empty Password

    If an account is configured for password authentication but does not have an assigned password, it may be possible to log into the account without ...
    Rule High Severity
  • Ensure There Are No Accounts With Blank or Null Passwords

    Check the "/etc/shadow" file for blank passwords with the following command: <pre>$ sudo awk -F: '!$2 {print $1}' /etc/shadow</pre> If the command ...
    Rule High Severity
  • Restrict Root Logins

    Direct root logins should be allowed only for emergency use. In normal situations, the administrator should access the system via a unique unprivil...
    Group
  • Verify Only Root Has UID 0

    If any account other than root has a UID of 0, this misconfiguration should be investigated and the accounts other than root should be removed or h...
    Rule High Severity
  • Ensure that System Accounts Do Not Run a Shell Upon Login

    Some accounts are not associated with a human user of the system, and exist to perform some administrative functions. Should an attacker be able to...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Enforce usage of pam_wheel for su authentication

    To ensure that only users who are members of the <code>wheel</code> group can run commands with altered privileges through the <code>su</code> comm...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Secure Session Configuration Files for Login Accounts

    When a user logs into a Unix account, the system configures the user's session by reading a number of files. Many of these files are located in the...
    Group
  • Ensure Home Directories are Created for New Users

    All local interactive user accounts, upon creation, should be assigned a home directory. <br> <br> Configure the operating system t...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure the Logon Failure Delay is Set Correctly in login.defs

    To ensure the logon failure delay controlled by <code>/etc/login.defs</code> is set properly, add or correct the <code>FAIL_DELAY</code> setting in...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Limit the Number of Concurrent Login Sessions Allowed Per User

    Limiting the number of allowed users and sessions per user can limit risks related to Denial of Service attacks. This addresses concurrent sessions...
    Rule Low Severity
  • Set Interactive Session Timeout

    Setting the <code>TMOUT</code> option in <code>/etc/profile</code> ensures that all user sessions will terminate based on inactivity. The value of ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • User Initialization Files Must Not Run World-Writable Programs

    Set the mode on files being executed by the user initialization files with the following command: <pre>$ sudo chmod o-w <i>FILE</i> ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure that Users Path Contains Only Local Directories

    Ensure that all interactive user initialization files executable search path statements do not contain statements that will reference a working dir...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • All Interactive Users Must Have A Home Directory Defined

    Assign home directories to all interactive users that currently do not have a home directory assigned. This rule checks if the home directory is p...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • All Interactive Users Home Directories Must Exist

    Create home directories to all local interactive users that currently do not have a home directory assigned. Use the following commands to create t...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • All Interactive User Home Directories Must Be Group-Owned By The Primary Group

    Change the group owner of interactive users home directory to the group found in <code>/etc/passwd</code>. To change the group owner of interactive...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure All User Initialization Files Have Mode 0740 Or Less Permissive

    Set the mode of the user initialization files to <code>0740</code> with the following command: <pre>$ sudo chmod 0740 /home/<i>USER</i>/.<i>INIT_FI...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure All User Initialization Files Have Mode 0740 Or Less Permissive

    Set the mode of the user initialization files, including the <code>root</code> user, to <code>0740</code> with the following commands: <pre> $ sudo...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • All Interactive User Home Directories Must Have mode 0750 Or Less Permissive

    Change the mode of interactive users home directories to <code>0750</code>. To change the mode of interactive users home directory, use the followi...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure that Users Have Sensible Umask Values

    The umask setting controls the default permissions for the creation of new files. With a default <code>umask</code> setting of 077, files and direc...
    Group
  • Ensure the Default Bash Umask is Set Correctly

    To ensure the default umask for users of the Bash shell is set properly, add or correct the <code>umask</code> setting in <code>/etc/bashrc</code> ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure the Default C Shell Umask is Set Correctly

    To ensure the default umask for users of the C shell is set properly, add or correct the <code>umask</code> setting in <code>/etc/csh.cshrc</code> ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure the Default Umask is Set Correctly in login.defs

    To ensure the default umask controlled by <code>/etc/login.defs</code> is set properly, add or correct the <code>UMASK</code> setting in <code>/etc...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure the Default Umask is Set Correctly in /etc/profile

    To ensure the default umask controlled by <code>/etc/profile</code> is set properly, add or correct the <code>umask</code> setting in <code>/etc/pr...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure the Default Umask is Set Correctly For Interactive Users

    Remove the UMASK environment variable from all interactive users initialization files.
    Rule Medium Severity
  • GRUB2 bootloader configuration

    During the boot process, the boot loader is responsible for starting the execution of the kernel and passing options to it. The boot loader allows ...
    Group
  • Enable Kernel Page-Table Isolation (KPTI)

    To enable Kernel page-table isolation, add the argument <code>pti=on</code> to the default GRUB 2 command line for the Linux operating system. To e...
    Rule Low Severity
  • Disable vsyscalls

    To disable use of virtual syscalls, add the argument <code>vsyscall=none</code> to the default GRUB 2 command line for the Linux operating system. ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Non-UEFI GRUB2 bootloader configuration

    Non-UEFI GRUB2 bootloader configuration
    Group
  • Verify /boot/grub2/grub.cfg Group Ownership

    The file <code>/boot/grub2/grub.cfg</code> should be group-owned by the <code>root</code> group to prevent destruction or modification of the file....
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Verify /boot/grub2/grub.cfg User Ownership

    The file <code>/boot/grub2/grub.cfg</code> should be owned by the <code>root</code> user to prevent destruction or modification of the file. To pr...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Set the Boot Loader Admin Username to a Non-Default Value

    The grub2 boot loader should have a superuser account and password protection enabled to protect boot-time settings. <br> <br> To m...
    Rule High Severity
  • Set Boot Loader Password in grub2

    The grub2 boot loader should have a superuser account and password protection enabled to protect boot-time settings. <br> <br> Sinc...
    Rule High Severity
  • UEFI GRUB2 bootloader configuration

    UEFI GRUB2 bootloader configuration
    Group
  • Set the UEFI Boot Loader Admin Username to a Non-Default Value

    The grub2 boot loader should have a superuser account and password protection enabled to protect boot-time settings. <br> <br> To m...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Set the UEFI Boot Loader Password

    The grub2 boot loader should have a superuser account and password protection enabled to protect boot-time settings. <br> <br> Sinc...
    Rule High Severity
  • Configure Syslog

    The syslog service has been the default Unix logging mechanism for many years. It has a number of downsides, including inconsistent log format, lac...
    Group
  • Ensure rsyslog-gnutls is installed

    TLS protocol support for rsyslog is installed. The <code>rsyslog-gnutls</code> package can be installed with the following command: <pre> $ sudo d...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure rsyslog is Installed

    Rsyslog is installed by default. The <code>rsyslog</code> package can be installed with the following command: <pre> $ sudo dnf install rsyslog</pr...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Enable rsyslog Service

    The <code>rsyslog</code> service provides syslog-style logging by default on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. The <code>rsyslog</code> service can be ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure Proper Configuration of Log Files

    The file <code>/etc/rsyslog.conf</code> controls where log message are written. These are controlled by lines called <i>rules</i>, which consist of...
    Group
  • Ensure cron Is Logging To Rsyslog

    Cron logging must be implemented to spot intrusions or trace cron job status. If <code>cron</code> is not logging to <code>rsyslog</code>, it can b...
    Rule Medium Severity

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