Group
Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Group contains 41 groups and 85 rules |
Group
System Settings
Group contains 22 groups and 40 rules |
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Contains rules that check correct system settings. |
Group
Installing and Maintaining Software
Group contains 6 groups and 11 rules |
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The following sections contain information on
security-relevant choices during the initial operating system
installation process and the setup of software
updates. |
Group
System and Software Integrity
Group contains 3 groups and 3 rules |
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System and software integrity can be gained by installing antivirus, increasing
system encryption strength with FIPS, verifying installed software, enabling SELinux,
installing an Intrusion Prevention System, etc. However, installing or enabling integrity
checking tools cannot prevent intrusions, but they can detect that an intrusion
may have occurred. Requirements for integrity checking may be highly dependent on
the environment in which the system will be used. Snapshot-based approaches such
as AIDE may induce considerable overhead in the presence of frequent software updates. |
Group
Software Integrity Checking
Group contains 1 group and 1 rule |
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Both the AIDE (Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment)
software and the RPM package management system provide
mechanisms for verifying the integrity of installed software.
AIDE uses snapshots of file metadata (such as hashes) and compares these
to current system files in order to detect changes.
The RPM package management system can conduct integrity
checks by comparing information in its metadata database with
files installed on the system. |
Group
Verify Integrity with RPM
Group contains 1 rule |
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The RPM package management system includes the ability
to verify the integrity of installed packages by comparing the
installed files with information about the files taken from the
package metadata stored in the RPM database. Although an attacker
could corrupt the RPM database (analogous to attacking the AIDE
database as described above), this check can still reveal
modification of important files. To list which files on the system differ from what is expected by the RPM database:
$ rpm -qVa
See the man page for rpm to see a complete explanation of each column. |
Rule
Verify File Hashes with RPM
[ref] | Without cryptographic integrity protections, system executables and files can be altered by
unauthorized users without detection. The RPM package management system can check the hashes
of installed software packages, including many that are important to system security.
To verify that the cryptographic hash of system files and commands matches vendor values, run
the following command to list which files on the system have hashes that differ from what is
expected by the RPM database:
$ rpm -Va --noconfig | grep '^..5'
If the file was not expected to change, investigate the cause of the change using audit logs
or other means. The package can then be reinstalled to restore the file. Run the following
command to determine which package owns the file:
$ rpm -qf FILENAME
The package can be reinstalled from a dnf repository using the command:
$ sudo dnf reinstall PACKAGENAME
Alternatively, the package can be reinstalled from trusted media using the command:
$ sudo rpm -Uvh PACKAGENAME
Warning:
This rule can take a long time to perform the check and might consume a considerable
amount of resources depending on the number of packages present on the system. It is not a
problem in most cases, but especially systems with a large number of installed packages
can be affected.
See https://access.redhat.com/articles/6999111 . | Rationale: | The hashes of important files like system executables should match the
information given by the RPM database. Executables with erroneous hashes could
be a sign of nefarious activity on the system. | Severity: | high | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_rpm_verify_hashes | Identifiers: | CCE-89944-3 | References: | cis-csc | 11, 2, 3, 9 | cjis | 5.10.4.1 | cobit5 | APO01.06, BAI03.05, BAI06.01, BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05, DSS06.02 | cui | 3.3.8, 3.4.1 | disa | CCI-000366, CCI-001749 | hipaa | 164.308(a)(1)(ii)(D), 164.312(b), 164.312(c)(1), 164.312(c)(2), 164.312(e)(2)(i) | isa-62443-2009 | 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3, 4.3.4.4.4 | isa-62443-2013 | SR 3.1, SR 3.3, SR 3.4, SR 3.8, SR 7.6 | iso27001-2013 | A.11.2.4, A.12.1.2, A.12.2.1, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4 | nist | CM-6(d), CM-6(c), SI-7, SI-7(1), SI-7(6), AU-9(3) | nist-csf | PR.DS-6, PR.DS-8, PR.IP-1 | pcidss | Req-11.5 | os-srg | SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227 | pcidss4 | 11.5.2 |
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Group
System Cryptographic Policies
Group contains 2 rules |
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Linux has the capability to centrally configure cryptographic polices. The command
update-crypto-policies is used to set the policy applicable for the various
cryptographic back-ends, such as SSL/TLS libraries. The configured cryptographic
policies will be the default policy used by these backends unless the application
user configures them otherwise. When the system has been configured to use the
centralized cryptographic policies, the administrator is assured that any application
that utilizes the supported backends will follow a policy that adheres to the
configured profile.
Currently the supported backends are:
- GnuTLS library
- OpenSSL library
- NSS library
- OpenJDK
- Libkrb5
- BIND
- OpenSSH
Applications and languages which rely on any of these backends will follow the
system policies as well. Examples are apache httpd, nginx, php, and others. |
Rule
Configure System Cryptography Policy
[ref] | To configure the system cryptography policy to use ciphers only from the DEFAULT
policy, run the following command:
$ sudo update-crypto-policies --set DEFAULT
The rule checks if settings for selected crypto policy are configured as expected. Configuration files in the /etc/crypto-policies/back-ends are either symlinks to correct files provided by Crypto-policies package or they are regular files in case crypto policy customizations are applied.
Crypto policies may be customized by crypto policy modules, in which case it is delimited from the base policy using a colon. Warning:
The system needs to be rebooted for these changes to take effect. Warning:
System Crypto Modules must be provided by a vendor that undergoes
FIPS-140 certifications.
FIPS-140 is applicable to all Federal agencies that use
cryptographic-based security systems to protect sensitive information
in computer and telecommunication systems (including voice systems) as
defined in Section 5131 of the Information Technology Management Reform
Act of 1996, Public Law 104-106. This standard shall be used in
designing and implementing cryptographic modules that Federal
departments and agencies operate or are operated for them under
contract. See https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/FIPS/NIST.FIPS.140-2.pdf
To meet this, the system has to have cryptographic software provided by
a vendor that has undergone this certification. This means providing
documentation, test results, design information, and independent third
party review by an accredited lab. While open source software is
capable of meeting this, it does not meet FIPS-140 unless the vendor
submits to this process. | Rationale: | Centralized cryptographic policies simplify applying secure ciphers across an operating system and
the applications that run on that operating system. Use of weak or untested encryption algorithms
undermines the purposes of utilizing encryption to protect data. | Severity: | high | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_configure_crypto_policy | Identifiers: | CCE-89085-5 | References: | disa | CCI-000068, CCI-003123, CCI-002450, CCI-000877, CCI-002418, CCI-001453, CCI-002890 | hipaa | 164.308(a)(4)(i), 164.308(b)(1), 164.308(b)(3), 164.312(e)(1), 164.312(e)(2)(ii) | ism | 1446 | nerc-cip | CIP-003-8 R4.2, CIP-007-3 R5.1, CIP-007-3 R7.1 | nist | AC-17(a), AC-17(2), CM-6(a), MA-4(6), SC-13, SC-12(2), SC-12(3) | ospp | FCS_COP.1(1), FCS_COP.1(2), FCS_COP.1(3), FCS_COP.1(4), FCS_CKM.1, FCS_CKM.2, FCS_TLSC_EXT.1 | os-srg | SRG-OS-000396-GPOS-00176, SRG-OS-000393-GPOS-00173, SRG-OS-000394-GPOS-00174 | cis | 1.6.1 | pcidss4 | 2.2.7, 2.2 |
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Rule
Configure SSH to use System Crypto Policy
[ref] | Crypto Policies provide a centralized control over crypto algorithms usage of many packages.
SSH is supported by crypto policy, but the SSH configuration may be
set up to ignore it.
To check that Crypto Policies settings are configured correctly, ensure that
the CRYPTO_POLICY variable is either commented or not set at all
in the /etc/sysconfig/sshd . | Rationale: | Overriding the system crypto policy makes the behavior of the SSH service violate expectations,
and makes system configuration more fragmented. | Severity: | medium | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_configure_ssh_crypto_policy | Identifiers: | CCE-88557-4 | References: | disa | CCI-001453 | hipaa | 164.308(a)(4)(i), 164.308(b)(1), 164.308(b)(3), 164.312(e)(1), 164.312(e)(2)(ii) | nerc-cip | CIP-003-8 R4.2, CIP-007-3 R5.1, CIP-007-3 R7.1 | nist | AC-17(a), AC-17(2), CM-6(a), MA-4(6), SC-13 | ospp | FCS_SSH_EXT.1, FCS_SSHS_EXT.1, FCS_SSHC_EXT.1 | pcidss | Req-2.2 | os-srg | SRG-OS-000250-GPOS-00093 | cis | 1.6.2 | pcidss4 | 2.2.7, 2.2 |
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Group
Sudo
Group contains 3 rules |
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Sudo , which stands for "su 'do'", provides the ability to delegate authority
to certain users, groups of users, or system administrators. When configured for system
users and/or groups, Sudo can allow a user or group to execute privileged commands
that normally only root is allowed to execute.
For more information on Sudo and addition Sudo configuration options, see
https://www.sudo.ws. |
Rule
Ensure Users Re-Authenticate for Privilege Escalation - sudo !authenticate
[ref] | The sudo !authenticate option, when specified, allows a user to execute commands using
sudo without having to authenticate. This should be disabled by making sure that the
!authenticate option does not exist in /etc/sudoers configuration file or
any sudo configuration snippets in /etc/sudoers.d/ . | Rationale: | Without re-authentication, users may access resources or perform tasks for which they
do not have authorization.
When operating systems provide the capability to escalate a functional capability, it
is critical that the user re-authenticate. | Severity: | medium | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_sudo_remove_no_authenticate | Identifiers: | CCE-88892-5 | References: | cis-csc | 1, 12, 15, 16, 5 | cobit5 | DSS05.04, DSS05.10, DSS06.03, DSS06.10 | disa | CCI-004895 | isa-62443-2009 | 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9 | isa-62443-2013 | SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9 | iso27001-2013 | A.18.1.4, A.9.2.1, A.9.2.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.2.4, A.9.2.6, A.9.3.1, A.9.4.2, A.9.4.3 | nist | IA-11, CM-6(a) | nist-csf | PR.AC-1, PR.AC-7 | os-srg | SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00156, SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00157, SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00158 |
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Rule
Ensure Users Re-Authenticate for Privilege Escalation - sudo NOPASSWD
[ref] | The sudo NOPASSWD tag, when specified, allows a user to execute
commands using sudo without having to authenticate. This should be disabled
by making sure that the NOPASSWD tag does not exist in
/etc/sudoers configuration file or any sudo configuration snippets
in /etc/sudoers.d/ . | Rationale: | Without re-authentication, users may access resources or perform tasks for which they
do not have authorization.
When operating systems provide the capability to escalate a functional capability, it
is critical that the user re-authenticate. | Severity: | medium | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_sudo_remove_nopasswd | Identifiers: | CCE-87015-4 | References: | cis-csc | 1, 12, 15, 16, 5 | cobit5 | DSS05.04, DSS05.10, DSS06.03, DSS06.10 | disa | CCI-004895 | isa-62443-2009 | 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9 | isa-62443-2013 | SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9 | iso27001-2013 | A.18.1.4, A.9.2.1, A.9.2.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.2.4, A.9.2.6, A.9.3.1, A.9.4.2, A.9.4.3 | nist | IA-11, CM-6(a) | nist-csf | PR.AC-1, PR.AC-7 | os-srg | SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00156, SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00157, SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00158 |
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Rule
Ensure Users Re-Authenticate for Privilege Escalation - sudo
[ref] | The sudo NOPASSWD and !authenticate option, when
specified, allows a user to execute commands using sudo without having to
authenticate. This should be disabled by making sure that
NOPASSWD and/or !authenticate do not exist in
/etc/sudoers configuration file or any sudo configuration snippets
in /etc/sudoers.d/ ." | Rationale: | Without re-authentication, users may access resources or perform tasks for which they
do not have authorization.
When operating systems provide the capability to escalate a functional capability, it
is critical that the user re-authenticate. | Severity: | medium | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_sudo_require_authentication | Identifiers: | CCE-87457-8 | References: | cis-csc | 1, 12, 15, 16, 5 | cobit5 | DSS05.04, DSS05.10, DSS06.03, DSS06.10 | disa | CCI-002038, CCI-004895 | isa-62443-2009 | 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9 | isa-62443-2013 | SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9 | iso27001-2013 | A.18.1.4, A.9.2.1, A.9.2.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.2.4, A.9.2.6, A.9.3.1, A.9.4.2, A.9.4.3 | nist | IA-11, CM-6(a) | nist-csf | PR.AC-1, PR.AC-7 | os-srg | SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00156 | cis | 5.2.4 | pcidss4 | 2.2.6, 2.2 |
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Group
Updating Software
Group contains 5 rules |
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The dnf command line tool is used to install and
update software packages. The system also provides a graphical
software update tool in the System menu, in the Administration submenu,
called Software Update.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 systems contain an installed software catalog called
the RPM database, which records metadata of installed packages. Consistently using
dnf or the graphical Software Update for all software installation
allows for insight into the current inventory of installed software on the system.
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Rule
Configure dnf-automatic to Install Only Security Updates
[ref] | To configure dnf-automatic to install only security updates
automatically, set upgrade_type to security under
[commands] section in /etc/dnf/automatic.conf . | Rationale: | By default, dnf-automatic installs all available updates.
Reducing the amount of updated packages only to updates that were
issued as a part of a security advisory increases the system stability. | Severity: | low | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_dnf-automatic_security_updates_only | Identifiers: | CCE-87469-3 | References: | | |
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Rule
Ensure gpgcheck Enabled In Main dnf Configuration
[ref] | The gpgcheck option controls whether
RPM packages' signatures are always checked prior to installation.
To configure dnf to check package signatures before installing
them, ensure the following line appears in /etc/dnf/dnf.conf in
the [main] section:
gpgcheck=1
| Rationale: | Changes to any software components can have significant effects on the
overall security of the operating system. This requirement ensures the
software has not been tampered with and that it has been provided by a
trusted vendor.
Accordingly, patches, service packs, device drivers, or operating system
components must be signed with a certificate recognized and approved by the
organization.
Verifying the authenticity of the software prior to installation
validates the integrity of the patch or upgrade received from a vendor.
This ensures the software has not been tampered with and that it has been
provided by a trusted vendor. Self-signed certificates are disallowed by
this requirement. Certificates used to verify the software must be from an
approved Certificate Authority (CA). | Severity: | high | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_ensure_gpgcheck_globally_activated | Identifiers: | CCE-88404-9 | References: | cis-csc | 11, 2, 3, 9 | cjis | 5.10.4.1 | cobit5 | APO01.06, BAI03.05, BAI06.01, BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05, DSS06.02 | cui | 3.4.8 | disa | CCI-003992 | hipaa | 164.308(a)(1)(ii)(D), 164.312(b), 164.312(c)(1), 164.312(c)(2), 164.312(e)(2)(i) | isa-62443-2009 | 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3, 4.3.4.4.4 | isa-62443-2013 | SR 3.1, SR 3.3, SR 3.4, SR 3.8, SR 7.6 | iso27001-2013 | A.11.2.4, A.12.1.2, A.12.2.1, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4 | nist | CM-5(3), SI-7, SC-12, SC-12(3), CM-6(a), SA-12, SA-12(10), CM-11(a), CM-11(b) | nist-csf | PR.DS-6, PR.DS-8, PR.IP-1 | ospp | FPT_TUD_EXT.1, FPT_TUD_EXT.2 | pcidss | Req-6.2 | os-srg | SRG-OS-000366-GPOS-00153 | anssi | R59 | cis | 1.2.1.2 | pcidss4 | 6.3.3, 6.3 |
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Rule
Ensure gpgcheck Enabled for Local Packages
[ref] | dnf should be configured to verify the signature(s) of local packages
prior to installation. To configure dnf to verify signatures of local
packages, set the localpkg_gpgcheck to 1 in /etc/dnf/dnf.conf .
| Rationale: | Changes to any software components can have significant effects to the overall security
of the operating system. This requirement ensures the software has not been tampered and
has been provided by a trusted vendor.
Accordingly, patches, service packs, device drivers, or operating system components must
be signed with a certificate recognized and approved by the organization. | Severity: | high | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_ensure_gpgcheck_local_packages | Identifiers: | CCE-89409-7 | References: | cis-csc | 11, 3, 9 | cobit5 | BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05 | cui | 3.4.8 | disa | CCI-003992 | hipaa | 164.308(a)(1)(ii)(D), 164.312(b), 164.312(c)(1), 164.312(c)(2), 164.312(e)(2)(i) | isa-62443-2009 | 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3 | isa-62443-2013 | SR 7.6 | iso27001-2013 | A.12.1.2, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4 | nist | CM-11(a), CM-11(b), CM-6(a), CM-5(3), SA-12, SA-12(10) | nist-csf | PR.IP-1 | ospp | FPT_TUD_EXT.1, FPT_TUD_EXT.2 | os-srg | SRG-OS-000366-GPOS-00153 | anssi | R59 |
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Rule
Ensure gpgcheck Enabled for All dnf Package Repositories
[ref] | To ensure signature checking is not disabled for
any repos, remove any lines from files in /etc/yum.repos.d of the form:
gpgcheck=0
| Rationale: | Verifying the authenticity of the software prior to installation validates
the integrity of the patch or upgrade received from a vendor. This ensures
the software has not been tampered with and that it has been provided by a
trusted vendor. Self-signed certificates are disallowed by this
requirement. Certificates used to verify the software must be from an
approved Certificate Authority (CA)." | Severity: | high | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_ensure_gpgcheck_never_disabled | Identifiers: | CCE-88176-3 | References: | cis-csc | 11, 2, 3, 9 | cjis | 5.10.4.1 | cobit5 | APO01.06, BAI03.05, BAI06.01, BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05, DSS06.02 | cui | 3.4.8 | disa | CCI-003992 | hipaa | 164.308(a)(1)(ii)(D), 164.312(b), 164.312(c)(1), 164.312(c)(2), 164.312(e)(2)(i) | isa-62443-2009 | 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3, 4.3.4.4.4 | isa-62443-2013 | SR 3.1, SR 3.3, SR 3.4, SR 3.8, SR 7.6 | iso27001-2013 | A.11.2.4, A.12.1.2, A.12.2.1, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4 | nist | CM-5(3), SI-7, SC-12, SC-12(3), CM-6(a), SA-12, SA-12(10), CM-11(a), CM-11(b) | nist-csf | PR.DS-6, PR.DS-8, PR.IP-1 | ospp | FPT_TUD_EXT.1, FPT_TUD_EXT.2 | pcidss | Req-6.2 | os-srg | SRG-OS-000366-GPOS-00153 | anssi | R59 | pcidss4 | 6.3.3, 6.3 |
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Rule
Ensure Red Hat GPG Key Installed
[ref] | To ensure the system can cryptographically verify base software packages
come from Red Hat (and to connect to the Red Hat Network to receive them),
the Red Hat GPG key must properly be installed. To install the Red Hat GPG
key, run:
$ sudo subscription-manager register
If the system is not connected to the Internet or an RHN Satellite, then
install the Red Hat GPG key from trusted media such as the Red Hat
installation CD-ROM or DVD. Assuming the disc is mounted in
/media/cdrom , use the following command as the root user to import
it into the keyring:
$ sudo rpm --import /media/cdrom/RPM-GPG-KEY
Alternatively, the key may be pre-loaded during the RHEL installation. In
such cases, the key can be installed by running the following command:
sudo rpm --import /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-redhat-release
| Rationale: | Changes to software components can have significant effects on the overall
security of the operating system. This requirement ensures the software has
not been tampered with and that it has been provided by a trusted vendor.
The Red Hat GPG key is necessary to cryptographically verify packages are
from Red Hat. | Severity: | high | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_ensure_redhat_gpgkey_installed | Identifiers: | CCE-88256-3 | References: | cis-csc | 11, 2, 3, 9 | cjis | 5.10.4.1 | cobit5 | APO01.06, BAI03.05, BAI06.01, BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05, DSS06.02 | cui | 3.4.8 | disa | CCI-003992 | hipaa | 164.308(a)(1)(ii)(D), 164.312(b), 164.312(c)(1), 164.312(c)(2), 164.312(e)(2)(i) | isa-62443-2009 | 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3, 4.3.4.4.4 | isa-62443-2013 | SR 3.1, SR 3.3, SR 3.4, SR 3.8, SR 7.6 | iso27001-2013 | A.11.2.4, A.12.1.2, A.12.2.1, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4 | nerc-cip | CIP-003-8 R4.2, CIP-003-8 R6, CIP-007-3 R4, CIP-007-3 R4.1, CIP-007-3 R4.2, CIP-007-3 R5.1 | nist | CM-5(3), SI-7, SC-12, SC-12(3), CM-6(a) | nist-csf | PR.DS-6, PR.DS-8, PR.IP-1 | ospp | FPT_TUD_EXT.1, FPT_TUD_EXT.2 | pcidss | Req-6.2 | os-srg | SRG-OS-000366-GPOS-00153 | anssi | R59 | pcidss4 | 6.3.3, 6.3 |
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Group
Account and Access Control
Group contains 3 groups and 3 rules |
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In traditional Unix security, if an attacker gains
shell access to a certain login account, they can perform any action
or access any file to which that account has access. Therefore,
making it more difficult for unauthorized people to gain shell
access to accounts, particularly to privileged accounts, is a
necessary part of securing a system. This section introduces
mechanisms for restricting access to accounts under
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. |
Group
Protect Accounts by Restricting Password-Based Login
Group contains 2 groups and 2 rules |
[ref]
Conventionally, Unix shell accounts are accessed by
providing a username and password to a login program, which tests
these values for correctness using the /etc/passwd and
/etc/shadow files. Password-based login is vulnerable to
guessing of weak passwords, and to sniffing and man-in-the-middle
attacks against passwords entered over a network or at an insecure
console. Therefore, mechanisms for accessing accounts by entering
usernames and passwords should be restricted to those which are
operationally necessary. |
Group
Verify Proper Storage and Existence of Password
Hashes
Group contains 1 rule |
[ref]
By default, password hashes for local accounts are stored
in the second field (colon-separated) in
/etc/shadow . This file should be readable only by
processes running with root credentials, preventing users from
casually accessing others' password hashes and attempting
to crack them.
However, it remains possible to misconfigure the system
and store password hashes
in world-readable files such as /etc/passwd , or
to even store passwords themselves in plaintext on the system.
Using system-provided tools for password change/creation
should allow administrators to avoid such misconfiguration. |
Rule
Prevent Login to Accounts With Empty Password
[ref] | 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 authentication. Remove any instances of the
nullok in
/etc/pam.d/system-auth and
/etc/pam.d/password-auth
to prevent logins with empty passwords. Warning:
If the system relies on authselect tool to manage PAM settings, the remediation
will also use authselect tool. However, if any manual modification was made in
PAM files, the authselect integrity check will fail and the remediation will be
aborted in order to preserve intentional changes. In this case, an informative message will
be shown in the remediation report.
Note that this rule is not applicable for systems running within a
container. Having user with empty password within a container is not
considered a risk, because it should not be possible to directly login into
a container anyway. | Rationale: | If an account has an empty password, anyone could log in and
run commands with the privileges of that account. Accounts with
empty passwords should never be used in operational environments. | Severity: | high | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_no_empty_passwords | Identifiers: | CCE-86640-0 | References: | cis-csc | 1, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5 | cjis | 5.5.2 | cobit5 | APO01.06, DSS05.04, DSS05.05, DSS05.07, DSS05.10, DSS06.02, DSS06.03, DSS06.10 | cui | 3.1.1, 3.1.5 | disa | CCI-000366 | hipaa | 164.308(a)(1)(ii)(B), 164.308(a)(7)(i), 164.308(a)(7)(ii)(A), 164.310(a)(1), 164.310(a)(2)(i), 164.310(a)(2)(ii), 164.310(a)(2)(iii), 164.310(b), 164.310(c), 164.310(d)(1), 164.310(d)(2)(iii) | isa-62443-2009 | 4.3.3.2.2, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4 | isa-62443-2013 | SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 5.2 | iso27001-2013 | A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.18.1.4, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.1, A.9.2.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.2.4, A.9.2.6, A.9.3.1, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.2, A.9.4.3, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5 | nist | IA-5(1)(a), IA-5(c), CM-6(a) | nist-csf | PR.AC-1, PR.AC-4, PR.AC-6, PR.AC-7, PR.DS-5 | ospp | FIA_UAU.1 | pcidss | Req-8.2.3 | os-srg | SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227 | cis | 5.3.3.4.1 | pcidss4 | 8.3.1, 8.3 |
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Group
Restrict Root Logins
Group contains 1 rule |
[ref]
Direct root logins should be allowed only for emergency use.
In normal situations, the administrator should access the system
via a unique unprivileged account, and then use su or sudo to execute
privileged commands. Discouraging administrators from accessing the
root account directly ensures an audit trail in organizations with
multiple administrators. Locking down the channels through which
root can connect directly also reduces opportunities for
password-guessing against the root account. The login program
uses the file /etc/securetty to determine which interfaces
should allow root logins.
The virtual devices /dev/console
and /dev/tty* represent the system consoles (accessible via
the Ctrl-Alt-F1 through Ctrl-Alt-F6 keyboard sequences on a default
installation). The default securetty file also contains /dev/vc/* .
These are likely to be deprecated in most environments, but may be retained
for compatibility. Root should also be prohibited from connecting
via network protocols. Other sections of this document
include guidance describing how to prevent root from logging in via SSH. |
Rule
Verify Only Root Has UID 0
[ref] | 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 have
their UID changed.
If the account is associated with system commands or applications the UID
should be changed to one greater than "0" but less than "1000."
Otherwise assign a UID greater than "1000" that has not already been
assigned. | Rationale: | An account has root authority if it has a UID of 0. Multiple accounts
with a UID of 0 afford more opportunity for potential intruders to
guess a password for a privileged account. Proper configuration of
sudo is recommended to afford multiple system administrators
access to root privileges in an accountable manner. | Severity: | high | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_accounts_no_uid_except_zero | Identifiers: | CCE-87552-6 | References: | cis-csc | 1, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5 | cobit5 | APO01.06, DSS05.04, DSS05.05, DSS05.07, DSS05.10, DSS06.02, DSS06.03, DSS06.10 | cui | 3.1.1, 3.1.5 | disa | CCI-000366 | isa-62443-2009 | 4.3.3.2.2, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4 | isa-62443-2013 | SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 5.2 | iso27001-2013 | A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.18.1.4, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.1, A.9.2.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.2.4, A.9.2.6, A.9.3.1, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.2, A.9.4.3, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5 | nerc-cip | CIP-003-8 R5.1.1, CIP-003-8 R5.3, CIP-004-6 R2.2.3, CIP-004-6 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R5.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.2, CIP-007-3 R5.2, CIP-007-3 R5.3.1, CIP-007-3 R5.3.2, CIP-007-3 R5.3.3 | nist | IA-2, AC-6(5), IA-4(b) | nist-csf | PR.AC-1, PR.AC-4, PR.AC-6, PR.AC-7, PR.DS-5 | pcidss | Req-8.5 | os-srg | SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227 | cis | 5.4.2.1 | pcidss4 | 8.2.1, 8.2 |
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Rule
Enable authselect
[ref] | Configure user authentication setup to use the authselect tool.
If authselect profile is selected, the rule will enable the sssd profile. Warning:
If the sudo authselect select command returns an error informing that the chosen
profile cannot be selected, it is probably because PAM files have already been modified by
the administrator. If this is the case, in order to not overwrite the desired changes made
by the administrator, the current PAM settings should be investigated before forcing the
selection of the chosen authselect profile. | Rationale: | Authselect is a successor to authconfig.
It is a tool to select system authentication and identity sources from a list of supported
profiles instead of letting the administrator manually build the PAM stack.
That way, it avoids potential breakage of configuration, as it ships several tested profiles
that are well tested and supported to solve different use-cases. | Severity: | medium | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_enable_authselect | Identifiers: | CCE-87407-3 | References: | disa | CCI-000213 | hipaa | 164.308(a)(1)(ii)(B), 164.308(a)(7)(i), 164.308(a)(7)(ii)(A), 164.310(a)(1), 164.310(a)(2)(i), 164.310(a)(2)(ii), 164.310(a)(2)(iii), 164.310(b), 164.310(c), 164.310(d)(1), 164.310(d)(2)(iii) | nist | AC-3 | ospp | FIA_UAU.1, FIA_AFL.1 | os-srg | SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227 | anssi | R31 | cis | enable_authselect | pcidss4 | 8.3.4, 8.3 |
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Group
Configure Syslog
Group contains 2 rules |
[ref]
The syslog service has been the default Unix logging mechanism for
many years. It has a number of downsides, including inconsistent log format,
lack of authentication for received messages, and lack of authentication,
encryption, or reliable transport for messages sent over a network. However,
due to its long history, syslog is a de facto standard which is supported by
almost all Unix applications.
In Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, rsyslog has replaced ksyslogd as the
syslog daemon of choice, and it includes some additional security features
such as reliable, connection-oriented (i.e. TCP) transmission of logs, the
option to log to database formats, and the encryption of log data en route to
a central logging server.
This section discusses how to configure rsyslog for
best effect, and how to use tools provided with the system to maintain and
monitor logs. |
Rule
Ensure rsyslog is Installed
[ref] | Rsyslog is installed by default. The rsyslog package can be installed with the following command: $ sudo dnf install rsyslog
| Rationale: | The rsyslog package provides the rsyslog daemon, which provides
system logging services. | Severity: | medium | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_package_rsyslog_installed | Identifiers: | CCE-90353-4 | References: | cis-csc | 1, 14, 15, 16, 3, 5, 6 | cobit5 | APO11.04, BAI03.05, DSS05.04, DSS05.07, MEA02.01 | disa | CCI-000366, CCI-000154, CCI-001851 | hipaa | 164.312(a)(2)(ii) | isa-62443-2009 | 4.3.3.3.9, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.4.4.7, 4.4.2.1, 4.4.2.2, 4.4.2.4 | isa-62443-2013 | SR 2.10, SR 2.11, SR 2.12, SR 2.8, SR 2.9 | iso27001-2013 | A.12.4.1, A.12.4.2, A.12.4.3, A.12.4.4, A.12.7.1 | nist | CM-6(a) | nist-csf | PR.PT-1 | os-srg | SRG-OS-000479-GPOS-00224, SRG-OS-000051-GPOS-00024, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227 |
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Rule
Enable rsyslog Service
[ref] | The rsyslog service provides syslog-style logging by default on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.
The rsyslog service can be enabled with the following command:
$ sudo systemctl enable rsyslog.service
| Rationale: | The rsyslog service must be running in order to provide
logging services, which are essential to system administration. | Severity: | medium | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_service_rsyslog_enabled | Identifiers: | CCE-90584-4 | References: | cis-csc | 1, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 | cobit5 | APO10.01, APO10.03, APO10.04, APO10.05, APO11.04, APO13.01, BAI03.05, BAI04.04, DSS01.03, DSS03.05, DSS05.02, DSS05.04, DSS05.05, DSS05.07, MEA01.01, MEA01.02, MEA01.03, MEA01.04, MEA01.05, MEA02.01 | disa | CCI-000366 | hipaa | 164.312(a)(2)(ii) | isa-62443-2009 | 4.3.2.6.7, 4.3.3.3.9, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.4.4.7, 4.4.2.1, 4.4.2.2, 4.4.2.4 | isa-62443-2013 | SR 2.10, SR 2.11, SR 2.12, SR 2.8, SR 2.9, SR 6.1, SR 6.2, SR 7.1, SR 7.2 | iso27001-2013 | A.12.1.3, A.12.4.1, A.12.4.2, A.12.4.3, A.12.4.4, A.12.7.1, A.14.2.7, A.15.2.1, A.15.2.2, A.17.2.1 | nist | CM-6(a), AU-4(1) | nist-csf | DE.CM-1, DE.CM-3, DE.CM-7, ID.SC-4, PR.DS-4, PR.PT-1 | os-srg | SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227 |
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Group
Network Configuration and Firewalls
Group contains 2 groups and 3 rules |
[ref]
Most systems must be connected to a network of some
sort, and this brings with it the substantial risk of network
attack. This section discusses the security impact of decisions
about networking which must be made when configuring a system.
This section also discusses firewalls, network access
controls, and other network security frameworks, which allow
system-level rules to be written that can limit an attackers' ability
to connect to your system. These rules can specify that network
traffic should be allowed or denied from certain IP addresses,
hosts, and networks. The rules can also specify which of the
system's network services are available to particular hosts or
networks. |
Group
firewalld
Group contains 1 group and 2 rules |
[ref]
The dynamic firewall daemon firewalld provides a
dynamically managed firewall with support for network “zones” to assign
a level of trust to a network and its associated connections and interfaces.
It has support for IPv4 and IPv6 firewall settings. It supports Ethernet
bridges and has a separation of runtime and permanent configuration options.
It also has an interface for services or applications to add firewall rules
directly.
A graphical configuration tool, firewall-config , is used to configure
firewalld , which in turn uses iptables tool to communicate
with Netfilter in the kernel which implements packet filtering.
The firewall service provided by firewalld is dynamic rather than
static because changes to the configuration can be made at anytime and are
immediately implemented. There is no need to save or apply the changes. No
unintended disruption of existing network connections occurs as no part of
the firewall has to be reloaded. |
Group
Inspect and Activate Default firewalld Rules
Group contains 2 rules |
[ref]
Firewalls can be used to separate networks into different zones
based on the level of trust the user has decided to place on the devices and
traffic within that network. NetworkManager informs firewalld to which
zone an interface belongs. An interface's assigned zone can be changed by
NetworkManager or via the firewall-config tool.
The zone settings in /etc/firewalld/ are a range of preset settings
which can be quickly applied to a network interface. These are the zones
provided by firewalld sorted according to the default trust level of the
zones from untrusted to trusted:
drop
Any incoming network packets are dropped, there is no
reply. Only outgoing network connections are possible. block
Any incoming network connections are rejected with an
icmp-host-prohibited message for IPv4 and icmp6-adm-prohibited
for IPv6. Only network connections initiated from within the system are
possible. public
For use in public areas. You do not trust the other
computers on the network to not harm your computer. Only selected incoming
connections are accepted. external
For use on external networks with masquerading enabled
especially for routers. You do not trust the other computers on the network to
not harm your computer. Only selected incoming connections are accepted. dmz
For computers in your demilitarized zone that are
publicly-accessible with limited access to your internal network. Only selected
incoming connections are accepted. work
For use in work areas. You mostly trust the other computers
on networks to not harm your computer. Only selected incoming connections are
accepted. home
For use in home areas. You mostly trust the other computers
on networks to not harm your computer. Only selected incoming connections are
accepted. internal
For use on internal networks. You mostly trust the
other computers on the networks to not harm your computer. Only selected
incoming connections are accepted. trusted
All network connections are accepted.
It is possible to designate one of these zones to be the default zone. When
interface connections are added to NetworkManager , they are assigned
to the default zone. On installation, the default zone in firewalld is set to
be the public zone.
To find out all the settings of a zone, for example the public zone,
enter the following command as root:
# firewall-cmd --zone=public --list-all
Example output of this command might look like the following:
# firewall-cmd --zone=public --list-all
public
interfaces:
services: mdns dhcpv6-client ssh
ports:
forward-ports:
icmp-blocks: source-quench
To view the network zones currently active, enter the following command as root:
# firewall-cmd --get-service
The following listing displays the result of this command
on common Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 system:
# firewall-cmd --get-service
amanda-client bacula bacula-client dhcp dhcpv6 dhcpv6-client dns ftp
high-availability http https imaps ipp ipp-client ipsec kerberos kpasswd
ldap ldaps libvirt libvirt-tls mdns mountd ms-wbt mysql nfs ntp openvpn
pmcd pmproxy pmwebapi pmwebapis pop3s postgresql proxy-dhcp radius rpc-bind
samba samba-client smtp ssh telnet tftp tftp-client transmission-client
vnc-server wbem-https
Finally to view the network zones that will be active after the next firewalld
service reload, enter the following command as root:
# firewall-cmd --get-service --permanent
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Rule
Install firewalld Package
[ref] | The firewalld package can be installed with the following command:
$ sudo dnf install firewalld
| Rationale: | "Firewalld" provides an easy and effective way to block/limit remote access to the system via ports, services, and protocols.
Remote access services, such as those providing remote access to network devices and information systems, which lack automated control capabilities, increase risk and make remote user access management difficult at best.
Remote access is access to DoD nonpublic information systems by an authorized user (or an information system) communicating through an external, non-organization-controlled network. Remote access methods include, for example, dial-up, broadband, and wireless.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 functionality (e.g., SSH) must be capable of taking enforcement action if the audit reveals unauthorized activity.
Automated control of remote access sessions allows organizations to ensure ongoing compliance with remote access policies by enforcing connection rules of remote access applications on a variety of information system components (e.g., servers, workstations, notebook computers, smartphones, and tablets)." | Severity: | medium | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_package_firewalld_installed | Identifiers: | CCE-88164-9 | References: | disa | CCI-000382, CCI-000366, CCI-002314, CCI-002322 | nist | CM-6(a) | ospp | FMT_SMF_EXT.1 | os-srg | SRG-OS-000096-GPOS-00050, SRG-OS-000297-GPOS-00115, SRG-OS-000298-GPOS-00116, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00232 | cis | 4.1.2 | pcidss4 | 1.2.1, 1.2 |
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Rule
Verify firewalld Enabled
[ref] |
The firewalld service can be enabled with the following command:
$ sudo systemctl enable firewalld.service
| Rationale: | Access control methods provide the ability to enhance system security posture
by restricting services and known good IP addresses and address ranges. This
prevents connections from unknown hosts and protocols. | Severity: | medium | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_service_firewalld_enabled | Identifiers: | CCE-88110-2 | References: | cis-csc | 11, 3, 9 | cobit5 | BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05 | cui | 3.1.3, 3.4.7 | disa | CCI-000382, CCI-000366, CCI-002314 | isa-62443-2009 | 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3 | isa-62443-2013 | SR 7.6 | iso27001-2013 | A.12.1.2, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4 | nerc-cip | CIP-003-8 R4, CIP-003-8 R5, CIP-004-6 R3 | nist | AC-4, CM-7(b), CA-3(5), SC-7(21), CM-6(a) | nist-csf | PR.IP-1 | ospp | FMT_SMF_EXT.1 | os-srg | SRG-OS-000096-GPOS-00050, SRG-OS-000297-GPOS-00115, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00231, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00232 | bsi | SYS.1.6.A5, SYS.1.6.A21 | cis | 4.1.2 | pcidss4 | 1.2.1, 1.2 |
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Rule
Ensure System is Not Acting as a Network Sniffer
[ref] | The system should not be acting as a network sniffer, which can
capture all traffic on the network to which it is connected. Run the following
to determine if any interface is running in promiscuous mode:
$ ip link | grep PROMISC
Promiscuous mode of an interface can be disabled with the following command:
$ sudo ip link set dev device_name multicast off promisc off
| Rationale: | Network interfaces in promiscuous mode allow for the capture of all network traffic
visible to the system. If unauthorized individuals can access these applications, it
may allow them to collect information such as logon IDs, passwords, and key exchanges
between systems.
If the system is being used to perform a network troubleshooting function, the use of these
tools must be documented with the Information Systems Security Manager (ISSM) and restricted
to only authorized personnel. | Severity: | medium | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_network_sniffer_disabled | Identifiers: | CCE-88985-7 | References: | cis-csc | 1, 11, 14, 3, 9 | cobit5 | APO11.06, APO12.06, BAI03.10, BAI09.01, BAI09.02, BAI09.03, BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05, DSS01.05, DSS04.05, DSS05.02, DSS05.05, DSS06.06 | disa | CCI-000366 | isa-62443-2009 | 4.2.3.4, 4.3.3.3.7, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.5.3, 4.3.3.5.4, 4.3.3.5.5, 4.3.3.5.6, 4.3.3.5.7, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.1, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4, 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3, 4.4.3.4 | isa-62443-2013 | SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.11, SR 1.12, SR 1.13, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.6, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 2.2, SR 2.3, SR 2.4, SR 2.5, SR 2.6, SR 2.7, SR 7.6, SR 7.8 | iso27001-2013 | A.11.1.2, A.11.2.4, A.11.2.5, A.11.2.6, A.12.1.2, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4, A.16.1.6, A.8.1.1, A.8.1.2, A.9.1.2 | nist | CM-7(a), CM-7(b), CM-6(a), CM-7(2), MA-3 | nist-csf | DE.DP-5, ID.AM-1, PR.IP-1, PR.MA-1, PR.PT-3 | os-srg | SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227 | pcidss4 | 1.4.5, 1.4 |
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Group
File Permissions and Masks
Group contains 5 groups and 19 rules |
[ref]
Traditional Unix security relies heavily on file and
directory permissions to prevent unauthorized users from reading or
modifying files to which they should not have access.
Several of the commands in this section search filesystems
for files or directories with certain characteristics, and are
intended to be run on every local partition on a given system.
When the variable PART appears in one of the commands below,
it means that the command is intended to be run repeatedly, with the
name of each local partition substituted for PART in turn.
The following command prints a list of all xfs partitions on the local
system, which is the default filesystem for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
installations:
$ mount -t xfs | awk '{print $3}'
For any systems that use a different
local filesystem type, modify this command as appropriate. |
Group
Verify Permissions on Important Files and
Directories
Group contains 1 group and 8 rules |
[ref]
Permissions for many files on a system must be set
restrictively to ensure sensitive information is properly protected.
This section discusses important
permission restrictions which can be verified
to ensure that no harmful discrepancies have
arisen. |
Group
Verify File Permissions Within Some Important Directories
Group contains 4 rules |
[ref]
Some directories contain files whose confidentiality or integrity
is notably important and may also be susceptible to misconfiguration over time, particularly if
unpackaged software is installed. As such,
an argument exists to verify that files' permissions within these directories remain
configured correctly and restrictively. |
Rule
Verify that System Executables Have Root Ownership
[ref] | System executables are stored in the following directories by default:
/bin
/sbin
/usr/bin
/usr/libexec
/usr/local/bin
/usr/local/sbin
/usr/sbin
All files in these directories should be owned by the root user.
If any file FILE in these directories is found
to be owned by a user other than root, correct its ownership with the
following command:
$ sudo chown root FILE
| Rationale: | System binaries are executed by privileged users as well as system services,
and restrictive permissions are necessary to ensure that their
execution of these programs cannot be co-opted. | Severity: | medium | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_file_ownership_binary_dirs | Identifiers: | CCE-89620-9 | References: | cis-csc | 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5 | cobit5 | APO01.06, DSS05.04, DSS05.07, DSS06.02 | disa | CCI-001499 | isa-62443-2009 | 4.3.3.7.3 | isa-62443-2013 | SR 2.1, SR 5.2 | iso27001-2013 | A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5 | nerc-cip | CIP-003-8 R5.1.1, CIP-003-8 R5.3, CIP-004-6 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R2.1, CIP-007-3 R2.2, CIP-007-3 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R5.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.2 | nist | CM-5(6), CM-5(6).1, CM-6(a), AC-6(1) | nist-csf | PR.AC-4, PR.DS-5 | os-srg | SRG-OS-000259-GPOS-00100 | anssi | R50 |
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Rule
Verify that Shared Library Files Have Root Ownership
[ref] | System-wide shared library files, which are linked to executables
during process load time or run time, are stored in the following directories
by default:
/lib
/lib64
/usr/lib
/usr/lib64
Kernel modules, which can be added to the kernel during runtime, are also
stored in /lib/modules . All files in these directories should be
owned by the root user. If the directory, or any file in these
directories, is found to be owned by a user other than root correct its
ownership with the following command:
$ sudo chown root FILE
| Rationale: | Files from shared library directories are loaded into the address
space of processes (including privileged ones) or of the kernel itself at
runtime. Proper ownership is necessary to protect the integrity of the system. | Severity: | medium | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_file_ownership_library_dirs | Identifiers: | CCE-87988-2 | References: | cis-csc | 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5 | cobit5 | APO01.06, DSS05.04, DSS05.07, DSS06.02 | disa | CCI-001499 | isa-62443-2009 | 4.3.3.7.3 | isa-62443-2013 | SR 2.1, SR 5.2 | iso27001-2013 | A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5 | nerc-cip | CIP-003-8 R5.1.1, CIP-003-8 R5.3, CIP-004-6 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R2.1, CIP-007-3 R2.2, CIP-007-3 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R5.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.2 | nist | CM-5(6), CM-5(6).1, CM-6(a), AC-6(1) | nist-csf | PR.AC-4, PR.DS-5 | os-srg | SRG-OS-000259-GPOS-00100 |
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Rule
Verify that System Executables Have Restrictive Permissions
[ref] | System executables are stored in the following directories by default:
/bin
/sbin
/usr/bin
/usr/libexec
/usr/local/bin
/usr/local/sbin
/usr/sbin
All files in these directories should not be group-writable or world-writable.
If any file FILE in these directories is found
to be group-writable or world-writable, correct its permission with the
following command:
$ sudo chmod go-w FILE
| Rationale: | System binaries are executed by privileged users, as well as system services,
and restrictive permissions are necessary to ensure execution of these programs
cannot be co-opted. | Severity: | medium | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_file_permissions_binary_dirs | Identifiers: | CCE-86978-4 | References: | cis-csc | 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5 | cobit5 | APO01.06, DSS05.04, DSS05.07, DSS06.02 | disa | CCI-001499 | isa-62443-2009 | 4.3.3.7.3 | isa-62443-2013 | SR 2.1, SR 5.2 | iso27001-2013 | A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5 | nerc-cip | CIP-003-8 R5.1.1, CIP-003-8 R5.3, CIP-004-6 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R2.1, CIP-007-3 R2.2, CIP-007-3 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R5.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.2 | nist | CM-5(6), CM-5(6).1, CM-6(a), AC-6(1) | nist-csf | PR.AC-4, PR.DS-5 | os-srg | SRG-OS-000259-GPOS-00100 | anssi | R50 |
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Rule
Verify that Shared Library Files Have Restrictive Permissions
[ref] | System-wide shared library files, which are linked to executables
during process load time or run time, are stored in the following directories
by default:
/lib
/lib64
/usr/lib
/usr/lib64
Kernel modules, which can be added to the kernel during runtime, are
stored in /lib/modules . All files in these directories
should not be group-writable or world-writable. If any file in these
directories is found to be group-writable or world-writable, correct
its permission with the following command:
$ sudo chmod go-w FILE
| Rationale: | Files from shared library directories are loaded into the address
space of processes (including privileged ones) or of the kernel itself at
runtime. Restrictive permissions are necessary to protect the integrity of the system. | Severity: | medium | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_file_permissions_library_dirs | Identifiers: | CCE-88771-1 | References: | cis-csc | 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5 | cobit5 | APO01.06, DSS05.04, DSS05.07, DSS06.02 | disa | CCI-001499 | isa-62443-2009 | 4.3.3.7.3 | isa-62443-2013 | SR 2.1, SR 5.2 | iso27001-2013 | A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5 | nerc-cip | CIP-003-8 R5.1.1, CIP-003-8 R5.3, CIP-004-6 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R2.1, CIP-007-3 R2.2, CIP-007-3 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R5.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.2 | nist | CM-6(a), CM-5(6), CM-5(6).1, AC-6(1) | nist-csf | PR.AC-4, PR.DS-5 | os-srg | SRG-OS-000259-GPOS-00100 |
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Rule
Verify that All World-Writable Directories Have Sticky Bits Set
[ref] | When the so-called 'sticky bit' is set on a directory, only the owner of a given file may
remove that file from the directory. Without the sticky bit, any user with write access to a
directory may remove any file in the directory. Setting the sticky bit prevents users from
removing each other's files. In cases where there is no reason for a directory to be
world-writable, a better solution is to remove that permission rather than to set the sticky
bit. However, if a directory is used by a particular application, consult that application's
documentation instead of blindly changing modes.
To set the sticky bit on a world-writable directory DIR, run the following command:
$ sudo chmod +t DIR
Warning:
This rule can take a long time to perform the check and might consume a considerable
amount of resources depending on the number of directories present on the system. It is
not a problem in most cases, but especially systems with a large number of directories can
be affected. See https://access.redhat.com/articles/6999111 . | Rationale: | Failing to set the sticky bit on public directories allows unauthorized users to delete files
in the directory structure.
The only authorized public directories are those temporary directories supplied with the
system, or those designed to be temporary file repositories. The setting is normally reserved
for directories used by the system, by users for temporary file storage (such as /tmp ),
and for directories requiring global read/write access. | Severity: | medium | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_dir_perms_world_writable_sticky_bits | Identifiers: | CCE-88397-5 | References: | cis-csc | 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5 | cobit5 | APO01.06, DSS05.04, DSS05.07, DSS06.02 | disa | CCI-001090 | isa-62443-2009 | 4.3.3.7.3 | isa-62443-2013 | SR 2.1, SR 5.2 | iso27001-2013 | A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5 | nerc-cip | CIP-003-8 R5.1.1, CIP-003-8 R5.3, CIP-004-6 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R2.1, CIP-007-3 R2.2, CIP-007-3 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R5.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.2 | nist | CM-6(a), AC-6(1) | nist-csf | PR.AC-4, PR.DS-5 | os-srg | SRG-OS-000138-GPOS-00069 | anssi | R54 | cis | 7.1.11 | pcidss4 | 2.2.6, 2.2 |
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Rule
Ensure All SGID Executables Are Authorized
[ref] | The SGID (set group id) bit should be set only on files that were installed via authorized
means. A straightforward means of identifying unauthorized SGID files is determine if any were
not installed as part of an RPM package, which is cryptographically verified. Investigate the
origin of any unpackaged SGID files. This configuration check considers authorized SGID files
those which were installed via RPM. It is assumed that when an individual has sudo access to
install an RPM and all packages are signed with an organizationally-recognized GPG key, the
software should be considered an approved package on the system. Any SGID file not deployed
through an RPM will be flagged for further review. Warning:
This rule can take a long time to perform the check and might consume a considerable
amount of resources depending on the number of files present on the system. It is not a
problem in most cases, but especially systems with a large number of files can be affected.
See https://access.redhat.com/articles/6999111 . | Rationale: | Executable files with the SGID permission run with the privileges of the owner of the file.
SGID files of uncertain provenance could allow for unprivileged users to elevate privileges.
The presence of these files should be strictly controlled on the system. | Severity: | medium | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_file_permissions_unauthorized_sgid | Identifiers: | CCE-90184-3 | References: | cis-csc | 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5 | cobit5 | APO01.06, DSS05.04, DSS05.07, DSS06.02 | isa-62443-2009 | 4.3.3.7.3 | isa-62443-2013 | SR 2.1, SR 5.2 | iso27001-2013 | A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5 | nist | CM-6(a), AC-6(1) | nist-csf | PR.AC-4, PR.DS-5 | anssi | R56 |
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Rule
Ensure All SUID Executables Are Authorized
[ref] | The SUID (set user id) bit should be set only on files that were installed via authorized
means. A straightforward means of identifying unauthorized SUID files is determine if any were
not installed as part of an RPM package, which is cryptographically verified. Investigate the
origin of any unpackaged SUID files. This configuration check considers authorized SUID files
those which were installed via RPM. It is assumed that when an individual has sudo access to
install an RPM and all packages are signed with an organizationally-recognized GPG key, the
software should be considered an approved package on the system. Any SUID file not deployed
through an RPM will be flagged for further review. Warning:
This rule can take a long time to perform the check and might consume a considerable
amount of resources depending on the number of files present on the system. It is not a
problem in most cases, but especially systems with a large number of files can be affected.
See https://access.redhat.com/articles/6999111 . | Rationale: | Executable files with the SUID permission run with the privileges of the owner of the file.
SUID files of uncertain provenance could allow for unprivileged users to elevate privileges.
The presence of these files should be strictly controlled on the system. | Severity: | medium | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_file_permissions_unauthorized_suid | Identifiers: | CCE-86999-0 | References: | cis-csc | 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5 | cobit5 | APO01.06, DSS05.04, DSS05.07, DSS06.02 | isa-62443-2009 | 4.3.3.7.3 | isa-62443-2013 | SR 2.1, SR 5.2 | iso27001-2013 | A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5 | nist | CM-6(a), AC-6(1) | nist-csf | PR.AC-4, PR.DS-5 | anssi | R56 |
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Rule
Ensure No World-Writable Files Exist
[ref] | It is generally a good idea to remove global (other) write access to a file when it is
discovered. However, check with documentation for specific applications before making changes.
Also, monitor for recurring world-writable files, as these may be symptoms of a misconfigured
application or user account. Finally, this applies to real files and not virtual files that
are a part of pseudo file systems such as sysfs or procfs . Warning:
This rule can take a long time to perform the check and might consume a considerable
amount of resources depending on the number of files present on the system. It is not a
problem in most cases, but especially systems with a large number of files can be affected.
See https://access.redhat.com/articles/6999111 . | Rationale: | Data in world-writable files can be modified by any user on the system. In almost all
circumstances, files can be configured using a combination of user and group permissions to
support whatever legitimate access is needed without the risk caused by world-writable files. | Severity: | medium | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_file_permissions_unauthorized_world_writable | Identifiers: | CCE-87656-5 | References: | cis-csc | 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5 | cobit5 | APO01.06, DSS05.04, DSS05.07, DSS06.02 | isa-62443-2009 | 4.3.3.7.3 | isa-62443-2013 | SR 2.1, SR 5.2 | iso27001-2013 | A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5 | nerc-cip | CIP-003-8 R5.1.1, CIP-003-8 R5.3, CIP-004-6 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R2.1, CIP-007-3 R2.2, CIP-007-3 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R5.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.2 | nist | CM-6(a), AC-6(1) | nist-csf | PR.AC-4, PR.DS-5 | anssi | R54 | cis | 7.1.11 | pcidss4 | 2.2.6, 2.2 |
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Group
Restrict Partition Mount Options
Group contains 3 rules |
[ref]
System partitions can be mounted with certain options
that limit what files on those partitions can do. These options
are set in the /etc/fstab configuration file, and can be
used to make certain types of malicious behavior more difficult. |
Rule
Add nodev Option to /dev/shm
[ref] | The nodev mount option can be used to prevent creation of device
files in /dev/shm . Legitimate character and block devices should
not exist within temporary directories like /dev/shm .
Add the nodev option to the fourth column of
/etc/fstab for the line which controls mounting of
/dev/shm . | Rationale: | The only legitimate location for device files is the /dev directory
located on the root partition. The only exception to this is chroot jails. | Severity: | medium | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_mount_option_dev_shm_nodev | Identifiers: | CCE-86783-8 | References: | cis-csc | 11, 13, 14, 3, 8, 9 | cobit5 | APO13.01, BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05, DSS05.02, DSS05.05, DSS05.06, DSS06.06 | disa | CCI-001764 | isa-62443-2009 | 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.5.3, 4.3.3.5.4, 4.3.3.5.5, 4.3.3.5.6, 4.3.3.5.7, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.1, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4, 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3 | isa-62443-2013 | SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.11, SR 1.12, SR 1.13, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.6, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 2.2, SR 2.3, SR 2.4, SR 2.5, SR 2.6, SR 2.7, SR 7.6 | iso27001-2013 | A.11.2.9, A.12.1.2, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4, A.8.2.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.8.3.1, A.8.3.3, A.9.1.2 | nerc-cip | CIP-003-8 R5.1.1, CIP-003-8 R5.3, CIP-004-6 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R2.1, CIP-007-3 R2.2, CIP-007-3 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R5.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.2 | nist | CM-7(a), CM-7(b), CM-6(a), AC-6, AC-6(1), MP-7 | nist-csf | PR.IP-1, PR.PT-2, PR.PT-3 | os-srg | SRG-OS-000368-GPOS-00154 | cis | 1.1.2.2.2 |
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Rule
Add noexec Option to /dev/shm
[ref] | The noexec mount option can be used to prevent binaries
from being executed out of /dev/shm .
It can be dangerous to allow the execution of binaries
from world-writable temporary storage directories such as /dev/shm .
Add the noexec option to the fourth column of
/etc/fstab for the line which controls mounting of
/dev/shm . | Rationale: | Allowing users to execute binaries from world-writable directories
such as /dev/shm can expose the system to potential compromise. | Severity: | medium | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_mount_option_dev_shm_noexec | Identifiers: | CCE-86775-4 | References: | cis-csc | 11, 13, 14, 3, 8, 9 | cobit5 | APO13.01, BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05, DSS05.02, DSS05.05, DSS05.06, DSS06.06 | disa | CCI-001764 | isa-62443-2009 | 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.5.3, 4.3.3.5.4, 4.3.3.5.5, 4.3.3.5.6, 4.3.3.5.7, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.1, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4, 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3 | isa-62443-2013 | SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.11, SR 1.12, SR 1.13, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.6, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 2.2, SR 2.3, SR 2.4, SR 2.5, SR 2.6, SR 2.7, SR 7.6 | iso27001-2013 | A.11.2.9, A.12.1.2, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4, A.8.2.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.8.3.1, A.8.3.3, A.9.1.2 | nerc-cip | CIP-003-8 R5.1.1, CIP-003-8 R5.3, CIP-004-6 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R2.1, CIP-007-3 R2.2, CIP-007-3 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R5.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.2 | nist | CM-7(a), CM-7(b), CM-6(a), AC-6, AC-6(1), MP-7 | nist-csf | PR.IP-1, PR.PT-2, PR.PT-3 | os-srg | SRG-OS-000368-GPOS-00154 | cis | 1.1.2.2.4 |
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Rule
Add nosuid Option to /dev/shm
[ref] | The nosuid mount option can be used to prevent execution
of setuid programs in /dev/shm . The SUID and SGID permissions should not
be required in these world-writable directories.
Add the nosuid option to the fourth column of
/etc/fstab for the line which controls mounting of
/dev/shm . | Rationale: | The presence of SUID and SGID executables should be tightly controlled. Users
should not be able to execute SUID or SGID binaries from temporary storage partitions. | Severity: | medium | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_mount_option_dev_shm_nosuid | Identifiers: | CCE-88358-7 | References: | cis-csc | 11, 13, 14, 3, 8, 9 | cobit5 | APO13.01, BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05, DSS05.02, DSS05.05, DSS05.06, DSS06.06 | disa | CCI-001764 | isa-62443-2009 | 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.5.3, 4.3.3.5.4, 4.3.3.5.5, 4.3.3.5.6, 4.3.3.5.7, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.1, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4, 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3 | isa-62443-2013 | SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.11, SR 1.12, SR 1.13, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.6, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 2.2, SR 2.3, SR 2.4, SR 2.5, SR 2.6, SR 2.7, SR 7.6 | iso27001-2013 | A.11.2.9, A.12.1.2, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4, A.8.2.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.8.3.1, A.8.3.3, A.9.1.2 | nerc-cip | CIP-003-8 R5.1.1, CIP-003-8 R5.3, CIP-004-6 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R2.1, CIP-007-3 R2.2, CIP-007-3 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R5.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.2 | nist | CM-7(a), CM-7(b), CM-6(a), AC-6, AC-6(1), MP-7 | nist-csf | PR.IP-1, PR.PT-2, PR.PT-3 | os-srg | SRG-OS-000368-GPOS-00154 | cis | 1.1.2.2.3 |
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Group
Restrict Programs from Dangerous Execution Patterns
Group contains 1 group and 8 rules |
[ref]
The recommendations in this section are designed to
ensure that the system's features to protect against potentially
dangerous program execution are activated.
These protections are applied at the system initialization or
kernel level, and defend against certain types of badly-configured
or compromised programs. |
Group
Enable ExecShield
Group contains 3 rules |
[ref]
ExecShield describes kernel features that provide
protection against exploitation of memory corruption errors such as buffer
overflows. These features include random placement of the stack and other
memory regions, prevention of execution in memory that should only hold data,
and special handling of text buffers. These protections are enabled by default
on 32-bit systems and controlled through sysctl variables
kernel.exec-shield and kernel.randomize_va_space . On the latest
64-bit systems, kernel.exec-shield cannot be enabled or disabled with
sysctl . |
Rule
Enable ExecShield via sysctl
[ref] | 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
ExecShield or is disabled in /etc/default/grub . | Rationale: | ExecShield uses the segmentation feature on all x86 systems to prevent
execution in memory higher than a certain address. It writes an address as
a limit in the code segment descriptor, to control where code can be
executed, on a per-process basis. When the kernel places a process's memory
regions such as the stack and heap higher than this address, the hardware
prevents execution in that address range. This is enabled by default on the
latest Red Hat and Fedora systems if supported by the hardware. | Severity: | medium | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_sysctl_kernel_exec_shield | Identifiers: | CCE-89079-8 | References: | cis-csc | 12, 15, 8 | cobit5 | APO13.01, DSS05.02 | cui | 3.1.7 | disa | CCI-002824 | hipaa | 164.308(a)(1)(ii)(D), 164.308(a)(3), 164.308(a)(4), 164.310(b), 164.310(c), 164.312(a), 164.312(e) | isa-62443-2013 | SR 3.1, SR 3.5, SR 3.8, SR 4.1, SR 4.3, SR 5.1, SR 5.2, SR 5.3, SR 7.1, SR 7.6 | iso27001-2013 | A.13.1.1, A.13.2.1, A.14.1.3 | nist | SC-39, CM-6(a) | nist-csf | PR.PT-4 | os-srg | SRG-OS-000433-GPOS-00192 |
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Rule
Restrict Exposed Kernel Pointer Addresses Access
[ref] | To set the runtime status of the kernel.kptr_restrict kernel parameter, run the following command: $ sudo sysctl -w kernel.kptr_restrict=1
To make sure that the setting is persistent, add the following line to a file in the directory /etc/sysctl.d : kernel.kptr_restrict = 1
| Rationale: | Exposing kernel pointers (through procfs or seq_printf() ) exposes kernel
writeable structures which may contain functions pointers. If a write vulnerability
occurs in the kernel, allowing write access to any of this structure, the kernel can
be compromised. This option disallow any program without the CAP_SYSLOG capability
to get the addresses of kernel pointers by replacing them with 0. | Severity: | medium | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_sysctl_kernel_kptr_restrict | Identifiers: | CCE-88686-1 | References: | disa | CCI-000366, CCI-002824, CCI-001082 | nerc-cip | CIP-002-5 R1.1, CIP-002-5 R1.2, CIP-003-8 R5.1.1, CIP-003-8 R5.3, CIP-004-6 4.1, CIP-004-6 4.2, CIP-004-6 R2.2.3, CIP-004-6 R2.2.4, CIP-004-6 R2.3, CIP-004-6 R4, CIP-005-6 R1, CIP-005-6 R1.1, CIP-005-6 R1.2, CIP-007-3 R3, CIP-007-3 R3.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.2, CIP-007-3 R5.1.3, CIP-007-3 R5.2.1, CIP-007-3 R5.2.3, CIP-007-3 R8.4, CIP-009-6 R.1.1, CIP-009-6 R4 | nist | SC-30, SC-30(2), SC-30(5), CM-6(a) | os-srg | SRG-OS-000132-GPOS-00067, SRG-OS-000433-GPOS-00192, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227 | anssi | R9 |
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Rule
Enable Randomized Layout of Virtual Address Space
[ref] | To set the runtime status of the kernel.randomize_va_space kernel parameter, run the following command: $ sudo sysctl -w kernel.randomize_va_space=2
To make sure that the setting is persistent, add the following line to a file in the directory /etc/sysctl.d : kernel.randomize_va_space = 2
| Rationale: | Address space layout randomization (ASLR) makes it more difficult for an
attacker to predict the location of attack code they have introduced into a
process's address space during an attempt at exploitation. Additionally,
ASLR makes it more difficult for an attacker to know the location of
existing code in order to re-purpose it using return oriented programming
(ROP) techniques. | Severity: | medium | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_sysctl_kernel_randomize_va_space | Identifiers: | CCE-87876-9 | References: | cui | 3.1.7 | disa | CCI-000366, CCI-002824 | hipaa | 164.308(a)(1)(ii)(D), 164.308(a)(3), 164.308(a)(4), 164.310(b), 164.310(c), 164.312(a), 164.312(e) | nerc-cip | CIP-002-5 R1.1, CIP-002-5 R1.2, CIP-003-8 R5.1.1, CIP-003-8 R5.3, CIP-004-6 4.1, CIP-004-6 4.2, CIP-004-6 R2.2.3, CIP-004-6 R2.2.4, CIP-004-6 R2.3, CIP-004-6 R4, CIP-005-6 R1, CIP-005-6 R1.1, CIP-005-6 R1.2, CIP-007-3 R3, CIP-007-3 R3.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.2, CIP-007-3 R5.1.3, CIP-007-3 R5.2.1, CIP-007-3 R5.2.3, CIP-007-3 R8.4, CIP-009-6 R.1.1, CIP-009-6 R4 | nist | SC-30, SC-30(2), CM-6(a) | pcidss | Req-2.2.1 | os-srg | SRG-OS-000433-GPOS-00193, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227 | app-srg-ctr | SRG-APP-000450-CTR-001105 | anssi | R9 | cis | 1.5.1 | pcidss4 | 3.3.1.1, 3.3.1, 3.3 |
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Rule
Restrict Access to Kernel Message Buffer
[ref] | To set the runtime status of the kernel.dmesg_restrict kernel parameter, run the following command: $ sudo sysctl -w kernel.dmesg_restrict=1
To make sure that the setting is persistent, add the following line to a file in the directory /etc/sysctl.d : kernel.dmesg_restrict = 1
| Rationale: | Unprivileged access to the kernel syslog can expose sensitive kernel
address information. | Severity: | low | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_sysctl_kernel_dmesg_restrict | Identifiers: | CCE-89000-4 | References: | cui | 3.1.5 | disa | CCI-001082, CCI-001090 | hipaa | 164.308(a)(1)(ii)(D), 164.308(a)(3), 164.308(a)(4), 164.310(b), 164.310(c), 164.312(a), 164.312(e) | nist | SI-11(a), SI-11(b) | os-srg | SRG-OS-000132-GPOS-00067, SRG-OS-000138-GPOS-00069 | app-srg-ctr | SRG-APP-000243-CTR-000600 | anssi | R9 |
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Rule
Disable Kernel Image Loading
[ref] | To set the runtime status of the kernel.kexec_load_disabled kernel parameter, run the following command: $ sudo sysctl -w kernel.kexec_load_disabled=1
To make sure that the setting is persistent, add the following line to a file in the directory /etc/sysctl.d : kernel.kexec_load_disabled = 1
| Rationale: | Disabling kexec_load allows greater control of the kernel memory.
It makes it impossible to load another kernel image after it has been disabled.
| Severity: | medium | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_sysctl_kernel_kexec_load_disabled | Identifiers: | CCE-89232-3 | References: | disa | CCI-003992, CCI-000366 | nist | CM-6 | os-srg | SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, SRG-OS-000366-GPOS-00153 |
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Rule
Disable Access to Network bpf() Syscall From Unprivileged Processes
[ref] | To set the runtime status of the kernel.unprivileged_bpf_disabled kernel parameter, run the following command: $ sudo sysctl -w kernel.unprivileged_bpf_disabled=1
To make sure that the setting is persistent, add the following line to a file in the directory /etc/sysctl.d : kernel.unprivileged_bpf_disabled = 1
| Rationale: | Loading and accessing the packet filters programs and maps using the bpf()
syscall has the potential of revealing sensitive information about the kernel state. | Severity: | medium | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_sysctl_kernel_unprivileged_bpf_disabled | Identifiers: | CCE-89405-5 | References: | disa | CCI-000366, CCI-001082 | nist | AC-6, SC-7(10) | os-srg | SRG-OS-000132-GPOS-00067, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227 | anssi | R9 |
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Rule
Restrict usage of ptrace to descendant processes
[ref] | To set the runtime status of the kernel.yama.ptrace_scope kernel parameter, run the following command: $ sudo sysctl -w kernel.yama.ptrace_scope=1
To make sure that the setting is persistent, add the following line to a file in the directory /etc/sysctl.d : kernel.yama.ptrace_scope = 1
| Rationale: | Unrestricted usage of ptrace allows compromised binaries to run ptrace
on another processes of the user. Like this, the attacker can steal
sensitive information from the target processes (e.g. SSH sessions, web browser, ...)
without any additional assistance from the user (i.e. without resorting to phishing).
| Severity: | medium | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_sysctl_kernel_yama_ptrace_scope | Identifiers: | CCE-88785-1 | References: | disa | CCI-000366, CCI-001082 | nist | SC-7(10) | os-srg | SRG-OS-000132-GPOS-00067, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227 | anssi | R11 | cis | 1.5.2 |
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Rule
Harden the operation of the BPF just-in-time compiler
[ref] | To set the runtime status of the net.core.bpf_jit_harden kernel parameter, run the following command: $ sudo sysctl -w net.core.bpf_jit_harden=2
To make sure that the setting is persistent, add the following line to a file in the directory /etc/sysctl.d : net.core.bpf_jit_harden = 2
| Rationale: | When hardened, the extended Berkeley Packet Filter just-in-time compiler
will randomize any kernel addresses in the BPF programs and maps,
and will not expose the JIT addresses in /proc/kallsyms . | Severity: | medium | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_sysctl_net_core_bpf_jit_harden | Identifiers: | CCE-89631-6 | References: | | |
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Group
SELinux
Group contains 2 rules |
[ref]
SELinux is a feature of the Linux kernel which can be
used to guard against misconfigured or compromised programs.
SELinux enforces the idea that programs should be limited in what
files they can access and what actions they can take.
The default SELinux policy, as configured on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, has been
sufficiently developed and debugged that it should be usable on
almost any system with minimal configuration and a small
amount of system administrator training. This policy prevents
system services - including most of the common network-visible
services such as mail servers, FTP servers, and DNS servers - from
accessing files which those services have no valid reason to
access. This action alone prevents a huge amount of possible damage
from network attacks against services, from trojaned software, and
so forth.
This guide recommends that SELinux be enabled using the
default (targeted) policy on every Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 system, unless that
system has unusual requirements which make a stronger policy
appropriate. |
Rule
Configure SELinux Policy
[ref] | The SELinux targeted policy is appropriate for
general-purpose desktops and servers, as well as systems in many other roles.
To configure the system to use this policy, add or correct the following line
in /etc/selinux/config :
SELINUXTYPE=targeted
Other policies, such as mls , provide additional security labeling
and greater confinement but are not compatible with many general-purpose
use cases. | Rationale: | Setting the SELinux policy to targeted or a more specialized policy
ensures the system will confine processes that are likely to be
targeted for exploitation, such as network or system services.
Note: During the development or debugging of SELinux modules, it is common to
temporarily place non-production systems in permissive mode. In such
temporary cases, SELinux policies should be developed, and once work
is completed, the system should be reconfigured to
targeted . | Severity: | medium | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_selinux_policytype | Identifiers: | CCE-88366-0 | References: | cis-csc | 1, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 | cobit5 | APO01.06, APO11.04, APO13.01, BAI03.05, DSS01.05, DSS03.01, DSS05.02, DSS05.04, DSS05.05, DSS05.07, DSS06.02, DSS06.03, DSS06.06, MEA02.01 | cui | 3.1.2, 3.7.2 | disa | CCI-002696 | hipaa | 164.308(a)(1)(ii)(D), 164.308(a)(3), 164.308(a)(4), 164.310(b), 164.310(c), 164.312(a), 164.312(e) | isa-62443-2009 | 4.2.3.4, 4.3.3.2.2, 4.3.3.3.9, 4.3.3.4, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.5.3, 4.3.3.5.4, 4.3.3.5.5, 4.3.3.5.6, 4.3.3.5.7, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.1, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4, 4.3.4.4.7, 4.4.2.1, 4.4.2.2, 4.4.2.4, 4.4.3.3 | isa-62443-2013 | SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.11, SR 1.12, SR 1.13, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.6, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 2.10, SR 2.11, SR 2.12, SR 2.2, SR 2.3, SR 2.4, SR 2.5, SR 2.6, SR 2.7, SR 2.8, SR 2.9, SR 3.1, SR 3.5, SR 3.8, SR 4.1, SR 4.3, SR 5.1, SR 5.2, SR 5.3, SR 7.1, SR 7.6 | iso27001-2013 | A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.12.1.1, A.12.1.2, A.12.4.1, A.12.4.2, A.12.4.3, A.12.4.4, A.12.7.1, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.2, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.2, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.1, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5 | nerc-cip | CIP-003-8 R5.1.1, CIP-003-8 R5.2, CIP-003-8 R5.3, CIP-004-6 R2.2.3, CIP-004-6 R2.3, CIP-004-6 R3.3, CIP-007-3 R5.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.2, CIP-007-3 R5.2, CIP-007-3 R5.3.1, CIP-007-3 R5.3.2, CIP-007-3 R5.3.3, CIP-007-3 R6.5 | nist | AC-3, AC-3(3)(a), AU-9, SC-7(21) | nist-csf | DE.AE-1, ID.AM-3, PR.AC-4, PR.AC-5, PR.AC-6, PR.DS-5, PR.PT-1, PR.PT-3, PR.PT-4 | os-srg | SRG-OS-000445-GPOS-00199 | app-srg-ctr | SRG-APP-000233-CTR-000585 | anssi | R46, R64 | bsi | APP.4.4.A4, SYS.1.6.A3, SYS.1.6.A18, SYS.1.6.A21 | cis | 1.3.1.3 | pcidss4 | 1.2.6, 1.2 |
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Rule
Ensure SELinux State is Enforcing
[ref] | The SELinux state should be set to enforcing at
system boot time. In the file /etc/selinux/config , add or correct the
following line to configure the system to boot into enforcing mode:
SELINUX=enforcing
| Rationale: | Setting the SELinux state to enforcing ensures SELinux is able to confine
potentially compromised processes to the security policy, which is designed to
prevent them from causing damage to the system or further elevating their
privileges. | Severity: | high | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_selinux_state | Identifiers: | CCE-89386-7 | References: | cis-csc | 1, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 | cobit5 | APO01.06, APO11.04, APO13.01, BAI03.05, DSS01.05, DSS03.01, DSS05.02, DSS05.04, DSS05.05, DSS05.07, DSS06.02, DSS06.03, DSS06.06, MEA02.01 | cui | 3.1.2, 3.7.2 | disa | CCI-002696, CCI-001084 | hipaa | 164.308(a)(1)(ii)(D), 164.308(a)(3), 164.308(a)(4), 164.310(b), 164.310(c), 164.312(a), 164.312(e) | isa-62443-2009 | 4.2.3.4, 4.3.3.2.2, 4.3.3.3.9, 4.3.3.4, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.5.3, 4.3.3.5.4, 4.3.3.5.5, 4.3.3.5.6, 4.3.3.5.7, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.1, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4, 4.3.4.4.7, 4.4.2.1, 4.4.2.2, 4.4.2.4, 4.4.3.3 | isa-62443-2013 | SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.11, SR 1.12, SR 1.13, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.6, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 2.10, SR 2.11, SR 2.12, SR 2.2, SR 2.3, SR 2.4, SR 2.5, SR 2.6, SR 2.7, SR 2.8, SR 2.9, SR 3.1, SR 3.5, SR 3.8, SR 4.1, SR 4.3, SR 5.1, SR 5.2, SR 5.3, SR 7.1, SR 7.6 | iso27001-2013 | A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.12.1.1, A.12.1.2, A.12.4.1, A.12.4.2, A.12.4.3, A.12.4.4, A.12.7.1, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.2, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.2, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.1, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5 | nerc-cip | CIP-003-8 R5.1.1, CIP-003-8 R5.2, CIP-003-8 R5.3, CIP-004-6 R2.2.3, CIP-004-6 R2.3, CIP-004-6 R3.3, CIP-007-3 R5.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.2, CIP-007-3 R5.2, CIP-007-3 R5.3.1, CIP-007-3 R5.3.2, CIP-007-3 R5.3.3, CIP-007-3 R6.5 | nist | AC-3, AC-3(3)(a), AU-9, SC-7(21) | nist-csf | DE.AE-1, ID.AM-3, PR.AC-4, PR.AC-5, PR.AC-6, PR.DS-5, PR.PT-1, PR.PT-3, PR.PT-4 | os-srg | SRG-OS-000445-GPOS-00199, SRG-OS-000134-GPOS-00068 | anssi | R37, R79 | bsi | APP.4.4.A4, SYS.1.6.A3, SYS.1.6.A18, SYS.1.6.A21 | cis | 1.3.1.5 | pcidss4 | 1.2.6, 1.2 |
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Group
Services
Group contains 9 groups and 18 rules |
[ref]
The best protection against vulnerable software is running less software. This section describes how to review
the software which Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 installs on a system and disable software which is not needed. It
then enumerates the software packages installed on a default Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 system and provides guidance about which
ones can be safely disabled.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 provides a convenient minimal install option that essentially installs the bare necessities for a functional
system. When building Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 systems, it is highly recommended to select the minimal packages and then build up
the system from there. |
Group
Avahi Server
Group contains 1 group and 1 rule |
[ref]
The Avahi daemon implements the DNS Service Discovery
and Multicast DNS protocols, which provide service and host
discovery on a network. It allows a system to automatically
identify resources on the network, such as printers or web servers.
This capability is also known as mDNSresponder and is a major part
of Zeroconf networking. |
Group
Disable Avahi Server if Possible
Group contains 1 rule |
[ref]
Because the Avahi daemon service keeps an open network
port, it is subject to network attacks.
Disabling it can reduce the system's vulnerability to such attacks. |
Rule
Disable Avahi Server Software
[ref] |
The avahi-daemon service can be disabled with the following command:
$ sudo systemctl mask --now avahi-daemon.service
| Rationale: | Because the Avahi daemon service keeps an open network
port, it is subject to network attacks. Its functionality
is convenient but is only appropriate if the local network
can be trusted. | Severity: | medium | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_service_avahi-daemon_disabled | Identifiers: | CCE-90062-1 | References: | cis-csc | 11, 14, 3, 9 | cobit5 | BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05, DSS05.02, DSS05.05, DSS06.06 | disa | CCI-000366 | isa-62443-2009 | 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.5.3, 4.3.3.5.4, 4.3.3.5.5, 4.3.3.5.6, 4.3.3.5.7, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.1, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4, 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3 | isa-62443-2013 | SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.11, SR 1.12, SR 1.13, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.6, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 2.2, SR 2.3, SR 2.4, SR 2.5, SR 2.6, SR 2.7, SR 7.6 | iso27001-2013 | A.12.1.2, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4, A.9.1.2 | nist | CM-7(a), CM-7(b), CM-6(a) | nist-csf | PR.IP-1, PR.PT-3 | cis | 2.1.2 | pcidss4 | 2.2.4, 2.2 |
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Group
Application Whitelisting Daemon
Group contains 2 rules |
[ref]
Fapolicyd (File Access Policy Daemon) implements application whitelisting
to decide file access rights. Applications that are known via a reputation
source are allowed access while unknown applications are not. The daemon
makes use of the kernel's fanotify interface to determine file access rights. |
Rule
Install fapolicyd Package
[ref] | The fapolicyd package can be installed with the following command:
$ sudo dnf install fapolicyd
| Rationale: | fapolicyd (File Access Policy Daemon)
implements application whitelisting to decide file access rights.
| Severity: | medium | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_package_fapolicyd_installed | Identifiers: | CCE-89813-0 | References: | disa | CCI-001774, CCI-001764 | nist | CM-6(a), SI-4(22) | os-srg | SRG-OS-000370-GPOS-00155, SRG-OS-000368-GPOS-00154, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00230 |
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Rule
Enable the File Access Policy Service
[ref] | The File Access Policy service should be enabled.
The fapolicyd service can be enabled with the following command:
$ sudo systemctl enable fapolicyd.service
| Rationale: | The fapolicyd service (File Access Policy Daemon)
implements application whitelisting to decide file access rights. | Severity: | medium | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_service_fapolicyd_enabled | Identifiers: | CCE-88147-4 | References: | disa | CCI-001774, CCI-001764 | nist | CM-6(a), SI-4(22) | ospp | FMT_SMF_EXT.1 | os-srg | SRG-OS-000370-GPOS-00155, SRG-OS-000368-GPOS-00154, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00230 |
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Group
Obsolete Services
Group contains 1 group and 3 rules |
[ref]
This section discusses a number of network-visible
services which have historically caused problems for system
security, and for which disabling or severely limiting the service
has been the best available guidance for some time. As a result of
this, many of these services are not installed as part of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
by default.
Organizations which are running these services should
switch to more secure equivalents as soon as possible.
If it remains absolutely necessary to run one of
these services for legacy reasons, care should be taken to restrict
the service as much as possible, for instance by configuring host
firewall software such as firewalld to restrict access to the
vulnerable service to only those remote hosts which have a known
need to use it. |
Group
Telnet
Group contains 3 rules |
[ref]
The telnet protocol does not provide confidentiality or integrity
for information transmitted on the network. This includes authentication
information such as passwords. Organizations which use telnet should be
actively working to migrate to a more secure protocol. |
Rule
Uninstall telnet-server Package
[ref] | The telnet-server package can be removed with the following command:
$ sudo dnf remove telnet-server
| Rationale: | It is detrimental for operating systems to provide, or install by default,
functionality exceeding requirements or mission objectives. These
unnecessary capabilities are often overlooked and therefore may remain
unsecure. They increase the risk to the platform by providing additional
attack vectors.
The telnet service provides an unencrypted remote access service which does
not provide for the confidentiality and integrity of user passwords or the
remote session. If a privileged user were to login using this service, the
privileged user password could be compromised.
Removing the telnet-server package decreases the risk of the
telnet service's accidental (or intentional) activation. | Severity: | high | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_package_telnet-server_removed | Identifiers: | CCE-88105-2 | References: | cis-csc | 11, 12, 14, 15, 3, 8, 9 | cobit5 | APO13.01, BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05, DSS01.04, DSS05.02, DSS05.03, DSS05.05, DSS06.06 | disa | CCI-000381 | hipaa | 164.308(a)(4)(i), 164.308(b)(1), 164.308(b)(3), 164.310(b), 164.312(e)(1), 164.312(e)(2)(ii) | isa-62443-2009 | 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.5.3, 4.3.3.5.4, 4.3.3.5.5, 4.3.3.5.6, 4.3.3.5.7, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.1, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4, 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3 | isa-62443-2013 | SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.11, SR 1.12, SR 1.13, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.6, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 2.2, SR 2.3, SR 2.4, SR 2.5, SR 2.6, SR 2.7, SR 3.1, SR 3.5, SR 3.8, SR 4.1, SR 4.3, SR 5.1, SR 5.2, SR 5.3, SR 7.1, SR 7.6 | iso27001-2013 | A.11.2.6, A.12.1.2, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.13.1.1, A.13.2.1, A.14.1.3, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4, A.6.2.1, A.6.2.2, A.9.1.2 | nist | CM-7(a), CM-7(b), CM-6(a) | nist-csf | PR.AC-3, PR.IP-1, PR.PT-3, PR.PT-4 | pcidss | Req-2.2.2 | os-srg | SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049 | anssi | R62 | cis | 2.1.15 | pcidss4 | 2.2.4, 2.2 |
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Rule
Remove telnet Clients
[ref] | The telnet client allows users to start connections to other systems via
the telnet protocol. | Rationale: | The telnet protocol is insecure and unencrypted. The use
of an unencrypted transmission medium could allow an unauthorized user
to steal credentials. The ssh package provides an
encrypted session and stronger security and is included in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. | Severity: | low | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_package_telnet_removed | Identifiers: | CCE-90545-5 | References: | cui | 3.1.13 | hipaa | 164.308(a)(4)(i), 164.308(b)(1), 164.308(b)(3), 164.310(b), 164.312(e)(1), 164.312(e)(2)(ii) | iso27001-2013 | A.8.2.3, A.13.1.1, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.3, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3 | anssi | R62 | cis | 2.2.4 | pcidss4 | 2.2.4, 2.2 |
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Rule
Disable telnet Service
[ref] | Make sure that the activation of the telnet service on system boot is disabled.
The telnet socket can be disabled with the following command:
$ sudo systemctl mask --now telnet.socket
Warning:
If the system relies on xinetd to manage telnet sessions, ensure the telnet service
is disabled by the following line: disable = yes . Note that the xinetd file for
telnet is not created automatically, therefore it might have different names. | Rationale: | The telnet protocol uses unencrypted network communication, which means that data from the
login session, including passwords and all other information transmitted during the session,
can be stolen by eavesdroppers on the network. The telnet protocol is also subject to
man-in-the-middle attacks. | Severity: | high | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_service_telnet_disabled | Identifiers: | CCE-89078-0 | References: | cis-csc | 1, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 3, 5, 8, 9 | cobit5 | APO13.01, BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05, DSS01.04, DSS05.02, DSS05.03, DSS05.04, DSS05.05, DSS05.07, DSS05.10, DSS06.03, DSS06.06, DSS06.10 | cui | 3.1.13, 3.4.7 | hipaa | 164.308(a)(4)(i), 164.308(b)(1), 164.308(b)(3), 164.310(b), 164.312(e)(1), 164.312(e)(2)(ii) | isa-62443-2009 | 4.3.3.2.2, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.5.3, 4.3.3.5.4, 4.3.3.5.5, 4.3.3.5.6, 4.3.3.5.7, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.1, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4, 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3 | isa-62443-2013 | SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.11, SR 1.12, SR 1.13, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.6, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 2.2, SR 2.3, SR 2.4, SR 2.5, SR 2.6, SR 2.7, SR 3.1, SR 3.5, SR 3.8, SR 4.1, SR 4.3, SR 5.1, SR 5.2, SR 5.3, SR 7.1, SR 7.6 | iso27001-2013 | A.11.2.6, A.12.1.2, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.13.1.1, A.13.2.1, A.14.1.3, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4, A.18.1.4, A.6.2.1, A.6.2.2, A.7.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.1, A.9.2.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.2.4, A.9.2.6, A.9.3.1, A.9.4.2, A.9.4.3 | nist | CM-7(a), CM-7(b), CM-6(a), IA-5(1)(c) | nist-csf | PR.AC-1, PR.AC-3, PR.AC-6, PR.AC-7, PR.IP-1, PR.PT-3, PR.PT-4 |
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Group
Proxy Server
Group contains 1 group and 2 rules |
[ref]
A proxy server is a very desirable target for a
potential adversary because much (or all) sensitive data for a
given infrastructure may flow through it. Therefore, if one is
required, the system acting as a proxy server should be dedicated
to that purpose alone and be stored in a physically secure
location. The system's default proxy server software is Squid, and
provided in an RPM package of the same name. |
Group
Disable Squid if Possible
Group contains 2 rules |
[ref]
If Squid was installed and activated, but the system
does not need to act as a proxy server, then it should be disabled
and removed. |
Rule
Uninstall squid Package
[ref] | The squid package can be removed with the following command: $ sudo dnf remove squid
| Rationale: | If there is no need to make the proxy server software available,
removing it provides a safeguard against its activation. | Severity: | unknown | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_package_squid_removed | Identifiers: | CCE-87396-8 | References: | | |
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Rule
Disable Squid
[ref] |
The squid service can be disabled with the following command:
$ sudo systemctl mask --now squid.service
| Rationale: | Running proxy server software provides a network-based avenue
of attack, and should be removed if not needed. | Severity: | unknown | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_service_squid_disabled | Identifiers: | CCE-88847-9 | |
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Group
SSH Server
Group contains 1 group and 10 rules |
[ref]
The SSH protocol is recommended for remote login and
remote file transfer. SSH provides confidentiality and integrity
for data exchanged between two systems, as well as server
authentication, through the use of public key cryptography. The
implementation included with the system is called OpenSSH, and more
detailed documentation is available from its website,
https://www.openssh.com.
Its server program is called sshd and provided by the RPM package
openssh-server . |
Group
Configure OpenSSH Server if Necessary
Group contains 10 rules |
[ref]
If the system needs to act as an SSH server, then
certain changes should be made to the OpenSSH daemon configuration
file /etc/ssh/sshd_config . The following recommendations can be
applied to this file. See the sshd_config(5) man page for more
detailed information. |
Rule
Disable SSH Access via Empty Passwords
[ref] | Disallow SSH login with empty passwords.
The default SSH configuration disables logins with empty passwords. The appropriate
configuration is used if no value is set for PermitEmptyPasswords .
To explicitly disallow SSH login from accounts with empty passwords,
add or correct the following line in
/etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/00-complianceascode-hardening.conf :
PermitEmptyPasswords no
Any accounts with empty passwords should be disabled immediately, and PAM configuration
should prevent users from being able to assign themselves empty passwords. | Rationale: | Configuring this setting for the SSH daemon provides additional assurance
that remote login via SSH will require a password, even in the event of
misconfiguration elsewhere. | Severity: | high | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_sshd_disable_empty_passwords | Identifiers: | CCE-86753-1 | References: | cis-csc | 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5, 9 | cjis | 5.5.6 | cobit5 | APO01.06, BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05, DSS05.02, DSS05.04, DSS05.05, DSS05.07, DSS06.02, DSS06.03, DSS06.06 | cui | 3.1.1, 3.1.5 | disa | CCI-000766, CCI-000366 | hipaa | 164.308(a)(4)(i), 164.308(b)(1), 164.308(b)(3), 164.310(b), 164.312(e)(1), 164.312(e)(2)(ii) | isa-62443-2009 | 4.3.3.2.2, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.5.3, 4.3.3.5.4, 4.3.3.5.5, 4.3.3.5.6, 4.3.3.5.7, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.1, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4, 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3 | isa-62443-2013 | SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.11, SR 1.12, SR 1.13, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.6, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 2.2, SR 2.3, SR 2.4, SR 2.5, SR 2.6, SR 2.7, SR 5.2, SR 7.6 | iso27001-2013 | A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.12.1.2, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.1, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5 | nist | AC-17(a), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), CM-6(a) | nist-csf | PR.AC-4, PR.AC-6, PR.DS-5, PR.IP-1, PR.PT-3 | ospp | FIA_UAU.1 | pcidss | Req-2.2.4 | os-srg | SRG-OS-000106-GPOS-00053, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00229, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227 | cis | 5.1.19 | pcidss4 | 2.2.6, 2.2 |
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Rule
Disable GSSAPI Authentication
[ref] | Unless needed, SSH should not permit extraneous or unnecessary
authentication mechanisms like GSSAPI.
The default SSH configuration disallows authentications based on GSSAPI. The appropriate
configuration is used if no value is set for GSSAPIAuthentication .
To explicitly disable GSSAPI authentication, add or correct the following line in
/etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/00-complianceascode-hardening.conf :
GSSAPIAuthentication no
| Rationale: | GSSAPI authentication is used to provide additional authentication mechanisms to
applications. Allowing GSSAPI authentication through SSH exposes the system's
GSSAPI to remote hosts, increasing the attack surface of the system. | Severity: | medium | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_sshd_disable_gssapi_auth | Identifiers: | CCE-89145-7 | References: | cis-csc | 11, 3, 9 | cobit5 | BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05 | cui | 3.1.12 | disa | CCI-000366, CCI-001813 | hipaa | 164.308(a)(4)(i), 164.308(b)(1), 164.308(b)(3), 164.310(b), 164.312(e)(1), 164.312(e)(2)(ii) | isa-62443-2009 | 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3 | isa-62443-2013 | SR 7.6 | ism | 0418, 1055, 1402 | iso27001-2013 | A.12.1.2, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4 | nist | CM-7(a), CM-7(b), CM-6(a), AC-17(a) | nist-csf | PR.IP-1 | ospp | FTP_ITC_EXT.1, FCS_SSH_EXT.1.2 | os-srg | SRG-OS-000364-GPOS-00151, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227 | cis | 5.1.11 |
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Rule
Disable SSH Support for .rhosts Files
[ref] | SSH can emulate the behavior of the obsolete rsh
command in allowing users to enable insecure access to their
accounts via .rhosts files.
The default SSH configuration disables support for .rhosts . The appropriate
configuration is used if no value is set for IgnoreRhosts .
To explicitly disable support for .rhosts files, add or correct the following line in
/etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/00-complianceascode-hardening.conf :
IgnoreRhosts yes
| Rationale: | SSH trust relationships mean a compromise on one host
can allow an attacker to move trivially to other hosts. | Severity: | medium | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_sshd_disable_rhosts | Identifiers: | CCE-87777-9 | References: | cis-csc | 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5, 9 | cjis | 5.5.6 | cobit5 | BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05, DSS05.02, DSS05.04, DSS05.05, DSS05.07, DSS06.03, DSS06.06 | cui | 3.1.12 | disa | CCI-000366 | isa-62443-2009 | 4.3.3.2.2, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.5.3, 4.3.3.5.4, 4.3.3.5.5, 4.3.3.5.6, 4.3.3.5.7, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.1, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4, 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3 | isa-62443-2013 | SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.11, SR 1.12, SR 1.13, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.6, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 2.2, SR 2.3, SR 2.4, SR 2.5, SR 2.6, SR 2.7, SR 7.6 | iso27001-2013 | A.12.1.2, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.1, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5 | nist | AC-17(a), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), CM-6(a) | nist-csf | PR.AC-4, PR.AC-6, PR.IP-1, PR.PT-3 | os-srg | SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227 | cis | 5.1.13 | pcidss4 | 2.2.6, 2.2 |
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Rule
Disable SSH Root Login
[ref] | The root user should never be allowed to login to a
system directly over a network.
To disable root login via SSH, add or correct the following line in
/etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/00-complianceascode-hardening.conf :
PermitRootLogin no
| Rationale: | Even though the communications channel may be encrypted, an additional layer of
security is gained by extending the policy of not logging directly on as root.
In addition, logging in with a user-specific account provides individual
accountability of actions performed on the system and also helps to minimize
direct attack attempts on root's password. | Severity: | medium | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_sshd_disable_root_login | Identifiers: | CCE-89730-6 | References: | cis-csc | 1, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5 | cjis | 5.5.6 | cobit5 | APO01.06, DSS05.02, DSS05.04, DSS05.05, DSS05.07, DSS05.10, DSS06.02, DSS06.03, DSS06.06, DSS06.10 | cui | 3.1.1, 3.1.5 | disa | CCI-000366, CCI-004045 | hipaa | 164.308(a)(4)(i), 164.308(b)(1), 164.308(b)(3), 164.310(b), 164.312(e)(1), 164.312(e)(2)(ii) | isa-62443-2009 | 4.3.3.2.2, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.5.3, 4.3.3.5.4, 4.3.3.5.5, 4.3.3.5.6, 4.3.3.5.7, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.1, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4 | isa-62443-2013 | SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.11, SR 1.12, SR 1.13, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.6, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 2.2, SR 2.3, SR 2.4, SR 2.5, SR 2.6, SR 2.7, SR 5.2 | iso27001-2013 | A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.18.1.4, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.1, A.9.2.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.2.4, A.9.2.6, A.9.3.1, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.2, A.9.4.3, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5 | nerc-cip | CIP-003-8 R5.1.1, CIP-003-8 R5.3, CIP-004-6 R2.2.3, CIP-004-6 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R2.1, CIP-007-3 R2.2, CIP-007-3 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R5.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.2, CIP-007-3 R5.2, CIP-007-3 R5.3.1, CIP-007-3 R5.3.2, CIP-007-3 R5.3.3 | nist | AC-6(2), AC-17(a), IA-2, IA-2(5), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), CM-6(a) | nist-csf | PR.AC-1, PR.AC-4, PR.AC-6, PR.AC-7, PR.DS-5, PR.PT-3 | ospp | FAU_GEN.1 | pcidss | Req-2.2.4 | os-srg | SRG-OS-000109-GPOS-00056, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227 | app-srg-ctr | SRG-APP-000148-CTR-000335, SRG-APP-000190-CTR-000500 | anssi | R33 | cis | 5.1.20 | pcidss4 | 2.2.6, 2.2 |
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Rule
Disable SSH Support for User Known Hosts
[ref] | SSH can allow system users to connect to systems if a cache of the remote
systems public keys is available. This should be disabled.
To ensure this behavior is disabled, add or correct the following line in
/etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/00-complianceascode-hardening.conf :
IgnoreUserKnownHosts yes
| Rationale: | Configuring this setting for the SSH daemon provides additional
assurance that remote login via SSH will require a password, even
in the event of misconfiguration elsewhere. | Severity: | medium | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_sshd_disable_user_known_hosts | Identifiers: | CCE-87313-3 | References: | cis-csc | 11, 3, 9 | cobit5 | BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05 | cui | 3.1.12 | disa | CCI-000366 | hipaa | 164.308(a)(4)(i), 164.308(b)(1), 164.308(b)(3), 164.310(b), 164.312(e)(1), 164.312(e)(2)(ii) | isa-62443-2009 | 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3 | isa-62443-2013 | SR 7.6 | iso27001-2013 | A.12.1.2, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4 | nist | AC-17(a), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), CM-6(a) | nist-csf | PR.IP-1 | os-srg | SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227 |
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Rule
Do Not Allow SSH Environment Options
[ref] | Ensure that users are not able to override environment variables of the SSH daemon.
The default SSH configuration disables environment processing. The appropriate
configuration is used if no value is set for PermitUserEnvironment .
To explicitly disable Environment options, add or correct the following
/etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/00-complianceascode-hardening.conf :
PermitUserEnvironment no
| Rationale: | SSH environment options potentially allow users to bypass
access restriction in some configurations. | Severity: | medium | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_sshd_do_not_permit_user_env | Identifiers: | CCE-87395-0 | References: | cis-csc | 11, 3, 9 | cjis | 5.5.6 | cobit5 | BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05 | cui | 3.1.12 | disa | CCI-000366 | hipaa | 164.308(a)(4)(i), 164.308(b)(1), 164.308(b)(3), 164.310(b), 164.312(e)(1), 164.312(e)(2)(ii) | isa-62443-2009 | 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3 | isa-62443-2013 | SR 7.6 | iso27001-2013 | A.12.1.2, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4 | nist | AC-17(a), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), CM-6(a) | nist-csf | PR.IP-1 | pcidss | Req-2.2.4 | os-srg | SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00229 | cis | 5.1.21 | pcidss4 | 2.2.6, 2.2 |
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Rule
Enable Use of Strict Mode Checking
[ref] | SSHs StrictModes option checks file and ownership permissions in
the user's home directory .ssh folder before accepting login. If world-
writable permissions are found, logon is rejected.
The default SSH configuration has StrictModes enabled. The appropriate
configuration is used if no value is set for StrictModes .
To explicitly enable StrictModes in SSH, add or correct the following line in
/etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/00-complianceascode-hardening.conf :
StrictModes yes
| Rationale: | If other users have access to modify user-specific SSH configuration files, they
may be able to log into the system as another user. | Severity: | medium | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_sshd_enable_strictmodes | Identifiers: | CCE-88037-7 | References: | cis-csc | 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5 | cobit5 | APO01.06, DSS05.04, DSS05.07, DSS06.02 | cui | 3.1.12 | disa | CCI-000366 | hipaa | 164.308(a)(4)(i), 164.308(b)(1), 164.308(b)(3), 164.310(b), 164.312(e)(1), 164.312(e)(2)(ii) | isa-62443-2009 | 4.3.3.7.3 | isa-62443-2013 | SR 2.1, SR 5.2 | iso27001-2013 | A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5 | nerc-cip | CIP-003-8 R5.1.1, CIP-003-8 R5.3, CIP-004-6 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R2.1, CIP-007-3 R2.2, CIP-007-3 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R5.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.2 | nist | AC-6, AC-17(a), CM-6(a) | nist-csf | PR.AC-4, PR.DS-5 | os-srg | SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227 |
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Rule
Enable SSH Print Last Log
[ref] | Ensure that SSH will display the date and time of the last successful account logon.
The default SSH configuration enables print of the date and time of the last login.
The appropriate configuration is used if no value is set for PrintLastLog .
To explicitly enable LastLog in SSH, add or correct the following line in
/etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/00-complianceascode-hardening.conf :
PrintLastLog yes
| Rationale: | Providing users feedback on when account accesses last occurred facilitates user
recognition and reporting of unauthorized account use. | Severity: | medium | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_sshd_print_last_log | Identifiers: | CCE-88362-9 | References: | cis-csc | 1, 12, 15, 16 | cobit5 | DSS05.04, DSS05.10, DSS06.10 | disa | CCI-000366 | isa-62443-2009 | 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9 | isa-62443-2013 | SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.2, SR 1.5, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9 | iso27001-2013 | A.18.1.4, A.9.2.1, A.9.2.4, A.9.3.1, A.9.4.2, A.9.4.3 | nist | AC-9, AC-9(1) | nist-csf | PR.AC-7 | os-srg | SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227 |
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Rule
Set LogLevel to INFO
[ref] | The INFO parameter specifices that record login and logout activity will be logged.
The default SSH configuration sets the log level to INFO. The appropriate
configuration is used if no value is set for LogLevel .
To explicitly specify the log level in SSH, add or correct the following line in
/etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/00-complianceascode-hardening.conf :
LogLevel INFO
| Rationale: | SSH provides several logging levels with varying amounts of verbosity. DEBUG is specifically
not recommended other than strictly for debugging SSH communications since it provides
so much data that it is difficult to identify important security information. INFO level is the
basic level that only records login activity of SSH users. In many situations, such as Incident
Response, it is important to determine when a particular user was active on a system. The
logout record can eliminate those users who disconnected, which helps narrow the field. | Severity: | low | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_sshd_set_loglevel_info | Identifiers: | CCE-90121-5 | References: | | |
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Rule
Distribute the SSH Server configuration to multiple files in a config directory.
[ref] | Make sure to have the Include /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/*.conf line in the /etc/ssh/sshd_config file.
Ideally, don't have any active configuration directives in that file, and distribute the service configuration
to several files in the /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d directory. | Rationale: | This form of distributed configuration is considered as a good practice, and as other sshd rules assume that directives in files in the /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d config directory are effective, there has to be a rule that ensures this.
Aside from that, having multiple configuration files makes the SSH Server configuration changes easier to partition according to the reason that they were introduced, and therefore it should help to perform merges of hardening updates. | Severity: | medium | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_sshd_use_directory_configuration | Identifiers: | CCE-87449-5 | References: | | |
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Group
System Accounting with auditd
Group contains 7 groups and 27 rules |
[ref]
The audit service provides substantial capabilities
for recording system activities. By default, the service audits about
SELinux AVC denials and certain types of security-relevant events
such as system logins, account modifications, and authentication
events performed by programs such as sudo.
Under its default configuration, auditd has modest disk space
requirements, and should not noticeably impact system performance.
NOTE: The Linux Audit daemon auditd can be configured to use
the augenrules program to read audit rules files ( *.rules )
located in /etc/audit/rules.d location and compile them to create
the resulting form of the /etc/audit/audit.rules configuration file
during the daemon startup (default configuration). Alternatively, the auditd
daemon can use the auditctl utility to read audit rules from the
/etc/audit/audit.rules configuration file during daemon startup,
and load them into the kernel. The expected behavior is configured via the
appropriate ExecStart directive setting in the
/usr/lib/systemd/system/audit-rules.service configuration file.
To instruct the auditd daemon to use the augenrules program
to read audit rules (default configuration), use the following setting:
ExecStart=/sbin/augenrules --load
in the /usr/lib/systemd/system/audit-rules.service configuration file.
In order to instruct the auditd daemon to use the auditctl
utility to read audit rules, use the following setting:
ExecStart=/sbin/auditctl -R /etc/audit/audit.rules
in the /usr/lib/systemd/system/audit-rules.service configuration file.
Refer to [Service] section of the /usr/lib/systemd/system/audit-rules.service
configuration file for further details.
Government networks often have substantial auditing
requirements and auditd can be configured to meet these
requirements.
Examining some example audit records demonstrates how the Linux audit system
satisfies common requirements.
The following example from Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Documentation available at
https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/7/html-single/selinux_users_and_administrators_guide/index#sect-Security-Enhanced_Linux-Fixing_Problems-Raw_Audit_Messages
shows the substantial amount of information captured in a
two typical "raw" audit messages, followed by a breakdown of the most important
fields. In this example the message is SELinux-related and reports an AVC
denial (and the associated system call) that occurred when the Apache HTTP
Server attempted to access the /var/www/html/file1 file (labeled with
the samba_share_t type):
type=AVC msg=audit(1226874073.147:96): avc: denied { getattr } for pid=2465 comm="httpd"
path="/var/www/html/file1" dev=dm-0 ino=284133 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:httpd_t:s0
tcontext=unconfined_u:object_r:samba_share_t:s0 tclass=file
type=SYSCALL msg=audit(1226874073.147:96): arch=40000003 syscall=196 success=no exit=-13
a0=b98df198 a1=bfec85dc a2=54dff4 a3=2008171 items=0 ppid=2463 pid=2465 auid=502 uid=48
gid=48 euid=48 suid=48 fsuid=48 egid=48 sgid=48 fsgid=48 tty=(none) ses=6 comm="httpd"
exe="/usr/sbin/httpd" subj=unconfined_u:system_r:httpd_t:s0 key=(null)
msg=audit(1226874073.147:96) - The number in parentheses is the unformatted time stamp (Epoch time)
for the event, which can be converted to standard time by using the
date command.
{ getattr } - The item in braces indicates the permission that was denied.
getattr
indicates the source process was trying to read the target file's status information.
This occurs before reading files. This action is denied due to the file being
accessed having the wrong label. Commonly seen permissions include getattr ,
read , and write .
comm="httpd" - The executable that launched the process. The full path of the executable is
found in the
exe= section of the system call (SYSCALL ) message,
which in this case, is exe="/usr/sbin/httpd" .
path="/var/www/html/file1" - The path to the object (target) the process attempted to access.
scontext="unconfined_u:system_r:httpd_t:s0" - The SELinux context of the process that attempted the denied action. In
this case, it is the SELinux context of the Apache HTTP Server, which is running
in the
httpd_t domain.
tcontext="unconfined_u:object_r:samba_share_t:s0" - The SELinux context of the object (target) the process attempted to access.
In this case, it is the SELinux context of
file1 . Note: the samba_share_t
type is not accessible to processes running in the httpd_t domain.
- From the system call (
SYSCALL ) message, two items are of interest:
success=no : indicates whether the denial (AVC) was enforced or not.
success=no indicates the system call was not successful (SELinux denied
access). success=yes indicates the system call was successful - this can
be seen for permissive domains or unconfined domains, such as initrc_t
and kernel_t .
exe="/usr/sbin/httpd" : the full path to the executable that launched
the process, which in this case, is exe="/usr/sbin/httpd" .
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Group
Configure auditd Rules for Comprehensive Auditing
Group contains 5 groups and 20 rules |
[ref]
The auditd program can perform comprehensive
monitoring of system activity. This section describes recommended
configuration settings for comprehensive auditing, but a full
description of the auditing system's capabilities is beyond the
scope of this guide. The mailing list linux-audit@redhat.com exists
to facilitate community discussion of the auditing system.
The audit subsystem supports extensive collection of events, including:
- Tracing of arbitrary system calls (identified by name or number)
on entry or exit.
- Filtering by PID, UID, call success, system call argument (with
some limitations), etc.
- Monitoring of specific files for modifications to the file's
contents or metadata.
Auditing rules at startup are controlled by the file /etc/audit/audit.rules .
Add rules to it to meet the auditing requirements for your organization.
Each line in /etc/audit/audit.rules represents a series of arguments
that can be passed to auditctl and can be individually tested
during runtime. See documentation in /usr/share/doc/audit-VERSION
and
in the related man pages for more details.
If copying any example audit rulesets from /usr/share/doc/audit-VERSION ,
be sure to comment out the
lines containing arch= which are not appropriate for your system's
architecture. Then review and understand the following rules,
ensuring rules are activated as needed for the appropriate
architecture.
After reviewing all the rules, reading the following sections, and
editing as needed, the new rules can be activated as follows:
$ sudo service auditd restart
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Group
Record Events that Modify the System's Discretionary Access Controls
Group contains 2 rules |
[ref]
At a minimum, the audit system should collect file permission
changes for all users and root. Note that the "-F arch=b32" lines should be
present even on a 64 bit system. These commands identify system calls for
auditing. Even if the system is 64 bit it can still execute 32 bit system
calls. Additionally, these rules can be configured in a number of ways while
still achieving the desired effect. An example of this is that the "-S" calls
could be split up and placed on separate lines, however, this is less efficient.
Add the following to /etc/audit/audit.rules :
-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S chmod,fchmod,fchmodat -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod
-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S chown,fchown,fchownat,lchown -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod
-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S setxattr,lsetxattr,fsetxattr,removexattr,lremovexattr,fremovexattr -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod
If your system is 64 bit then these lines should be duplicated and the
arch=b32 replaced with arch=b64 as follows:
-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S chmod,fchmod,fchmodat -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod
-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S chown,fchown,fchownat,lchown -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod
-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S setxattr,lsetxattr,fsetxattr,removexattr,lremovexattr,fremovexattr -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod
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Rule
Record Events that Modify the System's Discretionary Access Controls - chmod
[ref] | At a minimum, the audit system should collect file permission
changes for all users and root. If the auditd daemon is configured to
use the augenrules program to read audit rules during daemon startup
(the default), add the following line to a file with suffix .rules in
the directory /etc/audit/rules.d :
-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S chmod -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod
If the system is 64 bit then also add the following line:
-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S chmod -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod
If the auditd daemon is configured to use the auditctl
utility to read audit rules during daemon startup, add the following line to
/etc/audit/audit.rules file:
-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S chmod -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod
If the system is 64 bit then also add the following line:
-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S chmod -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod
Warning:
Note that these rules can be configured in a
number of ways while still achieving the desired effect. Here the system calls
have been placed independent of other system calls. Grouping these system
calls with others as identifying earlier in this guide is more efficient. | Rationale: | The changing of file permissions could indicate that a user is attempting to
gain access to information that would otherwise be disallowed. Auditing DAC modifications
can facilitate the identification of patterns of abuse among both authorized and
unauthorized users. | Severity: | medium | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_audit_rules_dac_modification_chmod | Identifiers: | CCE-90466-4 | References: | cis-csc | 1, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 | cjis | 5.4.1.1 | cobit5 | APO10.01, APO10.03, APO10.04, APO10.05, APO11.04, APO12.06, APO13.01, BAI03.05, BAI08.02, DSS01.03, DSS01.04, DSS02.02, DSS02.04, DSS02.07, DSS03.01, DSS03.05, DSS05.02, DSS05.03, DSS05.04, DSS05.05, DSS05.07, MEA01.01, MEA01.02, MEA01.03, MEA01.04, MEA01.05, MEA02.01 | cui | 3.1.7 | disa | CCI-000172, CCI-000130, CCI-000135, CCI-000169, CCI-002884 | hipaa | 164.308(a)(1)(ii)(D), 164.308(a)(3)(ii)(A), 164.308(a)(5)(ii)(C), 164.312(a)(2)(i), 164.312(b), 164.312(d), 164.312(e) | isa-62443-2009 | 4.2.3.10, 4.3.2.6.7, 4.3.3.3.9, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.4.4.7, 4.3.4.5.6, 4.3.4.5.7, 4.3.4.5.8, 4.4.2.1, 4.4.2.2, 4.4.2.4 | isa-62443-2013 | SR 1.13, SR 2.10, SR 2.11, SR 2.12, SR 2.6, SR 2.8, SR 2.9, SR 3.1, SR 3.5, SR 3.8, SR 4.1, SR 4.3, SR 5.1, SR 5.2, SR 5.3, SR 6.1, SR 6.2, SR 7.1, SR 7.6 | iso27001-2013 | A.11.2.6, A.12.4.1, A.12.4.2, A.12.4.3, A.12.4.4, A.12.7.1, A.13.1.1, A.13.2.1, A.14.1.3, A.14.2.7, A.15.2.1, A.15.2.2, A.16.1.4, A.16.1.5, A.16.1.7, A.6.2.1, A.6.2.2 | nist | AU-2(d), AU-12(c), CM-6(a) | nist-csf | DE.AE-3, DE.AE-5, DE.CM-1, DE.CM-3, DE.CM-7, ID.SC-4, PR.AC-3, PR.PT-1, PR.PT-4, RS.AN-1, RS.AN-4 | pcidss | Req-10.5.5 | os-srg | SRG-OS-000037-GPOS-00015, SRG-OS-000042-GPOS-00020, SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031, SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172, SRG-OS-000462-GPOS-00206, SRG-OS-000471-GPOS-00215, SRG-OS-000064-GPOS-00033, SRG-OS-000466-GPOS-00210, SRG-OS-000458-GPOS-00203 | app-srg-ctr | SRG-APP-000091-CTR-000160, SRG-APP-000492-CTR-001220, SRG-APP-000493-CTR-001225, SRG-APP-000494-CTR-001230, SRG-APP-000500-CTR-001260, SRG-APP-000507-CTR-001295, SRG-APP-000495-CTR-001235, SRG-APP-000499-CTR-001255 | anssi | R73 | cis | 6.3.3.9 | pcidss4 | 10.3.4, 10.3 |
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Rule
Record Events that Modify the System's Discretionary Access Controls - chown
[ref] | At a minimum, the audit system should collect file permission
changes for all users and root. If the auditd daemon is configured to
use the augenrules program to read audit rules during daemon startup
(the default), add the following line to a file with suffix .rules in
the directory /etc/audit/rules.d :
-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S chown -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod
If the system is 64 bit then also add the following line:
-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S chown -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod
If the auditd daemon is configured to use the auditctl
utility to read audit rules during daemon startup, add the following line to
/etc/audit/audit.rules file:
-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S chown -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod
If the system is 64 bit then also add the following line:
-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S chown -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=perm_mod
Warning:
Note that these rules can be configured in a
number of ways while still achieving the desired effect. Here the system calls
have been placed independent of other system calls. Grouping these system
calls with others as identifying earlier in this guide is more efficient. | Rationale: | The changing of file permissions could indicate that a user is attempting to
gain access to information that would otherwise be disallowed. Auditing DAC modifications
can facilitate the identification of patterns of abuse among both authorized and
unauthorized users. | Severity: | medium | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_audit_rules_dac_modification_chown | Identifiers: | CCE-89540-9 | References: | cis-csc | 1, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 | cjis | 5.4.1.1 | cobit5 | APO10.01, APO10.03, APO10.04, APO10.05, APO11.04, APO12.06, APO13.01, BAI03.05, BAI08.02, DSS01.03, DSS01.04, DSS02.02, DSS02.04, DSS02.07, DSS03.01, DSS03.05, DSS05.02, DSS05.03, DSS05.04, DSS05.05, DSS05.07, MEA01.01, MEA01.02, MEA01.03, MEA01.04, MEA01.05, MEA02.01 | cui | 3.1.7 | disa | CCI-000172, CCI-000130, CCI-000135, CCI-000169, CCI-002884 | hipaa | 164.308(a)(1)(ii)(D), 164.308(a)(3)(ii)(A), 164.308(a)(5)(ii)(C), 164.312(a)(2)(i), 164.312(b), 164.312(d), 164.312(e) | isa-62443-2009 | 4.2.3.10, 4.3.2.6.7, 4.3.3.3.9, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.4.4.7, 4.3.4.5.6, 4.3.4.5.7, 4.3.4.5.8, 4.4.2.1, 4.4.2.2, 4.4.2.4 | isa-62443-2013 | SR 1.13, SR 2.10, SR 2.11, SR 2.12, SR 2.6, SR 2.8, SR 2.9, SR 3.1, SR 3.5, SR 3.8, SR 4.1, SR 4.3, SR 5.1, SR 5.2, SR 5.3, SR 6.1, SR 6.2, SR 7.1, SR 7.6 | iso27001-2013 | A.11.2.6, A.12.4.1, A.12.4.2, A.12.4.3, A.12.4.4, A.12.7.1, A.13.1.1, A.13.2.1, A.14.1.3, A.14.2.7, A.15.2.1, A.15.2.2, A.16.1.4, A.16.1.5, A.16.1.7, A.6.2.1, A.6.2.2 | nist | AU-2(d), AU-12(c), CM-6(a) | nist-csf | DE.AE-3, DE.AE-5, DE.CM-1, DE.CM-3, DE.CM-7, ID.SC-4, PR.AC-3, PR.PT-1, PR.PT-4, RS.AN-1, RS.AN-4 | pcidss | Req-10.5.5 | os-srg | SRG-OS-000037-GPOS-00015, SRG-OS-000042-GPOS-00020, SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031, SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172, SRG-OS-000462-GPOS-00206, SRG-OS-000471-GPOS-00215, SRG-OS-000064-GPOS-00033, SRG-OS-000466-GPOS-00210, SRG-OS-000458-GPOS-00203, SRG-OS-000474-GPOS-00219 | app-srg-ctr | SRG-APP-000091-CTR-000160, SRG-APP-000492-CTR-001220, SRG-APP-000493-CTR-001225, SRG-APP-000494-CTR-001230, SRG-APP-000500-CTR-001260, SRG-APP-000507-CTR-001295, SRG-APP-000495-CTR-001235, SRG-APP-000499-CTR-001255 | anssi | R73 | cis | 6.3.3.9 | pcidss4 | 10.3.4, 10.3 |
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Group
Record Execution Attempts to Run SELinux Privileged Commands
Group contains 6 rules |
[ref]
At a minimum, the audit system should collect the execution of
SELinux privileged commands for all users and root. |
Rule
Record Any Attempts to Run chcon
[ref] | At a minimum, the audit system should collect any execution attempt
of the chcon command for all users and root. If the auditd
daemon is configured to use the augenrules program to read audit rules
during daemon startup (the default), add the following lines to a file with suffix
.rules in the directory /etc/audit/rules.d :
-a always,exit -F path=/usr/bin/chcon -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=privileged
If the auditd daemon is configured to use the auditctl
utility to read audit rules during daemon startup, add the following lines to
/etc/audit/audit.rules file:
-a always,exit -F path=/usr/bin/chcon -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=privileged
| Rationale: | Misuse of privileged functions, either intentionally or unintentionally by
authorized users, or by unauthorized external entities that have compromised system accounts,
is a serious and ongoing concern and can have significant adverse impacts on organizations.
Auditing the use of privileged functions is one way to detect such misuse and identify
the risk from insider and advanced persistent threats.
Privileged programs are subject to escalation-of-privilege attacks,
which attempt to subvert their normal role of providing some necessary but
limited capability. As such, motivation exists to monitor these programs for
unusual activity. | Severity: | medium | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_audit_rules_execution_chcon | Identifiers: | CCE-87762-1 | References: | cis-csc | 1, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 | cobit5 | APO10.01, APO10.03, APO10.04, APO10.05, APO11.04, BAI03.05, DSS01.03, DSS03.05, DSS05.02, DSS05.04, DSS05.05, DSS05.07, MEA01.01, MEA01.02, MEA01.03, MEA01.04, MEA01.05, MEA02.01 | cui | 3.1.7 | disa | CCI-000172, CCI-000130, CCI-000135, CCI-000169, CCI-002884 | hipaa | 164.308(a)(1)(ii)(D), 164.308(a)(3)(ii)(A), 164.308(a)(5)(ii)(C), 164.312(a)(2)(i), 164.312(b), 164.312(d), 164.312(e) | isa-62443-2009 | 4.3.2.6.7, 4.3.3.3.9, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.4.4.7, 4.4.2.1, 4.4.2.2, 4.4.2.4 | isa-62443-2013 | SR 2.10, SR 2.11, SR 2.12, SR 2.8, SR 2.9, SR 6.1, SR 6.2 | iso27001-2013 | A.12.4.1, A.12.4.2, A.12.4.3, A.12.4.4, A.12.7.1, A.14.2.7, A.15.2.1, A.15.2.2 | nist | AU-2(d), AU-12(c), AC-6(9), CM-6(a) | nist-csf | DE.CM-1, DE.CM-3, DE.CM-7, ID.SC-4, PR.PT-1 | os-srg | SRG-OS-000037-GPOS-00015, SRG-OS-000042-GPOS-00020, SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031, SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172, SRG-OS-000462-GPOS-00206, SRG-OS-000468-GPOS-00212, SRG-OS-000471-GPOS-00215, SRG-OS-000463-GPOS-00207, SRG-OS-000465-GPOS-00209 | app-srg-ctr | SRG-APP-000495-CTR-001235, SRG-APP-000496-CTR-001240, SRG-APP-000497-CTR-001245, SRG-APP-000498-CTR-001250, SRG-APP-000501-CTR-001265, SRG-APP-000502-CTR-001270 | cis | 6.3.3.15 |
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Rule
Record Any Attempts to Run restorecon
[ref] | At a minimum, the audit system should collect any execution attempt
of the restorecon command for all users and root. If the auditd
daemon is configured to use the augenrules program to read audit rules
during daemon startup (the default), add the following lines to a file with suffix
.rules in the directory /etc/audit/rules.d :
-a always,exit -F path=/usr/sbin/restorecon -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=privileged
If the auditd daemon is configured to use the auditctl
utility to read audit rules during daemon startup, add the following lines to
/etc/audit/audit.rules file:
-a always,exit -F path=/usr/sbin/restorecon -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=privileged
| Rationale: | Misuse of privileged functions, either intentionally or unintentionally by
authorized users, or by unauthorized external entities that have compromised system accounts,
is a serious and ongoing concern and can have significant adverse impacts on organizations.
Auditing the use of privileged functions is one way to detect such misuse and identify
the risk from insider and advanced persistent threats.
Privileged programs are subject to escalation-of-privilege attacks,
which attempt to subvert their normal role of providing some necessary but
limited capability. As such, motivation exists to monitor these programs for
unusual activity. | Severity: | medium | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_audit_rules_execution_restorecon | Identifiers: | CCE-87531-0 | References: | cis-csc | 1, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 | cobit5 | APO10.01, APO10.03, APO10.04, APO10.05, APO11.04, BAI03.05, DSS01.03, DSS03.05, DSS05.02, DSS05.04, DSS05.05, DSS05.07, MEA01.01, MEA01.02, MEA01.03, MEA01.04, MEA01.05, MEA02.01 | cui | 3.1.7 | disa | CCI-000172, CCI-002884 | hipaa | 164.308(a)(1)(ii)(D), 164.308(a)(3)(ii)(A), 164.308(a)(5)(ii)(C), 164.312(a)(2)(i), 164.312(b), 164.312(d), 164.312(e) | isa-62443-2009 | 4.3.2.6.7, 4.3.3.3.9, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.4.4.7, 4.4.2.1, 4.4.2.2, 4.4.2.4 | isa-62443-2013 | SR 2.10, SR 2.11, SR 2.12, SR 2.8, SR 2.9, SR 6.1, SR 6.2 | iso27001-2013 | A.12.4.1, A.12.4.2, A.12.4.3, A.12.4.4, A.12.7.1, A.14.2.7, A.15.2.1, A.15.2.2 | nist | AU-2(d), AU-12(c), AC-6(9), CM-6(a) | nist-csf | DE.CM-1, DE.CM-3, DE.CM-7, ID.SC-4, PR.PT-1 | os-srg | SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172, SRG-OS-000463-GPOS-00207, SRG-OS-000465-GPOS-00209 |
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Rule
Record Any Attempts to Run semanage
[ref] | At a minimum, the audit system should collect any execution attempt
of the semanage command for all users and root. If the auditd
daemon is configured to use the augenrules program to read audit rules
during daemon startup (the default), add the following lines to a file with suffix
.rules in the directory /etc/audit/rules.d :
-a always,exit -F path=/usr/sbin/semanage -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=privileged
If the auditd daemon is configured to use the auditctl
utility to read audit rules during daemon startup, add the following lines to
/etc/audit/audit.rules file:
-a always,exit -F path=/usr/sbin/semanage -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=privileged
| Rationale: | Misuse of privileged functions, either intentionally or unintentionally by
authorized users, or by unauthorized external entities that have compromised system accounts,
is a serious and ongoing concern and can have significant adverse impacts on organizations.
Auditing the use of privileged functions is one way to detect such misuse and identify
the risk from insider and advanced persistent threats.
Privileged programs are subject to escalation-of-privilege attacks,
which attempt to subvert their normal role of providing some necessary but
limited capability. As such, motivation exists to monitor these programs for
unusual activity. | Severity: | medium | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_audit_rules_execution_semanage | Identifiers: | CCE-89541-7 | References: | cis-csc | 1, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 | cobit5 | APO10.01, APO10.03, APO10.04, APO10.05, APO11.04, BAI03.05, DSS01.03, DSS03.05, DSS05.02, DSS05.04, DSS05.05, DSS05.07, MEA01.01, MEA01.02, MEA01.03, MEA01.04, MEA01.05, MEA02.01 | cui | 3.1.7 | disa | CCI-000172, CCI-000130, CCI-000135, CCI-000169, CCI-002884 | hipaa | 164.308(a)(1)(ii)(D), 164.308(a)(3)(ii)(A), 164.308(a)(5)(ii)(C), 164.312(a)(2)(i), 164.312(b), 164.312(d), 164.312(e) | isa-62443-2009 | 4.3.2.6.7, 4.3.3.3.9, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.4.4.7, 4.4.2.1, 4.4.2.2, 4.4.2.4 | isa-62443-2013 | SR 2.10, SR 2.11, SR 2.12, SR 2.8, SR 2.9, SR 6.1, SR 6.2 | iso27001-2013 | A.12.4.1, A.12.4.2, A.12.4.3, A.12.4.4, A.12.7.1, A.14.2.7, A.15.2.1, A.15.2.2 | nerc-cip | CIP-004-6 R2.2.2, CIP-004-6 R2.2.3, CIP-007-3 R.1.3, CIP-007-3 R5, CIP-007-3 R5.1.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.3, CIP-007-3 R5.2.1, CIP-007-3 R5.2.3 | nist | AC-2(4), AU-2(d), AU-12(c), AC-6(9), CM-6(a) | nist-csf | DE.CM-1, DE.CM-3, DE.CM-7, ID.SC-4, PR.PT-1 | os-srg | SRG-OS-000037-GPOS-00015, SRG-OS-000042-GPOS-00020, SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031, SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172, SRG-OS-000462-GPOS-00206, SRG-OS-000471-GPOS-00215, SRG-OS-000463-GPOS-00207, SRG-OS-000465-GPOS-00209 | app-srg-ctr | SRG-APP-000495-CTR-001235, SRG-APP-000496-CTR-001240, SRG-APP-000497-CTR-001245, SRG-APP-000498-CTR-001250 |
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Rule
Record Any Attempts to Run setfiles
[ref] | At a minimum, the audit system should collect any execution attempt
of the setfiles command for all users and root. If the auditd
daemon is configured to use the augenrules program to read audit rules
during daemon startup (the default), add the following lines to a file with suffix
.rules in the directory /etc/audit/rules.d :
-a always,exit -F path=/usr/sbin/setfiles -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=privileged
If the auditd daemon is configured to use the auditctl
utility to read audit rules during daemon startup, add the following lines to
/etc/audit/audit.rules file:
-a always,exit -F path=/usr/sbin/setfiles -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=privileged
| Rationale: | Misuse of privileged functions, either intentionally or unintentionally by
authorized users, or by unauthorized external entities that have compromised system accounts,
is a serious and ongoing concern and can have significant adverse impacts on organizations.
Auditing the use of privileged functions is one way to detect such misuse and identify
the risk from insider and advanced persistent threats.
Privileged programs are subject to escalation-of-privilege attacks,
which attempt to subvert their normal role of providing some necessary but
limited capability. As such, motivation exists to monitor these programs for
unusual activity. | Severity: | medium | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_audit_rules_execution_setfiles | Identifiers: | CCE-88818-0 | References: | disa | CCI-000172, CCI-000130, CCI-000135, CCI-000169, CCI-002884 | nist | AU-2(d), AU-12(c), AC-6(9), CM-6(a) | os-srg | SRG-OS-000037-GPOS-00015, SRG-OS-000042-GPOS-00020, SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031, SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172, SRG-OS-000462-GPOS-00206, SRG-OS-000471-GPOS-00215, SRG-OS-000463-GPOS-00207, SRG-OS-000465-GPOS-00209 | app-srg-ctr | SRG-APP-000495-CTR-001235, SRG-APP-000496-CTR-001240, SRG-APP-000497-CTR-001245, SRG-APP-000498-CTR-001250 |
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Rule
Record Any Attempts to Run setsebool
[ref] | At a minimum, the audit system should collect any execution attempt
of the setsebool command for all users and root. If the auditd
daemon is configured to use the augenrules program to read audit rules
during daemon startup (the default), add the following lines to a file with suffix
.rules in the directory /etc/audit/rules.d :
-a always,exit -F path=/usr/sbin/setsebool -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=privileged
If the auditd daemon is configured to use the auditctl
utility to read audit rules during daemon startup, add the following lines to
/etc/audit/audit.rules file:
-a always,exit -F path=/usr/sbin/setsebool -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=privileged
| Rationale: | Misuse of privileged functions, either intentionally or unintentionally by
authorized users, or by unauthorized external entities that have compromised system accounts,
is a serious and ongoing concern and can have significant adverse impacts on organizations.
Auditing the use of privileged functions is one way to detect such misuse and identify
the risk from insider and advanced persistent threats.
Privileged programs are subject to escalation-of-privilege attacks,
which attempt to subvert their normal role of providing some necessary but
limited capability. As such, motivation exists to monitor these programs for
unusual activity. | Severity: | medium | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_audit_rules_execution_setsebool | Identifiers: | CCE-87741-5 | References: | cis-csc | 1, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 | cobit5 | APO10.01, APO10.03, APO10.04, APO10.05, APO11.04, BAI03.05, DSS01.03, DSS03.05, DSS05.02, DSS05.04, DSS05.05, DSS05.07, MEA01.01, MEA01.02, MEA01.03, MEA01.04, MEA01.05, MEA02.01 | cui | 3.1.7 | disa | CCI-000172, CCI-000130, CCI-000135, CCI-000169, CCI-002884 | hipaa | 164.308(a)(1)(ii)(D), 164.308(a)(3)(ii)(A), 164.308(a)(5)(ii)(C), 164.312(a)(2)(i), 164.312(b), 164.312(d), 164.312(e) | isa-62443-2009 | 4.3.2.6.7, 4.3.3.3.9, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.4.4.7, 4.4.2.1, 4.4.2.2, 4.4.2.4 | isa-62443-2013 | SR 2.10, SR 2.11, SR 2.12, SR 2.8, SR 2.9, SR 6.1, SR 6.2 | iso27001-2013 | A.12.4.1, A.12.4.2, A.12.4.3, A.12.4.4, A.12.7.1, A.14.2.7, A.15.2.1, A.15.2.2 | nist | AU-2(d), AU-12(c), AC-6(9), CM-6(a) | nist-csf | DE.CM-1, DE.CM-3, DE.CM-7, ID.SC-4, PR.PT-1 | os-srg | SRG-OS-000037-GPOS-00015, SRG-OS-000042-GPOS-00020, SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031, SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172, SRG-OS-000462-GPOS-00206, SRG-OS-000471-GPOS-00215, SRG-OS-000463-GPOS-00207, SRG-OS-000465-GPOS-00209 | app-srg-ctr | SRG-APP-000495-CTR-001235, SRG-APP-000496-CTR-001240, SRG-APP-000497-CTR-001245, SRG-APP-000498-CTR-001250 |
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Rule
Record Any Attempts to Run seunshare
[ref] | At a minimum, the audit system should collect any execution attempt
of the seunshare command for all users and root. If the auditd
daemon is configured to use the augenrules program to read audit rules
during daemon startup (the default), add the following lines to a file with suffix
.rules in the directory /etc/audit/rules.d :
-a always,exit -F path=/usr/sbin/seunshare -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=privileged
If the auditd daemon is configured to use the auditctl
utility to read audit rules during daemon startup, add the following lines to
/etc/audit/audit.rules file:
-a always,exit -F path=/usr/sbin/seunshare -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=privileged
| Rationale: | Misuse of privileged functions, either intentionally or unintentionally by
authorized users, or by unauthorized external entities that have compromised system accounts,
is a serious and ongoing concern and can have significant adverse impacts on organizations.
Auditing the use of privileged functions is one way to detect such misuse and identify
the risk from insider and advanced persistent threats.
Privileged programs are subject to escalation-of-privilege attacks,
which attempt to subvert their normal role of providing some necessary but
limited capability. As such, motivation exists to monitor these programs for
unusual activity. | Severity: | medium | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_audit_rules_execution_seunshare | Identifiers: | CCE-86735-8 | References: | disa | CCI-000172 | nist | AU-2(d), AU-12(c), AC-6(9), CM-6(a) |
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Group
Record Information on Kernel Modules Loading and Unloading
Group contains 1 rule |
[ref]
To capture kernel module loading and unloading events, use following lines, setting ARCH to
either b32 for 32-bit system, or having two lines for both b32 and b64 in case your system is 64-bit:
-a always,exit -F arch=ARCH -S init_module,delete_module -F key=modules
Place to add the lines depends on a way auditd daemon is configured. If it is configured
to use the augenrules program (the default), add the lines to a file with suffix
.rules in the directory /etc/audit/rules.d .
If the auditd daemon is configured to use the auditctl utility,
add the lines to file /etc/audit/audit.rules . |
Rule
Ensure auditd Collects Information on Kernel Module Loading and Unloading
[ref] | To capture kernel module loading and unloading events, use following lines, setting ARCH to
either b32 for 32-bit system, or having two lines for both b32 and b64 in case your system is 64-bit:
-a always,exit -F arch=ARCH -S init_module,finit_module,delete_module -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -F key=modules
The place to add the lines depends on a way auditd daemon is configured. If it is configured
to use the augenrules program (the default), add the lines to a file with suffix
.rules in the directory /etc/audit/rules.d .
If the auditd daemon is configured to use the auditctl utility,
add the lines to file /etc/audit/audit.rules . | Rationale: | The addition/removal of kernel modules can be used to alter the behavior of
the kernel and potentially introduce malicious code into kernel space. It is important
to have an audit trail of modules that have been introduced into the kernel. | Severity: | medium | Rule ID: | xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_audit_rules_kernel_module_loading | Identifiers: | CCE-89198-6 | References: | cis-csc | 1, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 | cjis | 5.4.1.1 | cobit5 | APO10.01, APO10.03, APO10.04, APO10.05, APO11.04, APO12.06, APO13.01, BAI03.05, BAI08.02, DSS01.03, DSS01.04, DSS02.02, DSS02.04, DSS02.07, DSS03.01, DSS03.05, DSS05.02, DSS05.03, DSS05.04, DSS05.05, DSS05.07, MEA01.01, MEA01.02, MEA01.03, MEA01.04, MEA01.05, MEA02.01 | cui | 3.1.7 | disa | CCI-000172 | isa-62443-2009 | 4.2.3.10, 4.3.2.6.7, 4.3.3.3.9, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.4.4.7, 4.3.4.5.6, 4.3.4.5.7, 4.3.4.5.8, 4.4.2.1, 4.4.2.2, 4.4.2.4 | isa-62443-2013 | SR 1.13, SR 2.10, SR 2.11, SR 2.12, SR 2.6, SR 2.8, SR 2.9, SR 3.1, SR 3.5, SR 3.8, SR 4.1, SR 4.3, SR 5.1, SR 5.2, SR 5.3, SR 6.1, SR 6.2, SR 7.1, SR 7.6 | iso27001-2013 | A.11.2.6, A.12.4.1, A.12.4.2, A.12.4.3, A.12.4.4, A.12.7.1, A.13.1.1, A.13.2.1, A.14.1.3, A.14.2.7, A.15.2.1, A.15.2.2, A.16.1.4, A.16.1.5, A.16.1.7, A.6.2.1, A.6.2.2 | nist | AU-2(d), AU-12(c), AC-6(9), CM-6(a) | nist-csf | DE.AE-3, DE.AE-5, DE.CM-1, DE.CM-3, DE.CM-7, ID.SC-4, PR.AC-3, PR.PT-1, PR.PT-4, RS.AN-1, RS.AN-4 | pcidss | Req-10.2.7 |
| Remediation Ansible snippet ⇲Complexity: | low |
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Disruption: | low |
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Reboot: | true |
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Strategy: | restrict |
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- name: Gather the package facts
package_facts:
manager: auto
tags:
- CCE-89198-6
- CJIS-5.4.1.1
- NIST-800-171-3.1.7
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(9)
- NIST-800-53-AU-12(c)
- NIST-800-53-AU-2(d)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- PCI-DSS-Req-10.2.7
- audit_rules_kernel_module_loading
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- restrict_strategy
- name: Set architecture for audit tasks
set_fact:
audit_arch: b64
when:
- '"audit" in ansible_facts.packages'
- '"kernel" in ansible_facts.packages'
- ansible_architecture == "aarch64" or ansible_architecture == "ppc64" or ansible_architecture
== "ppc64le" or ansible_architecture == "s390x" or ansible_architecture == "x86_64"
tags:
- CCE-89198-6
- CJIS-5.4.1.1
- NIST-800-171-3.1.7
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(9)
- NIST-800-53-AU-12(c)
- NIST-800-53-AU-2(d)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- PCI-DSS-Req-10.2.7
- audit_rules_kernel_module_loading
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- restrict_strategy
- name: Perform remediation of Audit rules for kernel module loading for 32bit platform
block:
- name: Declare list of syscalls
set_fact:
syscalls:
- init_module
- delete_module
- finit_module
syscall_grouping:
- init_module
- delete_module
- finit_module
- name: Check existence of init_module, delete_module, finit_module in /etc/audit/rules.d/
find:
paths: /etc/audit/rules.d
contains: -a always,exit -F arch=b32(( -S |,)\w+)*(( -S |,){{ item }})+(( -S
|,)\w+)* -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset (-k\s+|-F\s+key=)\S+\s*$
patterns: '*.rules'
register: find_command
loop: '{{ (syscall_grouping + syscalls) | unique }}'
- name: Reset syscalls found per file
set_fact:
syscalls_per_file: {}
found_paths_dict: {}
- name: Declare syscalls found per file
set_fact: syscalls_per_file="{{ syscalls_per_file | combine( {item.files[0].path
:[item.item] + syscalls_per_file.get(item.files[0].path, []) } ) }}"
loop: '{{ find_command.results | selectattr(''matched'') | list }}'
- name: Declare files where syscalls were found
set_fact: found_paths="{{ find_command.results | map(attribute='files') | flatten
| map(attribute='path') | list }}"
- name: Count occurrences of syscalls in paths
set_fact: found_paths_dict="{{ found_paths_dict | combine({ item:1+found_paths_dict.get(item,
0) }) }}"
loop: '{{ find_command.results | map(attribute=''files'') | flatten | map(attribute=''path'')
| list }}'
- name: Get path with most syscalls
set_fact: audit_file="{{ (found_paths_dict | dict2items() | sort(attribute='value')
| last).key }}"
when: found_paths | length >= 1
- name: No file with syscall found, set path to /etc/audit/rules.d/modules.rules
set_fact: audit_file="/etc/audit/rules.d/modules.rules"
when: found_paths | length == 0
- name: Declare found syscalls
set_fact: syscalls_found="{{ find_command.results | selectattr('matched') | map(attribute='item')
| list }}"
- name: Declare missing syscalls
set_fact: missing_syscalls="{{ syscalls | difference(syscalls_found) }}"
- name: Replace the audit rule in {{ audit_file }}
lineinfile:
path: '{{ audit_file }}'
regexp: (-a always,exit -F arch=b32)(?=.*(?:(?:-S |,)(?:{{ syscalls_per_file[audit_file]
| join("|") }}))\b)((?:( -S |,)\w+)+)( -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset (?:-k
|-F key=)\w+)
line: \1\2\3{{ missing_syscalls | join("\3") }}\4
backrefs: true
state: present
when: syscalls_found | length > 0 and missing_syscalls | length > 0
- name: Add the audit rule to {{ audit_file }}
lineinfile:
path: '{{ audit_file }}'
line: -a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S {{ syscalls | join(',') }} -F auid>=1000
-F auid!=unset -F key=modules
create: true
mode: o-rwx
state: present
when: syscalls_found | length == 0
- name: Declare list of syscalls
set_fact:
syscalls:
- init_module
- delete_module
- finit_module
syscall_grouping:
- init_module
- delete_module
- finit_module
- name: Check existence of init_module, delete_module, finit_module in /etc/audit/audit.rules
find:
paths: /etc/audit
contains: -a always,exit -F arch=b32(( -S |,)\w+)*(( -S |,){{ item }})+(( -S
|,)\w+)* -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset (-k\s+|-F\s+key=)\S+\s*$
patterns: audit.rules
register: find_command
loop: '{{ (syscall_grouping + syscalls) | unique }}'
- name: Set path to /etc/audit/audit.rules
set_fact: audit_file="/etc/audit/audit.rules"
- name: Declare found syscalls
set_fact: syscalls_found="{{ find_command.results | selectattr('matched') | map(attribute='item')
| list }}"
- name: Declare missing syscalls
set_fact: missing_syscalls="{{ syscalls | difference(syscalls_found) }}"
- name: Replace the audit rule in {{ audit_file }}
lineinfile:
path: '{{ audit_file }}'
regexp: (-a always,exit -F arch=b32)(?=.*(?:(?:-S |,)(?:{{ syscalls_found |
join("|") }}))\b)((?:( -S |,)\w+)+)( -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset (?:-k |-F
key=)\w+)
line: \1\2\3{{ missing_syscalls | join("\3") }}\4
backrefs: true
state: present
when: syscalls_found | length > 0 and missing_syscalls | length > 0
- name: Add the audit rule to {{ audit_file }}
lineinfile:
path: '{{ audit_file }}'
line: -a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S {{ syscalls | join(',') }} -F auid>=1000
-F auid!=unset -F key=modules
create: true
mode: o-rwx
state: present
when: syscalls_found | length == 0
when:
- '"audit" in ansible_facts.packages'
- '"kernel" in ansible_facts.packages'
tags:
- CCE-89198-6
- CJIS-5.4.1.1
- NIST-800-171-3.1.7
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(9)
- NIST-800-53-AU-12(c)
- NIST-800-53-AU-2(d)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- PCI-DSS-Req-10.2.7
- audit_rules_kernel_module_loading
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- restrict_strategy
- name: Perform remediation of Audit rules for kernel module loading for 64bit platform
block:
- name: Declare list of syscalls
set_fact:
syscalls:
- init_module
- delete_module
- finit_module
syscall_grouping:
- init_module
- delete_module
- finit_module
- name: Check existence of init_module, delete_module, finit_module in /etc/audit/rules.d/
find:
paths: /etc/audit/rules.d
contains: -a always,exit -F arch=b64(( -S |,)\w+)*(( -S |,){{ item }})+(( -S
|,)\w+)* -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset (-k\s+|-F\s+key=)\S+\s*$
patterns: '*.rules'
register: find_command
loop: '{{ (syscall_grouping + syscalls) | unique }}'
- name: Reset syscalls found per file
set_fact:
syscalls_per_file: {}
found_paths_dict: {}
- name: Declare syscalls found per file
set_fact: syscalls_per_file="{{ syscalls_per_file | combine( {item.files[0].path
:[item.item] + syscalls_per_file.get(item.files[0].path, []) } ) }}"
loop: '{{ find_command.results | selectattr(''matched'') | list }}'
- name: Declare files where syscalls were found
set_fact: found_paths="{{ find_command.results | map(attribute='files') | flatten
| map(attribute='path') | list }}"
- name: Count occurrences of syscalls in paths
set_fact: found_paths_dict="{{ found_paths_dict | combine({ item:1+found_paths_dict.get(item,
0) }) }}"
loop: '{{ find_command.results | map(attribute=''files'') | flatten | map(attribute=''path'')
| list }}'
- name: Get path with most syscalls
set_fact: audit_file="{{ (found_paths_dict | dict2items() | sort(attribute='value')
| last).key }}"
when: found_paths | length >= 1
- name: No file with syscall found, set path to /etc/audit/rules.d/modules.rules
set_fact: audit_file="/etc/audit/rules.d/modules.rules"
when: found_paths | length == 0
- name: Declare found syscalls
set_fact: syscalls_found="{{ find_command.results | selectattr('matched') | map(attribute='item')
| list }}"
- name: Declare missing syscalls
set_fact: missing_syscalls="{{ syscalls | difference(syscalls_found) }}"
- name: Replace the audit rule in {{ audit_file }}
lineinfile:
path: '{{ audit_file }}'
regexp: (-a always,exit -F arch=b64)(?=.*(?:(?:-S |,)(?:{{ syscalls_per_file[audit_file]
| join("|") }}))\b)((?:( -S |,)\w+)+)( -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset (?:-k
|-F key=)\w+)
line: \1\2\3{{ missing_syscalls | join("\3") }}\4
backrefs: true
state: present
when: syscalls_found | length > 0 and missing_syscalls | length > 0
- name: Add the audit rule to {{ audit_file }}
lineinfile:
path: '{{ audit_file }}'
line: -a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S {{ syscalls | join(',') }} -F auid>=1000
-F auid!=unset -F key=modules
create: true
mode: o-rwx
state: present
when: syscalls_found | length == 0
- name: Declare list of syscalls
set_fact:
syscalls:
- init_module
- delete_module
- finit_module
syscall_grouping:
- init_module
- delete_module
- finit_module
- name: Check existence of init_module, delete_module, finit_module in /etc/audit/audit.rules
find:
paths: /etc/audit
contains: -a always,exit -F arch=b64(( -S |,)\w+)*(( -S |,){{ item }})+(( -S
|,)\w+)* -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset (-k\s+|-F\s+key=)\S+\s*$
patterns: audit.rules
register: find_command
loop: '{{ (syscall_grouping + syscalls) | unique }}'
- name: Set path to /etc/audit/audit.rules
set_fact: audit_file="/etc/audit/audit.rules"
- name: Declare found syscalls
set_fact: syscalls_found="{{ find_command.results | selectattr('matched') | map(attribute='item')
| list }}"
- name: Declare missing syscalls
set_fact: missing_syscalls="{{ syscalls | difference(syscalls_found) }}"
- name: Replace the audit rule in {{ audit_file }}
lineinfile:
path: '{{ audit_file }}'
regexp: (-a always,exit -F arch=b64)(?=.*(?:(?:-S |,)(?:{{ syscalls_found |
join("|") }}))\b)((?:( -S |,)\w+)+)( -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset (?:-k |-F
key=)\w+)
line: \1\2\3{{ missing_syscalls | join("\3") }}\4
backrefs: true
state: present
when: syscalls_found | length > 0 and missing_syscalls | length > 0
- name: Add the audit rule to {{ audit_file }}
lineinfile:
path: '{{ audit_file }}'
line: -a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S {{ syscalls | join(',') }} -F auid>=1000
-F auid!=unset -F key=modules
create: true
mode: o-rwx
state: present
when: syscalls_found | length == 0
when:
- '"audit" in ansible_facts.packages'
- '"kernel" in ansible_facts.packages'
- audit_arch == "b64"
tags:
- CCE-89198-6
- CJIS-5.4.1.1
- NIST-800-171-3.1.7
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(9)
- NIST-800-53-AU-12(c)
- NIST-800-53-AU-2(d)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- PCI-DSS-Req-10.2.7
- audit_rules_kernel_module_loading
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- restrict_strategy
Remediation Shell script ⇲# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if rpm --quiet -q audit && rpm --quiet -q kernel; then
# First perform the remediation of the syscall rule
# Retrieve hardware architecture of the underlying system
# Note: 32-bit and 64-bit kernel syscall numbers not always line up =>
# it's required on a 64-bit system to check also for the presence
# of 32-bit's equivalent of the corresponding rule.
# (See `man 7 audit.rules` for details )
[ "$(getconf LONG_BIT)" = "32" ] && RULE_ARCHS=("b32") || RULE_ARCHS=("b32" "b64")
for ARCH in "${RULE_ARCHS[@]}"
do
ACTION_ARCH_FILTERS="-a always,exit -F arch=$ARCH"
OTHER_FILTERS=""
AUID_FILTERS="-F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset"
SYSCALL="init_module finit_module delete_module"
KEY="modules"
SYSCALL_GROUPING="init_module finit_module delete_module"
# Perform the remediation for both possible tools: 'auditctl' and 'augenrules'
unset syscall_a
unset syscall_grouping
unset syscall_string
unset syscall
unset file_to_edit
unset rule_to_edit
unset rule_syscalls_to_edit
unset other_string
unset auid_string
unset full_rule
# Load macro arguments into arrays
read -a syscall_a <<< $SYSCALL
read -a syscall_grouping <<< $SYSCALL_GROUPING
# Create a list of audit *.rules files that should be inspected for presence and correctness
# of a particular audit rule. The scheme is as follows:
#
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Tool used to load audit rules | Rule already defined | Audit rules file to inspect |
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# auditctl | Doesn't matter | /etc/audit/audit.rules |
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# augenrules | Yes | /etc/audit/rules.d/*.rules |
# augenrules | No | /etc/audit/rules.d/$key.rules |
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#
files_to_inspect=()
# If audit tool is 'augenrules', then check if the audit rule is defined
# If rule is defined, add '/etc/audit/rules.d/*.rules' to the list for inspection
# If rule isn't defined yet, add '/etc/audit/rules.d/$key.rules' to the list for inspection
default_file="/etc/audit/rules.d/$KEY.rules"
# As other_filters may include paths, lets use a different delimiter for it
# The "F" script expression tells sed to print the filenames where the expressions matched
readarray -t files_to_inspect < <(sed -s -n -e "/^$ACTION_ARCH_FILTERS/!d" -e "\#$OTHER_FILTERS#!d" -e "/$AUID_FILTERS/!d" -e "F" /etc/audit/rules.d/*.rules)
# Case when particular rule isn't defined in /etc/audit/rules.d/*.rules yet
if [ ${#files_to_inspect[@]} -eq "0" ]
then
file_to_inspect="/etc/audit/rules.d/$KEY.rules"
files_to_inspect=("$file_to_inspect")
if [ ! -e "$file_to_inspect" ]
then
touch "$file_to_inspect"
chmod 0640 "$file_to_inspect"
fi
fi
# After converting to jinja, we cannot return; therefore we skip the rest of the macro if needed instead
skip=1
for audit_file in "${files_to_inspect[@]}"
do
# Filter existing $audit_file rules' definitions to select those that satisfy the rule pattern,
# i.e, collect rules that match:
# * the action, list and arch, (2-nd argument)
# * the other filters, (3-rd argument)
# * the auid filters, (4-rd argument)
readarray -t similar_rules < <(sed -e "/^$ACTION_ARCH_FILTERS/!d" -e "\#$OTHER_FILTERS#!d" -e "/$AUID_FILTERS/!d" "$audit_file")
candidate_rules=()
# Filter out rules that have more fields then required. This will remove rules more specific than the required scope
for s_rule in "${similar_rules[@]}"
do
# Strip all the options and fields we know of,
# than check if there was any field left over
extra_fields=$(sed -E -e "s/^$ACTION_ARCH_FILTERS//" -e "s#$OTHER_FILTERS##" -e "s/$AUID_FILTERS//" -e "s/((:?-S [[:alnum:],]+)+)//g" -e "s/-F key=\w+|-k \w+//"<<< "$s_rule")
grep -q -- "-F" <<< "$extra_fields" || candidate_rules+=("$s_rule")
done
if [[ ${#syscall_a[@]} -ge 1 ]]
then
# Check if the syscall we want is present in any of the similar existing rules
for rule in "${candidate_rules[@]}"
do
rule_syscalls=$(echo "$rule" | grep -o -P '(-S [\w,]+)+' | xargs)
all_syscalls_found=0
for syscall in "${syscall_a[@]}"
do
grep -q -- "\b${syscall}\b" <<< "$rule_syscalls" || {
# A syscall was not found in the candidate rule
all_syscalls_found=1
}
done
if [[ $all_syscalls_found -eq 0 ]]
then
# We found a rule with all the syscall(s) we want; skip rest of macro
skip=0
break
fi
# Check if this rule can be grouped with our target syscall and keep track of it
for syscall_g in "${syscall_grouping[@]}"
do
if grep -q -- "\b${syscall_g}\b" <<< "$rule_syscalls"
then
file_to_edit=${audit_file}
rule_to_edit=${rule}
rule_syscalls_to_edit=${rule_syscalls}
fi
done
done
else
# If there is any candidate rule, it is compliant; skip rest of macro
if [ "${#candidate_rules[@]}" -gt 0 ]
then
skip=0
fi
fi
if [ "$skip" -eq 0 ]; then
break
fi
done
if [ "$skip" -ne 0 ]; then
# We checked all rules that matched the expected resemblance pattern (action, arch & auid)
# At this point we know if we need to either append the $full_rule or group
# the syscall together with an exsiting rule
# Append the full_rule if it cannot be grouped to any other rule
if [ -z ${rule_to_edit+x} ]
then
# Build full_rule while avoid adding double spaces when other_filters is empty
if [ "${#syscall_a[@]}" -gt 0 ]
then
syscall_string=""
for syscall in "${syscall_a[@]}"
do
syscall_string+=" -S $syscall"
done
fi
other_string=$([[ $OTHER_FILTERS ]] && echo " $OTHER_FILTERS") || /bin/true
auid_string=$([[ $AUID_FILTERS ]] && echo " $AUID_FILTERS") || /bin/true
full_rule="$ACTION_ARCH_FILTERS${syscall_string}${other_string}${auid_string} -F key=$KEY" || /bin/true
echo "$full_rule" >> "$default_file"
chmod o-rwx ${default_file}
else
# Check if the syscalls are declared as a comma separated list or
# as multiple -S parameters
if grep -q -- "," <<< "${rule_syscalls_to_edit}"
then
delimiter=","
else
delimiter=" -S "
fi
new_grouped_syscalls="${rule_syscalls_to_edit}"
for syscall in "${syscall_a[@]}"
do
grep -q -- "\b${syscall}\b" <<< "${rule_syscalls_to_edit}" || {
# A syscall was not found in the candidate rule
new_grouped_syscalls+="${delimiter}${syscall}"
}
done
# Group the syscall in the rule
sed -i -e "\#${rule_to_edit}#s#${rule_syscalls_to_edit}#${new_grouped_syscalls}#" "$file_to_edit"
fi
fi
unset syscall_a
unset syscall_grouping
unset syscall_string
unset syscall
unset file_to_edit
unset rule_to_edit
unset rule_syscalls_to_edit
unset other_string
unset auid_string
unset full_rule
# Load macro arguments into arrays
read -a syscall_a <<< $SYSCALL
read -a syscall_grouping <<< $SYSCALL_GROUPING
# Create a list of audit *.rules files that should be inspected for presence and correctness
# of a particular audit rule. The scheme is as follows:
#
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Tool used to load audit rules | Rule already defined | Audit rules file to inspect |
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# auditctl | Doesn't matter | /etc/audit/audit.rules |
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# augenrules | Yes | /etc/audit/rules.d/*.rules |
# augenrules | No | /etc/audit/rules.d/$key.rules |
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#
files_to_inspect=()
# If audit tool is 'auditctl', then add '/etc/audit/audit.rules'
# file to the list of files to be inspected
default_file="/etc/audit/audit.rules"
files_to_inspect+=('/etc/audit/audit.rules' )
# After converting to jinja, we cannot return; therefore we skip the rest of the macro if needed instead
skip=1
for audit_file in "${files_to_inspect[@]}"
do
# Filter existing $audit_file rules' definitions to select those that satisfy the rule pattern,
# i.e, collect rules that match:
# * the action, list and arch, (2-nd argument)
# * the other filters, (3-rd argument)
# * the auid filters, (4-rd argument)
readarray -t similar_rules < <(sed -e "/^$ACTION_ARCH_FILTERS/!d" -e "\#$OTHER_FILTERS#!d" -e "/$AUID_FILTERS/!d" "$audit_file")
candidate_rules=()
# Filter out rules that have more fields then required. This will remove rules more specific than the required scope
for s_rule in "${similar_rules[@]}"
do
# Strip all the options and fields we know of,
# than check if there was any field left over
extra_fields=$(sed -E -e "s/^$ACTION_ARCH_FILTERS//" -e "s#$OTHER_FILTERS##" -e "s/$AUID_FILTERS//" -e "s/((:?-S [[:alnum:],]+)+)//g" -e "s/-F key=\w+|-k \w+//"<<< "$s_rule")
grep -q -- "-F" <<< "$extra_fields" || candidate_rules+=("$s_rule")
done
if [[ ${#syscall_a[@]} -ge 1 ]]
then
# Check if the syscall we want is present in any of the similar existing rules
for rule in "${candidate_rules[@]}"
do
rule_syscalls=$(echo "$rule" | grep -o -P '(-S [\w,]+)+' | xargs)
all_syscalls_found=0
for syscall in "${syscall_a[@]}"
do
grep -q -- "\b${syscall}\b" <<< "$rule_syscalls" || {
# A syscall was not found in the candidate rule
all_syscalls_found=1
}
done
if [[ $all_syscalls_found -eq 0 ]]
then
# We found a rule with all the syscall(s) we want; skip rest of macro
skip=0
break
fi
# Check if this rule can be grouped with our target syscall and keep track of it
for syscall_g in "${syscall_grouping[@]}"
do
if grep -q -- "\b${syscall_g}\b" <<< "$rule_syscalls"
then
file_to_edit=${audit_file}
rule_to_edit=${rule}
rule_syscalls_to_edit=${rule_syscalls}
fi
done
done
else
# If there is any candidate rule, it is compliant; skip rest of macro
if [ "${#candidate_rules[@]}" -gt 0 ]
then
skip=0
fi
fi
if [ "$skip" -eq 0 ]; then
break
fi
done
if [ "$skip" -ne 0 ]; then
# We checked all rules that matched the expected resemblance pattern (action, arch & auid)
# At this point we know if we need to either append the $full_rule or group
# the syscall together with an exsiting rule
# Append the full_rule if it cannot be grouped to any other rule
if [ -z ${rule_to_edit+x} ]
then
# Build full_rule while avoid adding double spaces when other_filters is empty
if [ "${#syscall_a[@]}" -gt 0 ]
then
syscall_string=""
for syscall in "${syscall_a[@]}"
do
syscall_string+=" -S $syscall"
done
fi
other_string=$([[ $OTHER_FILTERS ]] && echo " $OTHER_FILTERS") || /bin/true
auid_string=$([[ $AUID_FILTERS ]] && echo " $AUID_FILTERS") || /bin/true
full_rule="$ACTION_ARCH_FILTERS${syscall_string}${other_string}${auid_string} -F key=$KEY" || /bin/true
echo "$full_rule" >> "$default_file"
chmod o-rwx ${default_file}
else
# Check if the syscalls are declared as a comma separated list or
# as multiple -S parameters
if grep -q -- "," <<< "${rule_syscalls_to_edit}"
then
delimiter=","
else
delimiter=" -S "
fi
new_grouped_syscalls="${rule_syscalls_to_edit}"
for syscall in "${syscall_a[@]}"
do
grep -q -- "\b${syscall}\b" <<< "${rule_syscalls_to_edit}" || {
# A syscall was not found in the candidate rule
new_grouped_syscalls+="${delimiter}${syscall}"
}
done
# Group the syscall in the rule
sed -i -e "\#${rule_to_edit}#s#${rule_syscalls_to_edit}#${new_grouped_syscalls}#" "$file_to_edit"
fi
fi
done
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
|
|
Group
Record Attempts to Alter Logon and Logout Events
Group contains 4 rules |
[ref]
The audit system already collects login information for all users
and root. If the auditd daemon is configured to use the
augenrules program to read audit rules during daemon startup (the
default), add the following lines to a file with suffix .rules in the
directory /etc/audit/rules.d in order to watch for attempted manual
edits of files involved in storing logon events:
-w /var/log/tallylog -p wa -k logins
-w /var/log/faillock -p wa -k logins
-w /var/log/lastlog -p wa -k logins
If the auditd daemon is configured to use the auditctl
utility to read audit rules during daemon startup, add the following lines to
/etc/audit/audit.rules file in order |