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OSPP - Protection Profile for General Purpose Operating Systems

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • 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
  • 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
  • Ensure No Daemons are Unconfined by SELinux

    Daemons for which the SELinux policy does not contain rules will inherit the context of the parent process. Because daemons are launched during sta...
    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 Fedora installs o...
    Group
  • Base Services

    This section addresses the base services that are installed on a Fedora default installation which are not covered in other sections. Some of these...
    Group
  • Uninstall Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (abrt)

    The Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (<code>abrt</code>) collects and reports crash data when an application crash is detected. Using a variety of plug...
    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

    The fapolicyd package can be installed with the following command:
    $ sudo dnf install fapolicyd
    Rule Medium Severity

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