DRAFT - DISA STIG for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile
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Disable acquiring, saving, and processing core dumps
The <code>systemd-coredump.socket</code> unit is a socket activation of the <code>systemd-coredump@.service</code> which processes core dumps. By m...Rule Medium Severity -
Disable core dump backtraces
The <code>ProcessSizeMax</code> option in <code>[Coredump]</code> section of <code>/etc/systemd/coredump.conf</code> specifies the maximum size in ...Rule Medium Severity -
Disable storing core dump
The <code>Storage</code> option in <code>[Coredump]</code> sectionof <code>/etc/systemd/coredump.conf</code> can be set to <code>none</code> to dis...Rule Medium Severity -
Disable Core Dumps for All Users
To disable core dumps for all users, add the following line to <code>/etc/security/limits.conf</code>, or to a file within the <code>/etc/security/...Rule Medium Severity -
Enable ExecShield
ExecShield describes kernel features that provide protection against exploitation of memory corruption errors such as buffer overflows. These featu...Group -
Enable ExecShield via sysctl
By default on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 64-bit systems, ExecShield is enabled and can only be disabled if the hardware does not support ExecShiel...Rule Medium Severity -
Restrict Exposed Kernel Pointer Addresses Access
To set the runtime status of the <code>kernel.kptr_restrict</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w kernel.kptr_r...Rule Medium Severity -
Enable Randomized Layout of Virtual Address Space
To set the runtime status of the <code>kernel.randomize_va_space</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w kernel.r...Rule Medium Severity -
Enable Execute Disable (XD) or No Execute (NX) Support on x86 Systems
Recent processors in the x86 family support the ability to prevent code execution on a per memory page basis. Generically and on AMD processors, th...Group -
Enable NX or XD Support in the BIOS
Reboot the system and enter the BIOS or Setup configuration menu. Navigate the BIOS configuration menu and make sure that the option is enabled. Th...Rule Medium Severity -
Memory Poisoning
Memory Poisoning consists of writing a special value to uninitialized or freed memory. Poisoning can be used as a mechanism to prevent leak of info...Group -
Enable page allocator poisoning
To enable poisoning of free pages, add the argument <code>page_poison=1</code> to the default GRUB 2 command line for the Linux operating system. T...Rule Medium Severity -
Enable SLUB/SLAB allocator poisoning
To enable poisoning of SLUB/SLAB objects, add the argument <code>slub_debug=<xccdf-1.2:sub idref="xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_value_var_slub_debug...Rule Medium Severity -
SELinux
SELinux is a feature of the Linux kernel which can be used to guard against misconfigured or compromised programs. SELinux enforces the idea that p...Group -
Install policycoreutils-python-utils package
The <code>policycoreutils-python-utils</code> package can be installed with the following command: <pre> $ sudo dnf install policycoreutils-python-...Rule Medium Severity -
Install policycoreutils Package
Thepolicycoreutils
package can be installed with the following command:$ sudo dnf install policycoreutils
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Ensure No Device Files are Unlabeled by SELinux
Device files, which are used for communication with important system resources, should be labeled with proper SELinux types. If any device files ca...Rule Medium Severity -
Configure SELinux Policy
The SELinux <code>targeted</code> policy is appropriate for general-purpose desktops and servers, as well as systems in many other roles. To config...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure SELinux State is Enforcing
The SELinux state should be set to <code><xccdf-1.2:sub idref="xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_value_var_selinux_state" use="legacy"></xccdf-1.2:sub><...Rule High Severity -
Services
The best protection against vulnerable software is running less software. This section describes how to review the software which Red Hat Enterpris...Group -
Base Services
This section addresses the base services that are installed on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 default installation which are not covered in other se...Group -
Disable KDump Kernel Crash Analyzer (kdump)
The <code>kdump</code> service provides a kernel crash dump analyzer. It uses the <code>kexec</code> system call to boot a secondary kernel ("captu...Rule Medium Severity -
Cron and At Daemons
The cron and at services are used to allow commands to be executed at a later time. The cron service is required by almost all systems to perform n...Group -
Verify Group Who Owns cron.d
To properly set the group owner of/etc/cron.d
, run the command:$ sudo chgrp root /etc/cron.d
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Verify Group Who Owns cron.daily
To properly set the group owner of/etc/cron.daily
, run the command:$ sudo chgrp root /etc/cron.daily
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Verify Group Who Owns cron.deny
To properly set the group owner of/etc/cron.deny
, run the command:$ sudo chgrp root /etc/cron.deny
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Verify Group Who Owns cron.hourly
To properly set the group owner of/etc/cron.hourly
, run the command:$ sudo chgrp root /etc/cron.hourly
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Verify Group Who Owns cron.monthly
To properly set the group owner of/etc/cron.monthly
, run the command:$ sudo chgrp root /etc/cron.monthly
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Verify Group Who Owns cron.weekly
To properly set the group owner of/etc/cron.weekly
, run the command:$ sudo chgrp root /etc/cron.weekly
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Verify Group Who Owns Crontab
To properly set the group owner of/etc/crontab
, run the command:$ sudo chgrp root /etc/crontab
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Verify Owner on cron.d
To properly set the owner of/etc/cron.d
, run the command:$ sudo chown root /etc/cron.d
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Verify Owner on cron.daily
To properly set the owner of/etc/cron.daily
, run the command:$ sudo chown root /etc/cron.daily
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Verify Owner on cron.deny
To properly set the owner of/etc/cron.deny
, run the command:$ sudo chown root /etc/cron.deny
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Verify Owner on cron.hourly
To properly set the owner of/etc/cron.hourly
, run the command:$ sudo chown root /etc/cron.hourly
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Verify Owner on cron.monthly
To properly set the owner of/etc/cron.monthly
, run the command:$ sudo chown root /etc/cron.monthly
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Verify Owner on cron.weekly
To properly set the owner of/etc/cron.weekly
, run the command:$ sudo chown root /etc/cron.weekly
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Verify Owner on crontab
To properly set the owner of/etc/crontab
, run the command:$ sudo chown root /etc/crontab
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Verify Permissions on cron.d
To properly set the permissions of/etc/cron.d
, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0700 /etc/cron.d
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Verify Permissions on cron.daily
To properly set the permissions of/etc/cron.daily
, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0700 /etc/cron.daily
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Verify Permissions on cron.hourly
To properly set the permissions of/etc/cron.hourly
, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0700 /etc/cron.hourly
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Verify Permissions on cron.monthly
To properly set the permissions of/etc/cron.monthly
, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0700 /etc/cron.monthly
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Verify Permissions on cron.weekly
To properly set the permissions of/etc/cron.weekly
, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0700 /etc/cron.weekly
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Verify Permissions on crontab
To properly set the permissions of/etc/crontab
, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0600 /etc/crontab
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Restrict at and cron to Authorized Users if Necessary
The <code>/etc/cron.allow</code> and <code>/etc/at.allow</code> files contain lists of users who are allowed to use <code>cron</code> and at to del...Group -
Verify Group Who Owns /etc/cron.allow file
If <code>/etc/cron.allow</code> exists, it must be group-owned by <code>root</code>. To properly set the group owner of <code>/etc/cron.allow</cod...Rule Medium Severity -
Verify User Who Owns /etc/cron.allow file
If <code>/etc/cron.allow</code> exists, it must be owned by <code>root</code>. To properly set the owner of <code>/etc/cron.allow</code>, run the ...Rule Medium Severity -
Verify Permissions on /etc/cron.allow file
If <code>/etc/cron.allow</code> exists, it must have permissions <code>0600</code> or more restrictive. To properly set the permissions of <code>...Rule Medium Severity -
Application Whitelisting Daemon
Fapolicyd (File Access Policy Daemon) implements application whitelisting to decide file access rights. Applications that are known via a reputatio...Group -
Install fapolicyd Package
Thefapolicyd
package can be installed with the following command:$ sudo dnf install fapolicyd
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Enable the File Access Policy Service
The File Access Policy service should be enabled. The <code>fapolicyd</code> service can be enabled with the following command: <pre>$ sudo system...Rule Medium Severity
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