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This Security Technical Implementation Guide is published as a tool to improve the security of Department of Defense (DOD) information systems. The requirements are derived from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 800-53 and related documents. Comments or proposed revisions to this document should be sent via email to the following address: disa.stig_spt@mail.mil.
c
RHEL 8 must be a vendor-supported release.
RMF Control
CM-6
Severity
High
CCI
CCI-000366
Version
RHEL-08-010000
Vuln IDs
V-230221
Rule IDs
SV-230221r1017040_rule
An operating system release is considered "supported" if the vendor continues to provide security patches for the product. With an unsupported release, it will not be possible to resolve security issues discovered in the system software. Red Hat offers the Extended Update Support (EUS) add-on to a Red Hat Enterprise Linux subscription, for a fee, for those customers who wish to standardize on a specific minor release for an extended period. The RHEL 8 minor releases eligible for EUS are 8.1, 8.2, 8.4, 8.6, and 8.8. Each RHEL 8 EUS stream is available for 24 months from the availability of the minor release. RHEL 8.10 will be the final minor release overall. For more details on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle visit https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/. Note: The life-cycle time spans and dates are subject to adjustment.
Fix: F-32865r567410_fix

Upgrade to a supported version of RHEL 8.

c
RHEL 8 must implement NIST FIPS-validated cryptography for the following: To provision digital signatures, to generate cryptographic hashes, and to protect data requiring data-at-rest protections in accordance with applicable federal laws, Executive Orders, directives, policies, regulations, and standards.
RMF Control
AC-17
Severity
High
CCI
CCI-000068
Version
RHEL-08-010020
Vuln IDs
V-230223
Rule IDs
SV-230223r1017042_rule
Use of weak or untested encryption algorithms undermines the purposes of using encryption to protect data. The operating system must implement cryptographic modules adhering to the higher standards approved by the federal government since this provides assurance they have been tested and validated. RHEL 8 utilizes GRUB 2 as the default bootloader. Note that GRUB 2 command-line parameters are defined in the "kernelopts" variable of the /boot/grub2/grubenv file for all kernel boot entries. The command "fips-mode-setup" modifies the "kernelopts" variable, which in turn updates all kernel boot entries. The fips=1 kernel option needs to be added to the kernel command line during system installation so that key generation is done with FIPS-approved algorithms and continuous monitoring tests in place. Users must also ensure the system has plenty of entropy during the installation process by moving the mouse around, or if no mouse is available, ensuring that many keystrokes are typed. The recommended amount of keystrokes is 256 and more. Less than 256 keystrokes may generate a nonunique key. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000033-GPOS-00014, SRG-OS-000125-GPOS-00065, SRG-OS-000396-GPOS-00176, SRG-OS-000423-GPOS-00187, SRG-OS-000478-GPOS-00223
Fix: F-32867r928584_fix

Configure the operating system to implement DOD-approved encryption by following the steps below: To enable strict FIPS compliance, the fips=1 kernel option needs to be added to the kernel boot parameters during system installation so key generation is done with FIPS-approved algorithms and continuous monitoring tests in place. Enable FIPS mode after installation (not strict FIPS-compliant) with the following command: $ sudo fips-mode-setup --enable Reboot the system for the changes to take effect.

b
RHEL 8 must encrypt all stored passwords with a FIPS 140-2 approved cryptographic hashing algorithm.
RMF Control
IA-5
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000196
Version
RHEL-08-010110
Vuln IDs
V-230231
Rule IDs
SV-230231r1017050_rule
Passwords need to be protected at all times, and encryption is the standard method for protecting passwords. If passwords are not encrypted, they can be plainly read (i.e., clear text) and easily compromised. Unapproved mechanisms that are used for authentication to the cryptographic module are not verified and therefore cannot be relied upon to provide confidentiality or integrity, and DoD data may be compromised. FIPS 140-2 is the current standard for validating that mechanisms used to access cryptographic modules utilize authentication that meets DoD requirements.
Fix: F-32875r567440_fix

Configure RHEL 8 to encrypt all stored passwords. Edit/Modify the following line in the "/etc/login.defs" file and set "[ENCRYPT_METHOD]" to SHA512. ENCRYPT_METHOD SHA512

b
RHEL 8 must employ FIPS 140-2 approved cryptographic hashing algorithms for all stored passwords.
RMF Control
IA-5
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000196
Version
RHEL-08-010120
Vuln IDs
V-230232
Rule IDs
SV-230232r1017051_rule
The system must use a strong hashing algorithm to store the password. Passwords need to be protected at all times, and encryption is the standard method for protecting passwords. If passwords are not encrypted, they can be plainly read (i.e., clear text) and easily compromised.
Fix: F-32876r567443_fix

Lock all interactive user accounts not using SHA-512 hashing until the passwords can be regenerated with SHA-512.

b
The RHEL 8 shadow password suite must be configured to use a sufficient number of hashing rounds.
RMF Control
IA-5
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000196
Version
RHEL-08-010130
Vuln IDs
V-230233
Rule IDs
SV-230233r1017052_rule
The system must use a strong hashing algorithm to store the password. The system must use a sufficient number of hashing rounds to ensure the required level of entropy. Passwords need to be protected at all times, and encryption is the standard method for protecting passwords. If passwords are not encrypted, they can be plainly read (i.e., clear text) and easily compromised.
Fix: F-32877r809272_fix

Configure RHEL 8 to encrypt all stored passwords with a strong cryptographic hash. Edit/modify the following line in the "/etc/login.defs" file and set "SHA_CRYPT_MIN_ROUNDS" to a value no lower than "5000": SHA_CRYPT_MIN_ROUNDS 5000

c
RHEL 8 operating systems booted with United Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) must require authentication upon booting into single-user mode and maintenance.
RMF Control
AC-3
Severity
High
CCI
CCI-000213
Version
RHEL-08-010140
Vuln IDs
V-230234
Rule IDs
SV-230234r1017053_rule
If the system does not require valid authentication before it boots into single-user or maintenance mode, anyone who invokes single-user or maintenance mode is granted privileged access to all files on the system. GRUB 2 is the default boot loader for RHEL 8 and is designed to require a password to boot into single-user mode or make modifications to the boot menu.
Fix: F-32878r743921_fix

Configure the system to require a grub bootloader password for the grub superusers account with the grub2-setpassword command, which creates/overwrites the /boot/efi/EFI/redhat/user.cfg file. Generate an encrypted grub2 password for the grub superusers account with the following command: $ sudo grub2-setpassword Enter password: Confirm password:

c
RHEL 8 operating systems booted with a BIOS must require authentication upon booting into single-user and maintenance modes.
RMF Control
AC-3
Severity
High
CCI
CCI-000213
Version
RHEL-08-010150
Vuln IDs
V-230235
Rule IDs
SV-230235r1017054_rule
If the system does not require valid authentication before it boots into single-user or maintenance mode, anyone who invokes single-user or maintenance mode is granted privileged access to all files on the system. GRUB 2 is the default boot loader for RHEL 8 and is designed to require a password to boot into single-user mode or make modifications to the boot menu.
Fix: F-32879r743924_fix

Configure the system to require a grub bootloader password for the grub superusers account with the grub2-setpassword command, which creates/overwrites the /boot/grub2/user.cfg file. Generate an encrypted grub2 password for the grub superusers account with the following command: $ sudo grub2-setpassword Enter password: Confirm password:

b
RHEL 8 operating systems must require authentication upon booting into rescue mode.
RMF Control
AC-3
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000213
Version
RHEL-08-010151
Vuln IDs
V-230236
Rule IDs
SV-230236r1017055_rule
If the system does not require valid root authentication before it boots into emergency or rescue mode, anyone who invokes emergency or rescue mode is granted privileged access to all files on the system.
Fix: F-32880r743927_fix

Configure the system to require authentication upon booting into rescue mode by adding the following line to the "/usr/lib/systemd/system/rescue.service" file. ExecStart=-/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-sulogin-shell rescue

b
The RHEL 8 pam_unix.so module must be configured in the password-auth file to use a FIPS 140-2 approved cryptographic hashing algorithm for system authentication.
RMF Control
IA-7
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000803
Version
RHEL-08-010160
Vuln IDs
V-230237
Rule IDs
SV-230237r1017056_rule
Unapproved mechanisms that are used for authentication to the cryptographic module are not verified and therefore cannot be relied upon to provide confidentiality or integrity, and DoD data may be compromised. RHEL 8 systems utilizing encryption are required to use FIPS-compliant mechanisms for authenticating to cryptographic modules. FIPS 140-2 is the current standard for validating that mechanisms used to access cryptographic modules utilize authentication that meets DoD requirements. This allows for Security Levels 1, 2, 3, or 4 for use on a general-purpose computing system.
Fix: F-32881r809275_fix

Configure RHEL 8 to use a FIPS 140-2 approved cryptographic hashing algorithm for system authentication. Edit/modify the following line in the "/etc/pam.d/password-auth" file to include the sha512 option for pam_unix.so: password sufficient pam_unix.so sha512

b
RHEL 8 must prevent system daemons from using Kerberos for authentication.
RMF Control
IA-7
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000803
Version
RHEL-08-010161
Vuln IDs
V-230238
Rule IDs
SV-230238r1017057_rule
Unapproved mechanisms that are used for authentication to the cryptographic module are not verified and therefore cannot be relied upon to provide confidentiality or integrity, and DoD data may be compromised. RHEL 8 systems utilizing encryption are required to use FIPS-compliant mechanisms for authenticating to cryptographic modules. The key derivation function (KDF) in Kerberos is not FIPS compatible. Ensuring the system does not have any keytab files present prevents system daemons from using Kerberos for authentication. A keytab is a file containing pairs of Kerberos principals and encrypted keys. FIPS 140-2 is the current standard for validating that mechanisms used to access cryptographic modules utilize authentication that meets DoD requirements. This allows for Security Levels 1, 2, 3, or 4 for use on a general-purpose computing system.
Fix: F-32882r567461_fix

Configure RHEL 8 to prevent system daemons from using Kerberos for authentication. Remove any files with the .keytab extension from the operating system.

b
The krb5-workstation package must not be installed on RHEL 8.
RMF Control
IA-7
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000803
Version
RHEL-08-010162
Vuln IDs
V-230239
Rule IDs
SV-230239r1017058_rule
Unapproved mechanisms that are used for authentication to the cryptographic module are not verified and therefore cannot be relied upon to provide confidentiality or integrity, and DoD data may be compromised. RHEL 8 systems utilizing encryption are required to use FIPS-compliant mechanisms for authenticating to cryptographic modules. Currently, Kerberos does not utilize FIPS 140-2 cryptography. FIPS 140-2 is the current standard for validating that mechanisms used to access cryptographic modules utilize authentication that meets DoD requirements. This allows for Security Levels 1, 2, 3, or 4 for use on a general-purpose computing system.
Fix: F-32883r567464_fix

Document the krb5-workstation package with the ISSO as an operational requirement or remove it from the system with the following command: $ sudo yum remove krb5-workstation

a
RHEL 8 must have policycoreutils package installed.
RMF Control
SC-3
Severity
Low
CCI
CCI-001084
Version
RHEL-08-010171
Vuln IDs
V-230241
Rule IDs
SV-230241r1017060_rule
Without verification of the security functions, security functions may not operate correctly and the failure may go unnoticed. Security function is defined as the hardware, software, and/or firmware of the information system responsible for enforcing the system security policy and supporting the isolation of code and data on which the protection is based. Security functionality includes, but is not limited to, establishing system accounts, configuring access authorizations (i.e., permissions, privileges), setting events to be audited, and setting intrusion detection parameters. Policycoreutils contains the policy core utilities that are required for basic operation of an SELinux-enabled system. These utilities include load_policy to load SELinux policies, setfile to label filesystems, newrole to switch roles, and run_init to run /etc/init.d scripts in the proper context.
Fix: F-32885r567470_fix

Configure the operating system to have the policycoreutils package installed with the following command: $ sudo yum install policycoreutils

b
RHEL 8 must be configured so that all network connections associated with SSH traffic terminate after becoming unresponsive.
RMF Control
SC-10
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-001133
Version
RHEL-08-010200
Vuln IDs
V-230244
Rule IDs
SV-230244r1017062_rule
Terminating an unresponsive SSH session within a short time period reduces the window of opportunity for unauthorized personnel to take control of a management session enabled on the console or console port that has been left unattended. In addition, quickly terminating an idle SSH session will also free up resources committed by the managed network element. Terminating network connections associated with communications sessions includes, for example, deallocating associated TCP/IP address/port pairs at the operating system level and deallocating networking assignments at the application level if multiple application sessions are using a single operating system-level network connection. This does not mean the operating system terminates all sessions or network access; it only ends the unresponsive session and releases the resources associated with that session. RHEL 8 uses /etc/ssh/sshd_config for configurations of OpenSSH. Within the sshd_config, the product of the values of "ClientAliveInterval" and "ClientAliveCountMax" is used to establish the inactivity threshold. The "ClientAliveInterval" is a timeout interval in seconds after which if no data has been received from the client, sshd will send a message through the encrypted channel to request a response from the client. The "ClientAliveCountMax" is the number of client alive messages that may be sent without sshd receiving any messages back from the client. If this threshold is met, sshd will disconnect the client. For more information on these settings and others, refer to the sshd_config man pages. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000163-GPOS-00072, SRG-OS-000126-GPOS-00066, SRG-OS-000279-GPOS-00109
Fix: F-32888r917866_fix

Note: This setting must be applied in conjunction with RHEL-08-010201 to function correctly. Configure the SSH server to terminate a user session automatically after the SSH client has become unresponsive. Modify or append the following lines in the "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" file: ClientAliveCountMax 1 For the changes to take effect, the SSH daemon must be restarted: $ sudo systemctl restart sshd.service

b
The RHEL 8 /var/log/messages file must have mode 0640 or less permissive.
RMF Control
SI-11
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-001314
Version
RHEL-08-010210
Vuln IDs
V-230245
Rule IDs
SV-230245r1017063_rule
Only authorized personnel should be aware of errors and the details of the errors. Error messages are an indicator of an organization's operational state or can identify the RHEL 8 system or platform. Additionally, Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and operational information must not be revealed through error messages to unauthorized personnel or their designated representatives. The structure and content of error messages must be carefully considered by the organization and development team. The extent to which the information system is able to identify and handle error conditions is guided by organizational policy and operational requirements.
Fix: F-32889r567482_fix

Change the permissions of the file "/var/log/messages" to "0640" by running the following command: $ sudo chmod 0640 /var/log/messages

b
The RHEL 8 /var/log/messages file must be owned by root.
RMF Control
SI-11
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-001314
Version
RHEL-08-010220
Vuln IDs
V-230246
Rule IDs
SV-230246r1017064_rule
Only authorized personnel should be aware of errors and the details of the errors. Error messages are an indicator of an organization's operational state or can identify the RHEL 8 system or platform. Additionally, Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and operational information must not be revealed through error messages to unauthorized personnel or their designated representatives. The structure and content of error messages must be carefully considered by the organization and development team. The extent to which the information system is able to identify and handle error conditions is guided by organizational policy and operational requirements.
Fix: F-32890r567485_fix

Change the owner of the file /var/log/messages to root by running the following command: $ sudo chown root /var/log/messages

b
The RHEL 8 /var/log/messages file must be group-owned by root.
RMF Control
SI-11
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-001314
Version
RHEL-08-010230
Vuln IDs
V-230247
Rule IDs
SV-230247r1017065_rule
Only authorized personnel should be aware of errors and the details of the errors. Error messages are an indicator of an organization's operational state or can identify the RHEL 8 system or platform. Additionally, Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and operational information must not be revealed through error messages to unauthorized personnel or their designated representatives. The structure and content of error messages must be carefully considered by the organization and development team. The extent to which the information system is able to identify and handle error conditions is guided by organizational policy and operational requirements.
Fix: F-32891r567488_fix

Change the group of the file "/var/log/messages" to "root" by running the following command: $ sudo chgrp root /var/log/messages

b
The RHEL 8 /var/log directory must have mode 0755 or less permissive.
RMF Control
SI-11
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-001314
Version
RHEL-08-010240
Vuln IDs
V-230248
Rule IDs
SV-230248r1017066_rule
Only authorized personnel should be aware of errors and the details of the errors. Error messages are an indicator of an organization's operational state or can identify the RHEL 8 system or platform. Additionally, Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and operational information must not be revealed through error messages to unauthorized personnel or their designated representatives. The structure and content of error messages must be carefully considered by the organization and development team. The extent to which the information system is able to identify and handle error conditions is guided by organizational policy and operational requirements.
Fix: F-32892r567491_fix

Change the permissions of the directory "/var/log" to "0755" by running the following command: $ sudo chmod 0755 /var/log

b
The RHEL 8 /var/log directory must be owned by root.
RMF Control
SI-11
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-001314
Version
RHEL-08-010250
Vuln IDs
V-230249
Rule IDs
SV-230249r1017067_rule
Only authorized personnel should be aware of errors and the details of the errors. Error messages are an indicator of an organization's operational state or can identify the RHEL 8 system or platform. Additionally, Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and operational information must not be revealed through error messages to unauthorized personnel or their designated representatives. The structure and content of error messages must be carefully considered by the organization and development team. The extent to which the information system is able to identify and handle error conditions is guided by organizational policy and operational requirements.
Fix: F-32893r567494_fix

Change the owner of the directory /var/log to root by running the following command: $ sudo chown root /var/log

b
The RHEL 8 /var/log directory must be group-owned by root.
RMF Control
SI-11
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-001314
Version
RHEL-08-010260
Vuln IDs
V-230250
Rule IDs
SV-230250r1017068_rule
Only authorized personnel should be aware of errors and the details of the errors. Error messages are an indicator of an organization's operational state or can identify the RHEL 8 system or platform. Additionally, Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and operational information must not be revealed through error messages to unauthorized personnel or their designated representatives. The structure and content of error messages must be carefully considered by the organization and development team. The extent to which the information system is able to identify and handle error conditions is guided by organizational policy and operational requirements.
Fix: F-32894r567497_fix

Change the group of the directory "/var/log" to "root" by running the following command: $ sudo chgrp root /var/log

a
RHEL 8 must ensure the SSH server uses strong entropy.
RMF Control
CM-6
Severity
Low
CCI
CCI-000366
Version
RHEL-08-010292
Vuln IDs
V-230253
Rule IDs
SV-230253r1017071_rule
The most important characteristic of a random number generator is its randomness, namely its ability to deliver random numbers that are impossible to predict. Entropy in computer security is associated with the unpredictability of a source of randomness. The random source with high entropy tends to achieve a uniform distribution of random values. Random number generators are one of the most important building blocks of cryptosystems. The SSH implementation in RHEL8 uses the OPENSSL library, which does not use high-entropy sources by default. By using the SSH_USE_STRONG_RNG environment variable the OPENSSL random generator is reseeded from /dev/random. This setting is not recommended on computers without the hardware random generator because insufficient entropy causes the connection to be blocked until enough entropy is available.
Fix: F-32897r567506_fix

Configure the operating system SSH server to use strong entropy. Add or modify the following line in the "/etc/sysconfig/sshd" file. SSH_USE_STRONG_RNG=32 The SSH service must be restarted for changes to take effect.

b
The RHEL 8 operating system must implement DoD-approved TLS encryption in the OpenSSL package.
RMF Control
AC-17
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-001453
Version
RHEL-08-010294
Vuln IDs
V-230255
Rule IDs
SV-230255r1017075_rule
Without cryptographic integrity protections, information can be altered by unauthorized users without detection. Remote access (e.g., RDP) 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. Cryptographic mechanisms used for protecting the integrity of information include, for example, signed hash functions using asymmetric cryptography enabling distribution of the public key to verify the hash information while maintaining the confidentiality of the secret key used to generate the hash. RHEL 8 incorporates system-wide crypto policies by default. The employed algorithms can be viewed in the /etc/crypto-policies/back-ends/openssl.config file. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000250-GPOS-00093, SRG-OS-000393-GPOS-00173, SRG-OS-000394-GPOS-00174, SRG-OS-000125-GPOS-00065
Fix: F-32899r1017074_fix

Configure the RHEL 8 OpenSSL library to use only DoD-approved TLS encryption by editing the following line in the "/etc/crypto-policies/back-ends/opensslcnf.config" file: For versions prior to crypto-policies-20210617-1.gitc776d3e.el8.noarch: MinProtocol = TLSv1.2 For version crypto-policies-20210617-1.gitc776d3e.el8.noarch and newer: TLS.MinProtocol = TLSv1.2 DTLS.MinProtocol = DTLSv1.2 A reboot is required for the changes to take effect.

b
RHEL 8 system commands must have mode 755 or less permissive.
RMF Control
CM-5
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-001499
Version
RHEL-08-010300
Vuln IDs
V-230257
Rule IDs
SV-230257r1017077_rule
If RHEL 8 were to allow any user to make changes to software libraries, then those changes might be implemented without undergoing the appropriate testing and approvals that are part of a robust change management process. This requirement applies to RHEL 8 with software libraries that are accessible and configurable, as in the case of interpreted languages. Software libraries also include privileged programs that execute with escalated privileges. Only qualified and authorized individuals will be allowed to obtain access to information system components for purposes of initiating changes, including upgrades and modifications.
Fix: F-32901r792861_fix

Configure the system commands to be protected from unauthorized access. Run the following command, replacing "[FILE]" with any system command with a mode more permissive than "755". $ sudo chmod 755 [FILE]

b
RHEL 8 system commands must be owned by root.
RMF Control
CM-5
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-001499
Version
RHEL-08-010310
Vuln IDs
V-230258
Rule IDs
SV-230258r1017078_rule
If RHEL 8 were to allow any user to make changes to software libraries, then those changes might be implemented without undergoing the appropriate testing and approvals that are part of a robust change management process. This requirement applies to RHEL 8 with software libraries that are accessible and configurable, as in the case of interpreted languages. Software libraries also include privileged programs that execute with escalated privileges. Only qualified and authorized individuals will be allowed to obtain access to information system components for purposes of initiating changes, including upgrades and modifications.
Fix: F-32902r567521_fix

Configure the system commands to be protected from unauthorized access. Run the following command, replacing "[FILE]" with any system command file not owned by "root". $ sudo chown root [FILE]

b
RHEL 8 system commands must be group-owned by root or a system account.
RMF Control
CM-5
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-001499
Version
RHEL-08-010320
Vuln IDs
V-230259
Rule IDs
SV-230259r1017079_rule
If RHEL 8 were to allow any user to make changes to software libraries, then those changes might be implemented without undergoing the appropriate testing and approvals that are part of a robust change management process. This requirement applies to RHEL 8 with software libraries that are accessible and configurable, as in the case of interpreted languages. Software libraries also include privileged programs that execute with escalated privileges. Only qualified and authorized individuals will be allowed to obtain access to information system components for purposes of initiating changes, including upgrades and modifications.
Fix: F-32903r567524_fix

Configure the system commands to be protected from unauthorized access. Run the following command, replacing "[FILE]" with any system command file not group-owned by "root" or a required system account. $ sudo chgrp root [FILE]

c
RHEL 8 must prevent the installation of software, patches, service packs, device drivers, or operating system components from a repository without verification they have been digitally signed using a certificate that is issued by a Certificate Authority (CA) that is recognized and approved by the organization.
RMF Control
CM-5
Severity
High
CCI
CCI-001749
Version
RHEL-08-010370
Vuln IDs
V-230264
Rule IDs
SV-230264r1017377_rule
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 verifies 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. The operating system should not have to verify the software again. This requirement does not mandate DoD certificates for this purpose; however, the certificate used to verify the software must be from an approved CA.
Fix: F-32908r880710_fix

Configure the operating system to verify the signature of packages from a repository prior to install by setting the following option in the "/etc/yum.repos.d/[your_repo_name].repo" file: gpgcheck=1

c
RHEL 8 must prevent the installation of software, patches, service packs, device drivers, or operating system components of local packages without verification they have been digitally signed using a certificate that is issued by a Certificate Authority (CA) that is recognized and approved by the organization.
RMF Control
CM-5
Severity
High
CCI
CCI-001749
Version
RHEL-08-010371
Vuln IDs
V-230265
Rule IDs
SV-230265r1017378_rule
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 verifies 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. The operating system should not have to verify the software again. This requirement does not mandate DoD certificates for this purpose; however, the certificate used to verify the software must be from an approved CA.
Fix: F-32909r567542_fix

Configure the operating system to remove all software components after updated versions have been installed. Set the "localpkg_gpgcheck" option to "True" in the "/etc/dnf/dnf.conf" file: localpkg_gpgcheck=True

b
RHEL 8 must prevent the loading of a new kernel for later execution.
RMF Control
CM-5
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-001749
Version
RHEL-08-010372
Vuln IDs
V-230266
Rule IDs
SV-230266r1017084_rule
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. Disabling kexec_load prevents an unsigned kernel image (that could be a windows kernel or modified vulnerable kernel) from being loaded. Kexec can be used subvert the entire secureboot process and should be avoided at all costs especially since it can load unsigned kernel images. The sysctl --system command will load settings from all system configuration files. All configuration files are sorted by their filename in lexicographic order, regardless of which of the directories they reside in. If multiple files specify the same option, the entry in the file with the lexicographically latest name will take precedence. Files are read from directories in the following list from top to bottom. Once a file of a given filename is loaded, any file of the same name in subsequent directories is ignored. /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/local/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /etc/sysctl.conf
Fix: F-32910r858747_fix

Configure the operating system to disable kernel image loading. Add or edit the following line in a system configuration file, in the "/etc/sysctl.d/" directory: kernel.kexec_load_disabled = 1 Remove any configurations that conflict with the above from the following locations: /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/local/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /etc/sysctl.conf /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf Load settings from all system configuration files with the following command: $ sudo sysctl --system

b
RHEL 8 must enable kernel parameters to enforce discretionary access control on symlinks.
RMF Control
AC-3
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-002165
Version
RHEL-08-010373
Vuln IDs
V-230267
Rule IDs
SV-230267r1017085_rule
Discretionary Access Control (DAC) is based on the notion that individual users are "owners" of objects and therefore have discretion over who should be authorized to access the object and in which mode (e.g., read or write). Ownership is usually acquired as a consequence of creating the object or via specified ownership assignment. DAC allows the owner to determine who will have access to objects they control. An example of DAC includes user-controlled file permissions. When discretionary access control policies are implemented, subjects are not constrained with regard to what actions they can take with information for which they have already been granted access. Thus, subjects that have been granted access to information are not prevented from passing (i.e., the subjects have the discretion to pass) the information to other subjects or objects. A subject that is constrained in its operation by Mandatory Access Control policies is still able to operate under the less rigorous constraints of this requirement. Thus, while Mandatory Access Control imposes constraints preventing a subject from passing information to another subject operating at a different sensitivity level, this requirement permits the subject to pass the information to any subject at the same sensitivity level. The policy is bounded by the information system boundary. Once the information is passed outside the control of the information system, additional means may be required to ensure the constraints remain in effect. While the older, more traditional definitions of discretionary access control require identity-based access control, that limitation is not required for this use of discretionary access control. By enabling the fs.protected_symlinks kernel parameter, symbolic links are permitted to be followed only when outside a sticky world-writable directory, or when the UID of the link and follower match, or when the directory owner matches the symlink's owner. Disallowing such symlinks helps mitigate vulnerabilities based on insecure file system accessed by privileged programs, avoiding an exploitation vector exploiting unsafe use of open() or creat(). The sysctl --system command will load settings from all system configuration files. All configuration files are sorted by their filename in lexicographic order, regardless of which of the directories they reside in. If multiple files specify the same option, the entry in the file with the lexicographically latest name will take precedence. Files are read from directories in the following list from top to bottom. Once a file of a given filename is loaded, any file of the same name in subsequent directories is ignored. /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/local/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /etc/sysctl.conf Satisfies: SRG-OS-000312-GPOS-00122, SRG-OS-000312-GPOS-00123, SRG-OS-000312-GPOS-00124, SRG-OS-000324-GPOS-00125
Fix: F-32911r858750_fix

Configure the operating system to enable DAC on symlinks. Add or edit the following line in a system configuration file, in the "/etc/sysctl.d/" directory: fs.protected_symlinks = 1 Remove any configurations that conflict with the above from the following locations: /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/local/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /etc/sysctl.conf /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf Load settings from all system configuration files with the following command: $ sudo sysctl --system

b
RHEL 8 must enable kernel parameters to enforce discretionary access control on hardlinks.
RMF Control
AC-3
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-002165
Version
RHEL-08-010374
Vuln IDs
V-230268
Rule IDs
SV-230268r1017086_rule
Discretionary Access Control (DAC) is based on the notion that individual users are "owners" of objects and therefore have discretion over who should be authorized to access the object and in which mode (e.g., read or write). Ownership is usually acquired as a consequence of creating the object or via specified ownership assignment. DAC allows the owner to determine who will have access to objects they control. An example of DAC includes user-controlled file permissions. When discretionary access control policies are implemented, subjects are not constrained with regard to what actions they can take with information for which they have already been granted access. Thus, subjects that have been granted access to information are not prevented from passing (i.e., the subjects have the discretion to pass) the information to other subjects or objects. A subject that is constrained in its operation by Mandatory Access Control policies is still able to operate under the less rigorous constraints of this requirement. Thus, while Mandatory Access Control imposes constraints preventing a subject from passing information to another subject operating at a different sensitivity level, this requirement permits the subject to pass the information to any subject at the same sensitivity level. The policy is bounded by the information system boundary. Once the information is passed outside the control of the information system, additional means may be required to ensure the constraints remain in effect. While the older, more traditional definitions of discretionary access control require identity-based access control, that limitation is not required for this use of discretionary access control. By enabling the fs.protected_hardlinks kernel parameter, users can no longer create soft or hard links to files they do not own. Disallowing such hardlinks mitigate vulnerabilities based on insecure file system accessed by privileged programs, avoiding an exploitation vector exploiting unsafe use of open() or creat(). The sysctl --system command will load settings from all system configuration files. All configuration files are sorted by their filename in lexicographic order, regardless of which of the directories they reside in. If multiple files specify the same option, the entry in the file with the lexicographically latest name will take precedence. Files are read from directories in the following list from top to bottom. Once a file of a given filename is loaded, any file of the same name in subsequent directories is ignored. /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/local/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /etc/sysctl.conf Satisfies: SRG-OS-000312-GPOS-00122, SRG-OS-000312-GPOS-00123, SRG-OS-000312-GPOS-00124, SRG-OS-000324-GPOS-00125
Fix: F-32912r858753_fix

Configure the operating system to enable DAC on hardlinks. Add or edit the following line in a system configuration file, in the "/etc/sysctl.d/" directory: fs.protected_hardlinks = 1 Remove any configurations that conflict with the above from the following locations: /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/local/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /etc/sysctl.conf /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf Load settings from all system configuration files with the following command: $ sudo sysctl --system

a
RHEL 8 must restrict access to the kernel message buffer.
RMF Control
SC-4
Severity
Low
CCI
CCI-001090
Version
RHEL-08-010375
Vuln IDs
V-230269
Rule IDs
SV-230269r1017087_rule
Preventing unauthorized information transfers mitigates the risk of information, including encrypted representations of information, produced by the actions of prior users/roles (or the actions of processes acting on behalf of prior users/roles) from being available to any current users/roles (or current processes) that obtain access to shared system resources (e.g., registers, main memory, hard disks) after those resources have been released back to information systems. The control of information in shared resources is also commonly referred to as object reuse and residual information protection. This requirement generally applies to the design of an information technology product, but it can also apply to the configuration of particular information system components that are, or use, such products. This can be verified by acceptance/validation processes in DoD or other government agencies. There may be shared resources with configurable protections (e.g., files in storage) that may be assessed on specific information system components. Restricting access to the kernel message buffer limits access to only root. This prevents attackers from gaining additional system information as a non-privileged user. The sysctl --system command will load settings from all system configuration files. All configuration files are sorted by their filename in lexicographic order, regardless of which of the directories they reside in. If multiple files specify the same option, the entry in the file with the lexicographically latest name will take precedence. Files are read from directories in the following list from top to bottom. Once a file of a given filename is loaded, any file of the same name in subsequent directories is ignored. /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/local/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /etc/sysctl.conf
Fix: F-32913r858755_fix

Configure the operating system to restrict access to the kernel message buffer. Add or edit the following line in a system configuration file, in the "/etc/sysctl.d/" directory: kernel.dmesg_restrict = 1 Remove any configurations that conflict with the above from the following locations: /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/local/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /etc/sysctl.conf /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf Load settings from all system configuration files with the following command: $ sudo sysctl --system

a
RHEL 8 must prevent kernel profiling by unprivileged users.
RMF Control
SC-4
Severity
Low
CCI
CCI-001090
Version
RHEL-08-010376
Vuln IDs
V-230270
Rule IDs
SV-230270r1017088_rule
Preventing unauthorized information transfers mitigates the risk of information, including encrypted representations of information, produced by the actions of prior users/roles (or the actions of processes acting on behalf of prior users/roles) from being available to any current users/roles (or current processes) that obtain access to shared system resources (e.g., registers, main memory, hard disks) after those resources have been released back to information systems. The control of information in shared resources is also commonly referred to as object reuse and residual information protection. This requirement generally applies to the design of an information technology product, but it can also apply to the configuration of particular information system components that are, or use, such products. This can be verified by acceptance/validation processes in DoD or other government agencies. There may be shared resources with configurable protections (e.g., files in storage) that may be assessed on specific information system components. Setting the kernel.perf_event_paranoid kernel parameter to "2" prevents attackers from gaining additional system information as a non-privileged user. The sysctl --system command will load settings from all system configuration files. All configuration files are sorted by their filename in lexicographic order, regardless of which of the directories they reside in. If multiple files specify the same option, the entry in the file with the lexicographically latest name will take precedence. Files are read from directories in the following list from top to bottom. Once a file of a given filename is loaded, any file of the same name in subsequent directories is ignored. /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/local/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /etc/sysctl.conf
Fix: F-32914r858757_fix

Configure the operating system to prevent kernel profiling by unprivileged users. Add or edit the following line in a system configuration file, in the "/etc/sysctl.d/" directory: kernel.perf_event_paranoid = 2 Remove any configurations that conflict with the above from the following locations: /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/local/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /etc/sysctl.conf /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf Load settings from all system configuration files with the following command: $ sudo sysctl --system

b
RHEL 8 must require users to provide a password for privilege escalation.
RMF Control
IA-11
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-002038
Version
RHEL-08-010380
Vuln IDs
V-230271
Rule IDs
SV-230271r1017379_rule
Without reauthentication, 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 the user reauthenticate. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00156, SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00157, SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00158
Fix: F-32915r854025_fix

Remove any occurrence of "NOPASSWD" found in "/etc/sudoers" file or files in the "/etc/sudoers.d" directory.

b
RHEL 8 must require users to reauthenticate for privilege escalation.
RMF Control
IA-11
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-002038
Version
RHEL-08-010381
Vuln IDs
V-230272
Rule IDs
SV-230272r1017380_rule
Without reauthentication, 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 the user reauthenticate. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00156, SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00157, SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00158
Fix: F-32916r567563_fix

Remove any occurrence of "!authenticate" found in "/etc/sudoers" file or files in the "/etc/sudoers.d" directory.

b
RHEL 8 must have the packages required for multifactor authentication installed.
RMF Control
IA-2
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-001948
Version
RHEL-08-010390
Vuln IDs
V-230273
Rule IDs
SV-230273r1017381_rule
Using an authentication device, such as a DoD Common Access Card (CAC) or token that is separate from the information system, ensures that even if the information system is compromised, credentials stored on the authentication device will not be affected. Multifactor solutions that require devices separate from information systems gaining access include, for example, hardware tokens providing time-based or challenge-response authenticators and smart cards such as the U.S. Government Personal Identity Verification (PIV) card and the DoD CAC. A privileged account is defined as an information system account with authorizations of a privileged user. 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. This requirement only applies to components where this is specific to the function of the device or has the concept of an organizational user (e.g., VPN, proxy capability). This does not apply to authentication for the purpose of configuring the device itself (management).
Fix: F-32917r743942_fix

Configure the operating system to implement multifactor authentication by installing the required package with the following command: $ sudo yum install openssl-pkcs11

b
RHEL 8 must implement address space layout randomization (ASLR) to protect its memory from unauthorized code execution.
RMF Control
SI-16
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-002824
Version
RHEL-08-010430
Vuln IDs
V-230280
Rule IDs
SV-230280r1017093_rule
Some adversaries launch attacks with the intent of executing code in non-executable regions of memory or in memory locations that are prohibited. Security safeguards employed to protect memory include, for example, data execution prevention and address space layout randomization. Data execution prevention safeguards can be either hardware-enforced or software-enforced with hardware providing the greater strength of mechanism. Examples of attacks are buffer overflow attacks. The sysctl --system command will load settings from all system configuration files. All configuration files are sorted by their filename in lexicographic order, regardless of which of the directories they reside in. If multiple files specify the same option, the entry in the file with the lexicographically latest name will take precedence. Files are read from directories in the following list from top to bottom. Once a file of a given filename is loaded, any file of the same name in subsequent directories is ignored. /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/local/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /etc/sysctl.conf
Fix: F-32924r858766_fix

Configure the operating system to implement virtual address space randomization. Add or edit the following line in a system configuration file, in the "/etc/sysctl.d/" directory: kernel.randomize_va_space=2 Remove any configurations that conflict with the above from the following locations: /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/local/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /etc/sysctl.conf /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf Issue the following command to make the changes take effect: $ sudo sysctl --system

a
YUM must remove all software components after updated versions have been installed on RHEL 8.
RMF Control
SI-2
Severity
Low
CCI
CCI-002617
Version
RHEL-08-010440
Vuln IDs
V-230281
Rule IDs
SV-230281r958936_rule
Previous versions of software components that are not removed from the information system after updates have been installed may be exploited by adversaries. Some information technology products may remove older versions of software automatically from the information system.
Fix: F-32925r567590_fix

Configure the operating system to remove all software components after updated versions have been installed. Set the "clean_requirements_on_remove" option to "True" in the "/etc/dnf/dnf.conf" file: clean_requirements_on_remove=True

b
RHEL 8 must enable the SELinux targeted policy.
RMF Control
SI-6
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-002696
Version
RHEL-08-010450
Vuln IDs
V-230282
Rule IDs
SV-230282r958944_rule
Without verification of the security functions, security functions may not operate correctly and the failure may go unnoticed. Security function is defined as the hardware, software, and/or firmware of the information system responsible for enforcing the system security policy and supporting the isolation of code and data on which the protection is based. Security functionality includes, but is not limited to, establishing system accounts, configuring access authorizations (i.e., permissions, privileges), setting events to be audited, and setting intrusion detection parameters. This requirement applies to operating systems performing security function verification/testing and/or systems and environments that require this functionality.
Fix: F-32926r567593_fix

Configure the operating system to verify correct operation of all security functions. Set the "SELinuxtype" to the "targeted" policy by modifying the "/etc/selinux/config" file to have the following line: SELINUXTYPE=targeted A reboot is required for the changes to take effect.

c
There must be no shosts.equiv files on the RHEL 8 operating system.
RMF Control
CM-6
Severity
High
CCI
CCI-000366
Version
RHEL-08-010460
Vuln IDs
V-230283
Rule IDs
SV-230283r1017094_rule
The "shosts.equiv" files are used to configure host-based authentication for the system via SSH. Host-based authentication is not sufficient for preventing unauthorized access to the system, as it does not require interactive identification and authentication of a connection request, or for the use of two-factor authentication.
Fix: F-32927r567596_fix

Remove any found "shosts.equiv" files from the system. $ sudo rm /etc/ssh/shosts.equiv

c
There must be no .shosts files on the RHEL 8 operating system.
RMF Control
CM-6
Severity
High
CCI
CCI-000366
Version
RHEL-08-010470
Vuln IDs
V-230284
Rule IDs
SV-230284r1017095_rule
The ".shosts" files are used to configure host-based authentication for individual users or the system via SSH. Host-based authentication is not sufficient for preventing unauthorized access to the system, as it does not require interactive identification and authentication of a connection request, or for the use of two-factor authentication.
Fix: F-32928r567599_fix

Remove any found ".shosts" files from the system. $ sudo rm /[path]/[to]/[file]/.shosts

b
The RHEL 8 SSH public host key files must have mode 0644 or less permissive.
RMF Control
CM-6
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000366
Version
RHEL-08-010480
Vuln IDs
V-230286
Rule IDs
SV-230286r1017097_rule
If a public host key file is modified by an unauthorized user, the SSH service may be compromised.
Fix: F-32930r567605_fix

Change the mode of public host key files under "/etc/ssh" to "0644" with the following command: $ sudo chmod 0644 /etc/ssh/*key.pub The SSH daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect. To restart the SSH daemon, run the following command: $ sudo systemctl restart sshd.service

b
The RHEL 8 SSH private host key files must have mode 0640 or less permissive.
RMF Control
CM-6
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000366
Version
RHEL-08-010490
Vuln IDs
V-230287
Rule IDs
SV-230287r1017098_rule
If an unauthorized user obtains the private SSH host key file, the host could be impersonated.
Fix: F-32931r880713_fix

Configure the mode of SSH private host key files under "/etc/ssh" to "0640" with the following command: $ sudo chmod 0640 /etc/ssh/ssh_host*key The SSH daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect. To restart the SSH daemon, run the following command: $ sudo systemctl restart sshd.service

b
The RHEL 8 SSH daemon must perform strict mode checking of home directory configuration files.
RMF Control
CM-6
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000366
Version
RHEL-08-010500
Vuln IDs
V-230288
Rule IDs
SV-230288r1017099_rule
If other users have access to modify user-specific SSH configuration files, they may be able to log on to the system as another user.
Fix: F-32932r567611_fix

Configure SSH to perform strict mode checking of home directory configuration files. Uncomment the "StrictModes" keyword in "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" and set the value to "yes": StrictModes yes The SSH daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect. To restart the SSH daemon, run the following command: $ sudo systemctl restart sshd.service

b
The RHEL 8 SSH daemon must not allow authentication using known host’s authentication.
RMF Control
CM-6
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000366
Version
RHEL-08-010520
Vuln IDs
V-230290
Rule IDs
SV-230290r1017100_rule
Configuring this setting for the SSH daemon provides additional assurance that remote logon via SSH will require a password, even in the event of misconfiguration elsewhere.
Fix: F-32934r567617_fix

Configure the SSH daemon to not allow authentication using known host’s authentication. Add the following line in "/etc/ssh/sshd_config", or uncomment the line and set the value to "yes": IgnoreUserKnownHosts yes The SSH daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect. To restart the SSH daemon, run the following command: $ sudo systemctl restart sshd.service

b
The RHEL 8 SSH daemon must not allow Kerberos authentication, except to fulfill documented and validated mission requirements.
RMF Control
CM-6
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000366
Version
RHEL-08-010521
Vuln IDs
V-230291
Rule IDs
SV-230291r1017102_rule
Configuring these settings for the SSH daemon provides additional assurance that remote logon via SSH will not use unused methods of authentication, even in the event of misconfiguration elsewhere.
Fix: F-32935r743956_fix

Configure the SSH daemon to not allow Kerberos authentication. Add the following line in "/etc/ssh/sshd_config", or uncomment the line and set the value to "no": KerberosAuthentication no The SSH daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect. To restart the SSH daemon, run the following command: $ sudo systemctl restart sshd.service

a
RHEL 8 must use a separate file system for /var.
RMF Control
CM-6
Severity
Low
CCI
CCI-000366
Version
RHEL-08-010540
Vuln IDs
V-230292
Rule IDs
SV-230292r1017103_rule
The use of separate file systems for different paths can protect the system from failures resulting from a file system becoming full or failing.
Fix: F-32936r567623_fix

Migrate the "/var" path onto a separate file system.

a
RHEL 8 must use a separate file system for /var/log.
RMF Control
CM-6
Severity
Low
CCI
CCI-000366
Version
RHEL-08-010541
Vuln IDs
V-230293
Rule IDs
SV-230293r1017104_rule
The use of separate file systems for different paths can protect the system from failures resulting from a file system becoming full or failing.
Fix: F-32937r567626_fix

Migrate the "/var/log" path onto a separate file system.

a
RHEL 8 must use a separate file system for the system audit data path.
RMF Control
CM-6
Severity
Low
CCI
CCI-000366
Version
RHEL-08-010542
Vuln IDs
V-230294
Rule IDs
SV-230294r1017105_rule
The use of separate file systems for different paths can protect the system from failures resulting from a file system becoming full or failing.
Fix: F-32938r567629_fix

Migrate the system audit data path onto a separate file system.

b
A separate RHEL 8 filesystem must be used for the /tmp directory.
RMF Control
CM-6
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000366
Version
RHEL-08-010543
Vuln IDs
V-230295
Rule IDs
SV-230295r1017106_rule
The use of separate file systems for different paths can protect the system from failures resulting from a file system becoming full or failing.
Fix: F-32939r567632_fix

Migrate the "/tmp" directory onto a separate file system/partition.

b
RHEL 8 must not permit direct logons to the root account using remote access via SSH.
RMF Control
IA-2
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000770
Version
RHEL-08-010550
Vuln IDs
V-230296
Rule IDs
SV-230296r1017107_rule
Even though the communications channel may be encrypted, an additional layer of security is gained by extending the policy of not logging on directly as root. In addition, logging on with a user-specific account provides individual accountability of actions performed on the system.
Fix: F-32940r567635_fix

Configure RHEL 8 to stop users from logging on remotely as the "root" user via SSH. Edit the appropriate "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" file to uncomment or add the line for the "PermitRootLogin" keyword and set its value to "no": PermitRootLogin no The SSH daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect. To restart the SSH daemon, run the following command: $ sudo systemctl restart sshd.service

b
The rsyslog service must be running in RHEL 8.
RMF Control
CM-6
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000366
Version
RHEL-08-010561
Vuln IDs
V-230298
Rule IDs
SV-230298r1017108_rule
Configuring RHEL 8 to implement organization-wide security implementation guides and security checklists ensures compliance with federal standards and establishes a common security baseline across the DoD that reflects the most restrictive security posture consistent with operational requirements. Configuration settings are the set of parameters that can be changed in hardware, software, or firmware components of the system that affect the security posture and/or functionality of the system. Security-related parameters are those parameters impacting the security state of the system, including the parameters required to satisfy other security control requirements. Security-related parameters include, for example: registry settings; account, file, directory permission settings; and settings for functions, ports, protocols, services, and remote connections.
Fix: F-32942r567641_fix

Start the auditd service, and enable the rsyslog service with the following commands: $ sudo systemctl start rsyslog.service $ sudo systemctl enable rsyslog.service

b
RHEL 8 must prevent files with the setuid and setgid bit set from being executed on the /boot directory.
RMF Control
CM-6
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000366
Version
RHEL-08-010571
Vuln IDs
V-230300
Rule IDs
SV-230300r1017110_rule
The "nosuid" mount option causes the system not to execute "setuid" and "setgid" files with owner privileges. This option must be used for mounting any file system not containing approved "setuid" and "setguid" files. Executing files from untrusted file systems increases the opportunity for unprivileged users to attain unauthorized administrative access.
Fix: F-32944r567647_fix

Configure the "/etc/fstab" to use the "nosuid" option on the /boot directory.

b
RHEL 8 must prevent special devices on non-root local partitions.
RMF Control
CM-6
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000366
Version
RHEL-08-010580
Vuln IDs
V-230301
Rule IDs
SV-230301r1017111_rule
The "nodev" mount option causes the system to not interpret character or block special devices. Executing character or block special devices from untrusted file systems increases the opportunity for unprivileged users to attain unauthorized administrative access. The only legitimate location for device files is the /dev directory located on the root partition.
Fix: F-32945r567650_fix

Configure the "/etc/fstab" to use the "nodev" option on all non-root local partitions.

b
RHEL 8 must prevent code from being executed on file systems that are imported via Network File System (NFS).
RMF Control
CM-6
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000366
Version
RHEL-08-010630
Vuln IDs
V-230306
Rule IDs
SV-230306r1017116_rule
The "noexec" mount option causes the system not to execute binary files. This option must be used for mounting any file system not containing approved binary as they may be incompatible. Executing files from untrusted file systems increases the opportunity for unprivileged users to attain unauthorized administrative access.
Fix: F-32950r567665_fix

Configure the "/etc/fstab" to use the "noexec" option on file systems that are being imported via NFS.

b
RHEL 8 must prevent special devices on file systems that are imported via Network File System (NFS).
RMF Control
CM-6
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000366
Version
RHEL-08-010640
Vuln IDs
V-230307
Rule IDs
SV-230307r1017117_rule
The "nodev" mount option causes the system to not interpret character or block special devices. Executing character or block special devices from untrusted file systems increases the opportunity for unprivileged users to attain unauthorized administrative access.
Fix: F-32951r567668_fix

Configure the "/etc/fstab" to use the "nodev" option on file systems that are being imported via NFS.

b
RHEL 8 must prevent files with the setuid and setgid bit set from being executed on file systems that are imported via Network File System (NFS).
RMF Control
CM-6
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000366
Version
RHEL-08-010650
Vuln IDs
V-230308
Rule IDs
SV-230308r1017118_rule
The "nosuid" mount option causes the system not to execute "setuid" and "setgid" files with owner privileges. This option must be used for mounting any file system not containing approved "setuid" and "setguid" files. Executing files from untrusted file systems increases the opportunity for unprivileged users to attain unauthorized administrative access.
Fix: F-32952r567671_fix

Configure the "/etc/fstab" to use the "nosuid" option on file systems that are being imported via NFS.

b
RHEL 8 must disable the kernel.core_pattern.
RMF Control
CM-6
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000366
Version
RHEL-08-010671
Vuln IDs
V-230311
Rule IDs
SV-230311r1017121_rule
It is detrimental for operating systems to provide, or install by default, functionality exceeding requirements or mission objectives. These unnecessary capabilities or services are often overlooked and therefore may remain unsecured. They increase the risk to the platform by providing additional attack vectors. The sysctl --system command will load settings from all system configuration files. All configuration files are sorted by their filename in lexicographic order, regardless of which of the directories they reside in. If multiple files specify the same option, the entry in the file with the lexicographically latest name will take precedence. Files are read from directories in the following list from top to bottom. Once a file of a given filename is loaded, any file of the same name in subsequent directories is ignored. /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/local/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /etc/sysctl.conf
Fix: F-32955r858768_fix

Configure RHEL 8 to disable storing core dumps. Add or edit the following line in a system configuration file, in the "/etc/sysctl.d/" directory: kernel.core_pattern = |/bin/false Remove any configurations that conflict with the above from the following locations: /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/local/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /etc/sysctl.conf /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf The system configuration files need to be reloaded for the changes to take effect. To reload the contents of the files, run the following command: $ sudo sysctl --system

b
RHEL 8 must disable core dumps for all users.
RMF Control
CM-6
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000366
Version
RHEL-08-010673
Vuln IDs
V-230313
Rule IDs
SV-230313r1017124_rule
It is detrimental for operating systems to provide, or install by default, functionality exceeding requirements or mission objectives. These unnecessary capabilities or services are often overlooked and therefore may remain unsecured. They increase the risk to the platform by providing additional attack vectors. A core dump includes a memory image taken at the time the operating system terminates an application. The memory image could contain sensitive data and is generally useful only for developers trying to debug problems.
Fix: F-32957r1017123_fix

Configure the operating system to disable core dumps for all users. Add the following line to the top of the /etc/security/limits.conf or in a ".conf" file defined in /etc/security/limits.d/: * hard core 0

b
RHEL 8 must disable storing core dumps.
RMF Control
CM-6
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000366
Version
RHEL-08-010674
Vuln IDs
V-230314
Rule IDs
SV-230314r1017125_rule
It is detrimental for operating systems to provide, or install by default, functionality exceeding requirements or mission objectives. These unnecessary capabilities or services are often overlooked and therefore may remain unsecured. They increase the risk to the platform by providing additional attack vectors. A core dump includes a memory image taken at the time the operating system terminates an application. The memory image could contain sensitive data and is generally useful only for developers trying to debug problems.
Fix: F-32958r567689_fix

Configure the operating system to disable storing core dumps for all users. Add or modify the following line in /etc/systemd/coredump.conf: Storage=none

b
RHEL 8 must disable core dump backtraces.
RMF Control
CM-6
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000366
Version
RHEL-08-010675
Vuln IDs
V-230315
Rule IDs
SV-230315r1017126_rule
It is detrimental for operating systems to provide, or install by default, functionality exceeding requirements or mission objectives. These unnecessary capabilities or services are often overlooked and therefore may remain unsecured. They increase the risk to the platform by providing additional attack vectors. A core dump includes a memory image taken at the time the operating system terminates an application. The memory image could contain sensitive data and is generally useful only for developers trying to debug problems.
Fix: F-32959r567692_fix

Configure the operating system to disable core dump backtraces. Add or modify the following line in /etc/systemd/coredump.conf: ProcessSizeMax=0

b
All RHEL 8 local interactive user accounts must be assigned a home directory upon creation.
RMF Control
CM-6
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000366
Version
RHEL-08-010760
Vuln IDs
V-230324
Rule IDs
SV-230324r1017135_rule
If local interactive users are not assigned a valid home directory, there is no place for the storage and control of files they should own.
Fix: F-32968r567719_fix

Configure RHEL 8 to assign home directories to all new local interactive users by setting the "CREATE_HOME" parameter in "/etc/login.defs" to "yes" as follows. CREATE_HOME yes

b
RHEL 8 must not allow users to override SSH environment variables.
RMF Control
CM-6
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000366
Version
RHEL-08-010830
Vuln IDs
V-230330
Rule IDs
SV-230330r1017141_rule
SSH environment options potentially allow users to bypass access restriction in some configurations.
Fix: F-32974r567737_fix

Configure RHEL 8 to allow the SSH daemon to not allow unattended or automatic logon to the system. Add or edit the following line in the "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" file: PermitUserEnvironment no The SSH daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect. To restart the SSH daemon, run the following command: $ sudo systemctl restart sshd.service

b
RHEL 8 must automatically lock an account when three unsuccessful logon attempts occur.
RMF Control
AC-7
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000044
Version
RHEL-08-020010
Vuln IDs
V-230332
Rule IDs
SV-230332r1017144_rule
By limiting the number of failed logon attempts, the risk of unauthorized system access via user password guessing, otherwise known as brute-force attacks, is reduced. Limits are imposed by locking the account. RHEL 8 can utilize the "pam_faillock.so" for this purpose. Note that manual changes to the listed files may be overwritten by the "authselect" program. From "Pam_Faillock" man pages: Note that the default directory that "pam_faillock" uses is usually cleared on system boot so the access will be reenabled after system reboot. If that is undesirable a different tally directory must be set with the "dir" option. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000021-GPOS-00005, SRG-OS-000329-GPOS-00128
Fix: F-32976r567743_fix

Configure the operating system to lock an account when three unsuccessful logon attempts occur. Add/Modify the appropriate sections of the "/etc/pam.d/system-auth" and "/etc/pam.d/password-auth" files to match the following lines: auth required pam_faillock.so preauth dir=/var/log/faillock silent audit deny=3 even_deny_root fail_interval=900 unlock_time=0 auth required pam_faillock.so authfail dir=/var/log/faillock unlock_time=0 account required pam_faillock.so The "sssd" service must be restarted for the changes to take effect. To restart the "sssd" service, run the following command: $ sudo systemctl restart sssd.service

b
RHEL 8 must automatically lock an account when three unsuccessful logon attempts occur.
RMF Control
AC-7
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000044
Version
RHEL-08-020011
Vuln IDs
V-230333
Rule IDs
SV-230333r1017145_rule
By limiting the number of failed logon attempts, the risk of unauthorized system access via user password guessing, otherwise known as brute-force attacks, is reduced. Limits are imposed by locking the account. In RHEL 8.2 the "/etc/security/faillock.conf" file was incorporated to centralize the configuration of the pam_faillock.so module. Also introduced is a "local_users_only" option that will only track failed user authentication attempts for local users in /etc/passwd and ignore centralized (AD, IdM, LDAP, etc.) users to allow the centralized platform to solely manage user lockout. From "faillock.conf" man pages: Note that the default directory that "pam_faillock" uses is usually cleared on system boot so the access will be reenabled after system reboot. If that is undesirable a different tally directory must be set with the "dir" option. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000021-GPOS-00005, SRG-OS-000329-GPOS-00128
Fix: F-32977r743965_fix

Configure the operating system to lock an account when three unsuccessful logon attempts occur. Add/Modify the "/etc/security/faillock.conf" file to match the following line: deny = 3

b
RHEL 8 must automatically lock an account when three unsuccessful logon attempts occur during a 15-minute time period.
RMF Control
AC-7
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000044
Version
RHEL-08-020012
Vuln IDs
V-230334
Rule IDs
SV-230334r1017146_rule
By limiting the number of failed logon attempts, the risk of unauthorized system access via user password guessing, otherwise known as brute-force attacks, is reduced. Limits are imposed by locking the account. RHEL 8 can utilize the "pam_faillock.so" for this purpose. Note that manual changes to the listed files may be overwritten by the "authselect" program. From "Pam_Faillock" man pages: Note that the default directory that "pam_faillock" uses is usually cleared on system boot so the access will be reenabled after system reboot. If that is undesirable a different tally directory must be set with the "dir" option. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000021-GPOS-00005, SRG-OS-000329-GPOS-00128
Fix: F-32978r567749_fix

Configure the operating system to lock an account when three unsuccessful logon attempts occur in 15 minutes. Add/Modify the appropriate sections of the "/etc/pam.d/system-auth" and "/etc/pam.d/password-auth" files to match the following lines: auth required pam_faillock.so preauth dir=/var/log/faillock silent audit deny=3 even_deny_root fail_interval=900 unlock_time=0 auth required pam_faillock.so authfail dir=/var/log/faillock unlock_time=0 account required pam_faillock.so The "sssd" service must be restarted for the changes to take effect. To restart the "sssd" service, run the following command: $ sudo systemctl restart sssd.service

b
RHEL 8 must automatically lock an account when three unsuccessful logon attempts occur during a 15-minute time period.
RMF Control
AC-7
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000044
Version
RHEL-08-020013
Vuln IDs
V-230335
Rule IDs
SV-230335r1017147_rule
By limiting the number of failed logon attempts, the risk of unauthorized system access via user password guessing, otherwise known as brute-force attacks, is reduced. Limits are imposed by locking the account. In RHEL 8.2 the "/etc/security/faillock.conf" file was incorporated to centralize the configuration of the pam_faillock.so module. Also introduced is a "local_users_only" option that will only track failed user authentication attempts for local users in /etc/passwd and ignore centralized (AD, IdM, LDAP, etc.) users to allow the centralized platform to solely manage user lockout. From "faillock.conf" man pages: Note that the default directory that "pam_faillock" uses is usually cleared on system boot so the access will be reenabled after system reboot. If that is undesirable a different tally directory must be set with the "dir" option. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000021-GPOS-00005, SRG-OS-000329-GPOS-00128
Fix: F-32979r743968_fix

Configure the operating system to lock an account when three unsuccessful logon attempts occur in 15 minutes. Add/Modify the "/etc/security/faillock.conf" file to match the following line: fail_interval = 900

b
RHEL 8 must automatically lock an account until the locked account is released by an administrator when three unsuccessful logon attempts occur during a 15-minute time period.
RMF Control
AC-7
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000044
Version
RHEL-08-020014
Vuln IDs
V-230336
Rule IDs
SV-230336r1017148_rule
By limiting the number of failed logon attempts, the risk of unauthorized system access via user password guessing, otherwise known as brute-force attacks, is reduced. Limits are imposed by locking the account. RHEL 8 can utilize the "pam_faillock.so" for this purpose. Note that manual changes to the listed files may be overwritten by the "authselect" program. From "Pam_Faillock" man pages: Note that the default directory that "pam_faillock" uses is usually cleared on system boot so the access will be reenabled after system reboot. If that is undesirable a different tally directory must be set with the "dir" option. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000021-GPOS-00005, SRG-OS-000329-GPOS-00128
Fix: F-32980r567755_fix

Configure the operating system to lock an account until released by an administrator when three unsuccessful logon attempts occur in 15 minutes. Add/Modify the appropriate sections of the "/etc/pam.d/system-auth" and "/etc/pam.d/password-auth" files to match the following lines: auth required pam_faillock.so preauth dir=/var/log/faillock silent audit deny=3 even_deny_root fail_interval=900 unlock_time=0 auth required pam_faillock.so authfail dir=/var/log/faillock unlock_time=0 account required pam_faillock.so The "sssd" service must be restarted for the changes to take effect. To restart the "sssd" service, run the following command: $ sudo systemctl restart sssd.service

b
RHEL 8 must automatically lock an account until the locked account is released by an administrator when three unsuccessful logon attempts occur during a 15-minute time period.
RMF Control
AC-7
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000044
Version
RHEL-08-020015
Vuln IDs
V-230337
Rule IDs
SV-230337r1017149_rule
By limiting the number of failed logon attempts, the risk of unauthorized system access via user password guessing, otherwise known as brute-force attacks, is reduced. Limits are imposed by locking the account. In RHEL 8.2 the "/etc/security/faillock.conf" file was incorporated to centralize the configuration of the pam_faillock.so module. Also introduced is a "local_users_only" option that will only track failed user authentication attempts for local users in /etc/passwd and ignore centralized (AD, IdM, LDAP, etc.) users to allow the centralized platform to solely manage user lockout. From "faillock.conf" man pages: Note that the default directory that "pam_faillock" uses is usually cleared on system boot so the access will be reenabled after system reboot. If that is undesirable a different tally directory must be set with the "dir" option. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000021-GPOS-00005, SRG-OS-000329-GPOS-00128
Fix: F-32981r743971_fix

Configure the operating system to lock an account until released by an administrator when three unsuccessful logon attempts occur in 15 minutes. Add/Modify the "/etc/security/faillock.conf" file to match the following line: unlock_time = 0

b
RHEL 8 must prevent system messages from being presented when three unsuccessful logon attempts occur.
RMF Control
AC-7
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000044
Version
RHEL-08-020018
Vuln IDs
V-230340
Rule IDs
SV-230340r1017152_rule
By limiting the number of failed logon attempts, the risk of unauthorized system access via user password guessing, otherwise known as brute-force attacks, is reduced. Limits are imposed by locking the account. RHEL 8 can utilize the "pam_faillock.so" for this purpose. Note that manual changes to the listed files may be overwritten by the "authselect" program. From "Pam_Faillock" man pages: Note that the default directory that "pam_faillock" uses is usually cleared on system boot so the access will be reenabled after system reboot. If that is undesirable a different tally directory must be set with the "dir" option. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000021-GPOS-00005, SRG-OS-000329-GPOS-00128
Fix: F-32984r567767_fix

Configure the operating system to prevent informative messages from being presented at logon attempts. Add/Modify the appropriate sections of the "/etc/pam.d/system-auth" and "/etc/pam.d/password-auth" files to match the following lines: auth required pam_faillock.so preauth dir=/var/log/faillock silent audit deny=3 even_deny_root fail_interval=900 unlock_time=0 auth required pam_faillock.so authfail dir=/var/log/faillock unlock_time=0 account required pam_faillock.so The "sssd" service must be restarted for the changes to take effect. To restart the "sssd" service, run the following command: $ sudo systemctl restart sssd.service

b
RHEL 8 must prevent system messages from being presented when three unsuccessful logon attempts occur.
RMF Control
AC-7
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000044
Version
RHEL-08-020019
Vuln IDs
V-230341
Rule IDs
SV-230341r1017153_rule
By limiting the number of failed logon attempts, the risk of unauthorized system access via user password guessing, otherwise known as brute-force attacks, is reduced. Limits are imposed by locking the account. In RHEL 8.2 the "/etc/security/faillock.conf" file was incorporated to centralize the configuration of the pam_faillock.so module. Also introduced is a "local_users_only" option that will only track failed user authentication attempts for local users in /etc/passwd and ignore centralized (AD, IdM, LDAP, etc.) users to allow the centralized platform to solely manage user lockout. From "faillock.conf" man pages: Note that the default directory that "pam_faillock" uses is usually cleared on system boot so the access will be reenabled after system reboot. If that is undesirable a different tally directory must be set with the "dir" option. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000021-GPOS-00005, SRG-OS-000329-GPOS-00128
Fix: F-32985r743977_fix

Configure the operating system to prevent informative messages from being presented at logon attempts. Add/Modify the "/etc/security/faillock.conf" file to match the following line: silent

b
RHEL 8 must log user name information when unsuccessful logon attempts occur.
RMF Control
AC-7
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000044
Version
RHEL-08-020020
Vuln IDs
V-230342
Rule IDs
SV-230342r1017154_rule
By limiting the number of failed logon attempts, the risk of unauthorized system access via user password guessing, otherwise known as brute-force attacks, is reduced. Limits are imposed by locking the account. RHEL 8 can utilize the "pam_faillock.so" for this purpose. Note that manual changes to the listed files may be overwritten by the "authselect" program. From "Pam_Faillock" man pages: Note that the default directory that "pam_faillock" uses is usually cleared on system boot so the access will be reenabled after system reboot. If that is undesirable a different tally directory must be set with the "dir" option. In RHEL 8.2 the "/etc/security/faillock.conf" file was incorporated to centralize the configuration of the pam_faillock.so module. Also introduced is a "local_users_only" option that will only track failed user authentication attempts for local users in /etc/passwd and ignore centralized (AD, IdM, LDAP, etc.) users to allow the centralized platform to solely manage user lockout. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000021-GPOS-00005, SRG-OS-000329-GPOS-00128
Fix: F-32986r567773_fix

Configure the operating system to log user name information when unsuccessful logon attempts occur. Add/Modify the appropriate sections of the "/etc/pam.d/system-auth" and "/etc/pam.d/password-auth" files to match the following lines: auth required pam_faillock.so preauth dir=/var/log/faillock silent audit deny=3 even_deny_root fail_interval=900 unlock_time=0 auth required pam_faillock.so authfail dir=/var/log/faillock unlock_time=0 account required pam_faillock.so The "sssd" service must be restarted for the changes to take effect. To restart the "sssd" service, run the following command: $ sudo systemctl restart sssd.service

b
RHEL 8 must log user name information when unsuccessful logon attempts occur.
RMF Control
AC-7
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000044
Version
RHEL-08-020021
Vuln IDs
V-230343
Rule IDs
SV-230343r1017155_rule
By limiting the number of failed logon attempts, the risk of unauthorized system access via user password guessing, otherwise known as brute-force attacks, is reduced. Limits are imposed by locking the account. In RHEL 8.2 the "/etc/security/faillock.conf" file was incorporated to centralize the configuration of the pam_faillock.so module. Also introduced is a "local_users_only" option that will only track failed user authentication attempts for local users in /etc/passwd and ignore centralized (AD, IdM, LDAP, etc.) users to allow the centralized platform to solely manage user lockout. From "faillock.conf" man pages: Note that the default directory that "pam_faillock" uses is usually cleared on system boot so the access will be reenabled after system reboot. If that is undesirable a different tally directory must be set with the "dir" option. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000021-GPOS-00005, SRG-OS-000329-GPOS-00128
Fix: F-32987r743980_fix

Configure the operating system to log user name information when unsuccessful logon attempts occur. Add/Modify the "/etc/security/faillock.conf" file to match the following line: audit

b
RHEL 8 must include root when automatically locking an account until the locked account is released by an administrator when three unsuccessful logon attempts occur during a 15-minute time period.
RMF Control
AC-7
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000044
Version
RHEL-08-020022
Vuln IDs
V-230344
Rule IDs
SV-230344r1017156_rule
By limiting the number of failed logon attempts, the risk of unauthorized system access via user password guessing, otherwise known as brute-force attacks, is reduced. Limits are imposed by locking the account. RHEL 8 can utilize the "pam_faillock.so" for this purpose. Note that manual changes to the listed files may be overwritten by the "authselect" program. From "Pam_Faillock" man pages: Note that the default directory that "pam_faillock" uses is usually cleared on system boot so the access will be reenabled after system reboot. If that is undesirable a different tally directory must be set with the "dir" option. In RHEL 8.2 the "/etc/security/faillock.conf" file was incorporated to centralize the configuration of the pam_faillock.so module. Also introduced is a "local_users_only" option that will only track failed user authentication attempts for local users in /etc/passwd and ignore centralized (AD, IdM, LDAP, etc.) users to allow the centralized platform to solely manage user lockout. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000021-GPOS-00005, SRG-OS-000329-GPOS-00128
Fix: F-32988r567779_fix

Configure the operating system to include root when locking an account after three unsuccessful logon attempts occur in 15 minutes. Add/Modify the appropriate sections of the "/etc/pam.d/system-auth" and "/etc/pam.d/password-auth" files to match the following lines: auth required pam_faillock.so preauth dir=/var/log/faillock silent audit deny=3 even_deny_root fail_interval=900 unlock_time=0 auth required pam_faillock.so authfail dir=/var/log/faillock unlock_time=0 account required pam_faillock.so The "sssd" service must be restarted for the changes to take effect. To restart the "sssd" service, run the following command: $ sudo systemctl restart sssd.service

b
RHEL 8 must include root when automatically locking an account until the locked account is released by an administrator when three unsuccessful logon attempts occur during a 15-minute time period.
RMF Control
AC-7
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000044
Version
RHEL-08-020023
Vuln IDs
V-230345
Rule IDs
SV-230345r1017157_rule
By limiting the number of failed logon attempts, the risk of unauthorized system access via user password guessing, otherwise known as brute-force attacks, is reduced. Limits are imposed by locking the account. In RHEL 8.2 the "/etc/security/faillock.conf" file was incorporated to centralize the configuration of the pam_faillock.so module. Also introduced is a "local_users_only" option that will only track failed user authentication attempts for local users in /etc/passwd and ignore centralized (AD, IdM, LDAP, etc.) users to allow the centralized platform to solely manage user lockout. From "faillock.conf" man pages: Note that the default directory that "pam_faillock" uses is usually cleared on system boot so the access will be reenabled after system reboot. If that is undesirable a different tally directory must be set with the "dir" option. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000021-GPOS-00005, SRG-OS-000329-GPOS-00128
Fix: F-32989r743983_fix

Configure the operating system to include root when locking an account after three unsuccessful logon attempts occur in 15 minutes. Add/Modify the "/etc/security/faillock.conf" file to match the following line: even_deny_root

a
RHEL 8 must limit the number of concurrent sessions to ten for all accounts and/or account types.
RMF Control
AC-10
Severity
Low
CCI
CCI-000054
Version
RHEL-08-020024
Vuln IDs
V-230346
Rule IDs
SV-230346r1017159_rule
Operating system management includes the ability to control the number of users and user sessions that utilize an operating system. Limiting the number of allowed users and sessions per user is helpful in reducing the risks related to DoS attacks. This requirement addresses concurrent sessions for information system accounts and does not address concurrent sessions by single users via multiple system accounts. The maximum number of concurrent sessions should be defined based on mission needs and the operational environment for each system.
Fix: F-32990r1017158_fix

Configure the operating system to limit the number of concurrent sessions to "10" for all accounts and/or account types. Add the following line to the top of the /etc/security/limits.conf or in a ".conf" file defined in /etc/security/limits.d/: * hard maxlogins 10

b
RHEL 8 must ensure the password complexity module is enabled in the password-auth file.
RMF Control
CM-6
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000366
Version
RHEL-08-020100
Vuln IDs
V-230356
Rule IDs
SV-230356r982195_rule
Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute-force attacks. "pwquality" enforces complex password construction configuration and has the ability to limit brute-force attacks on the system. RHEL 8 utilizes "pwquality" as a mechanism to enforce password complexity. This is set in both: /etc/pam.d/password-auth /etc/pam.d/system-auth
Fix: F-33000r902727_fix

Configure the operating system to use "pwquality" to enforce password complexity rules. Add the following line to the "/etc/pam.d/password-auth" file (or modify the line to have the required value): password requisite pam_pwquality.so

b
RHEL 8 must enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one uppercase character be used.
RMF Control
IA-5
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000192
Version
RHEL-08-020110
Vuln IDs
V-230357
Rule IDs
SV-230357r1017169_rule
Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute-force attacks. Password complexity is one factor of several that determines how long it takes to crack a password. The more complex the password, the greater the number of possible combinations that need to be tested before the password is compromised. RHEL 8 utilizes pwquality as a mechanism to enforce password complexity. Note that in order to require uppercase characters, without degrading the "minlen" value, the credit value must be expressed as a negative number in "/etc/security/pwquality.conf".
Fix: F-33001r858770_fix

Configure the operating system to enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one uppercase character be used by setting the "ucredit" option. Add the following line to /etc/security/pwquality.conf (or modify the line to have the required value): ucredit = -1 Remove any configurations that conflict with the above value.

b
RHEL 8 must enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one lower-case character be used.
RMF Control
IA-5
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000193
Version
RHEL-08-020120
Vuln IDs
V-230358
Rule IDs
SV-230358r1017170_rule
Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute-force attacks. Password complexity is one factor of several that determines how long it takes to crack a password. The more complex the password, the greater the number of possible combinations that need to be tested before the password is compromised. RHEL 8 utilizes pwquality as a mechanism to enforce password complexity. Note that in order to require lower-case characters without degrading the "minlen" value, the credit value must be expressed as a negative number in "/etc/security/pwquality.conf".
Fix: F-33002r858772_fix

Configure the operating system to enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one lower-case character be used by setting the "lcredit" option. Add the following line to /etc/security/pwquality.conf (or modify the line to have the required value): lcredit = -1 Remove any configurations that conflict with the above value.

b
RHEL 8 must enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one numeric character be used.
RMF Control
IA-5
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000194
Version
RHEL-08-020130
Vuln IDs
V-230359
Rule IDs
SV-230359r1017171_rule
Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute-force attacks. Password complexity is one factor of several that determines how long it takes to crack a password. The more complex the password, the greater the number of possible combinations that need to be tested before the password is compromised. RHEL 8 utilizes "pwquality" as a mechanism to enforce password complexity. Note that in order to require numeric characters, without degrading the minlen value, the credit value must be expressed as a negative number in "/etc/security/pwquality.conf".
Fix: F-33003r858774_fix

Configure the operating system to enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one numeric character be used by setting the "dcredit" option. Add the following line to /etc/security/pwquality.conf (or modify the line to have the required value): dcredit = -1 Remove any configurations that conflict with the above value.

b
RHEL 8 must require the maximum number of repeating characters of the same character class be limited to four when passwords are changed.
RMF Control
IA-5
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000195
Version
RHEL-08-020140
Vuln IDs
V-230360
Rule IDs
SV-230360r1017172_rule
Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute-force attacks. Password complexity is one factor of several that determines how long it takes to crack a password. The more complex the password, the greater the number of possible combinations that need to be tested before the password is compromised. RHEL 8 utilizes "pwquality" as a mechanism to enforce password complexity. The "maxclassrepeat" option sets the maximum number of allowed same consecutive characters in the same class in the new password.
Fix: F-33004r858776_fix

Configure the operating system to require the change of the number of repeating characters of the same character class when passwords are changed by setting the "maxclassrepeat" option. Add the following line to "/etc/security/pwquality.conf" conf (or modify the line to have the required value): maxclassrepeat = 4 Remove any configurations that conflict with the above value.

b
RHEL 8 must require the maximum number of repeating characters be limited to three when passwords are changed.
RMF Control
IA-5
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000195
Version
RHEL-08-020150
Vuln IDs
V-230361
Rule IDs
SV-230361r1017173_rule
Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute-force attacks. Password complexity is one factor of several that determines how long it takes to crack a password. The more complex the password, the greater the number of possible combinations that need to be tested before the password is compromised. RHEL 8 utilizes "pwquality" as a mechanism to enforce password complexity. The "maxrepeat" option sets the maximum number of allowed same consecutive characters in a new password.
Fix: F-33005r858778_fix

Configure the operating system to require the change of the number of repeating consecutive characters when passwords are changed by setting the "maxrepeat" option. Add the following line to "/etc/security/pwquality.conf conf" (or modify the line to have the required value): maxrepeat = 3 Remove any configurations that conflict with the above value.

b
RHEL 8 must require the change of at least four character classes when passwords are changed.
RMF Control
IA-5
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000195
Version
RHEL-08-020160
Vuln IDs
V-230362
Rule IDs
SV-230362r1017174_rule
Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute-force attacks. Password complexity is one factor of several that determines how long it takes to crack a password. The more complex the password, the greater the number of possible combinations that need to be tested before the password is compromised. RHEL 8 utilizes "pwquality" as a mechanism to enforce password complexity. The "minclass" option sets the minimum number of required classes of characters for the new password (digits, uppercase, lowercase, others).
Fix: F-33006r858780_fix

Configure the operating system to require the change of at least four character classes when passwords are changed by setting the "minclass" option. Add the following line to "/etc/security/pwquality.conf conf" (or modify the line to have the required value): minclass = 4 Remove any configurations that conflict with the above value.

b
RHEL 8 must require the change of at least 8 characters when passwords are changed.
RMF Control
IA-5
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000195
Version
RHEL-08-020170
Vuln IDs
V-230363
Rule IDs
SV-230363r1017175_rule
Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute-force attacks. Password complexity is one factor of several that determines how long it takes to crack a password. The more complex the password, the greater the number of possible combinations that need to be tested before the password is compromised. RHEL 8 utilizes "pwquality" as a mechanism to enforce password complexity. The "difok" option sets the number of characters in a password that must not be present in the old password.
Fix: F-33007r858782_fix

Configure the operating system to require the change of at least eight of the total number of characters when passwords are changed by setting the "difok" option. Add the following line to "/etc/security/pwquality.conf" (or modify the line to have the required value): difok = 8 Remove any configurations that conflict with the above value.

b
RHEL 8 passwords must have a 24 hours/1 day minimum password lifetime restriction in /etc/shadow.
RMF Control
IA-5
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000198
Version
RHEL-08-020180
Vuln IDs
V-230364
Rule IDs
SV-230364r1017176_rule
Enforcing a minimum password lifetime helps to prevent repeated password changes to defeat the password reuse or history enforcement requirement. If users are allowed to immediately and continually change their password, the password could be repeatedly changed in a short period of time to defeat the organization's policy regarding password reuse.
Fix: F-33008r567839_fix

Configure non-compliant accounts to enforce a 24 hours/1 day minimum password lifetime: $ sudo chage -m 1 [user]

b
RHEL 8 passwords for new users or password changes must have a 24 hours/1 day minimum password lifetime restriction in /etc/login.defs.
RMF Control
IA-5
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000198
Version
RHEL-08-020190
Vuln IDs
V-230365
Rule IDs
SV-230365r1017177_rule
Enforcing a minimum password lifetime helps to prevent repeated password changes to defeat the password reuse or history enforcement requirement. If users are allowed to immediately and continually change their password, the password could be repeatedly changed in a short period of time to defeat the organization's policy regarding password reuse.
Fix: F-33009r567842_fix

Configure the operating system to enforce 24 hours/1 day as the minimum password lifetime. Add the following line in "/etc/login.defs" (or modify the line to have the required value): PASS_MIN_DAYS 1

b
RHEL 8 user account passwords must have a 60-day maximum password lifetime restriction.
RMF Control
IA-5
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000199
Version
RHEL-08-020200
Vuln IDs
V-230366
Rule IDs
SV-230366r1017178_rule
Any password, no matter how complex, can eventually be cracked. Therefore, passwords need to be changed periodically. If RHEL 8 does not limit the lifetime of passwords and force users to change their passwords, there is the risk that RHEL 8 passwords could be compromised.
Fix: F-33010r567845_fix

Configure RHEL 8 to enforce a 60-day maximum password lifetime. Add, or modify the following line in the "/etc/login.defs" file: PASS_MAX_DAYS 60

b
RHEL 8 user account passwords must be configured so that existing passwords are restricted to a 60-day maximum lifetime.
RMF Control
IA-5
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000199
Version
RHEL-08-020210
Vuln IDs
V-230367
Rule IDs
SV-230367r1017179_rule
Any password, no matter how complex, can eventually be cracked. Therefore, passwords need to be changed periodically. If RHEL 8 does not limit the lifetime of passwords and force users to change their passwords, there is the risk that RHEL 8 passwords could be compromised.
Fix: F-33011r567848_fix

Configure non-compliant accounts to enforce a 60-day maximum password lifetime restriction. $ sudo chage -M 60 [user]

b
RHEL 8 passwords must have a minimum of 15 characters.
RMF Control
IA-5
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000205
Version
RHEL-08-020230
Vuln IDs
V-230369
Rule IDs
SV-230369r1017181_rule
The shorter the password, the lower the number of possible combinations that need to be tested before the password is compromised. Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute-force attacks. Password length is one factor of several that helps to determine strength and how long it takes to crack a password. Use of more characters in a password helps to increase exponentially the time and/or resources required to compromise the password. RHEL 8 utilizes "pwquality" as a mechanism to enforce password complexity. Configurations are set in the "etc/security/pwquality.conf" file. The "minlen", sometimes noted as minimum length, acts as a "score" of complexity based on the credit components of the "pwquality" module. By setting the credit components to a negative value, not only will those components be required, they will not count towards the total "score" of "minlen". This will enable "minlen" to require a 15-character minimum. The DoD minimum password requirement is 15 characters.
Fix: F-33013r858784_fix

Configure operating system to enforce a minimum 15-character password length. Add the following line to "/etc/security/pwquality.conf" (or modify the line to have the required value): minlen = 15 Remove any configurations that conflict with the above value.

b
RHEL 8 passwords for new users must have a minimum of 15 characters.
RMF Control
IA-5
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000205
Version
RHEL-08-020231
Vuln IDs
V-230370
Rule IDs
SV-230370r1017182_rule
The shorter the password, the lower the number of possible combinations that need to be tested before the password is compromised. Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute-force attacks. Password length is one factor of several that helps to determine strength and how long it takes to crack a password. Use of more characters in a password helps to increase exponentially the time and/or resources required to compromise the password. The DoD minimum password requirement is 15 characters.
Fix: F-33014r567857_fix

Configure operating system to enforce a minimum 15-character password length for new user accounts. Add, or modify the following line in the "/etc/login.defs" file: PASS_MIN_LEN 15

b
RHEL 8 account identifiers (individuals, groups, roles, and devices) must be disabled after 35 days of inactivity.
RMF Control
IA-4
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000795
Version
RHEL-08-020260
Vuln IDs
V-230373
Rule IDs
SV-230373r1017185_rule
Inactive identifiers pose a risk to systems and applications because attackers may exploit an inactive identifier and potentially obtain undetected access to the system. Owners of inactive accounts will not notice if unauthorized access to their user account has been obtained. RHEL 8 needs to track periods of inactivity and disable application identifiers after 35 days of inactivity.
Fix: F-33017r567866_fix

Configure RHEL 8 to disable account identifiers after 35 days of inactivity after the password expiration. Run the following command to change the configuration for useradd: $ sudo useradd -D -f 35 DoD recommendation is 35 days, but a lower value is acceptable. The value "-1" will disable this feature, and "0" will disable the account immediately after the password expires.

b
All RHEL 8 passwords must contain at least one special character.
RMF Control
IA-5
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-001619
Version
RHEL-08-020280
Vuln IDs
V-230375
Rule IDs
SV-230375r1017187_rule
Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute-force attacks. Password complexity is one factor of several that determines how long it takes to crack a password. The more complex the password, the greater the number of possible combinations that need to be tested before the password is compromised. RHEL 8 utilizes "pwquality" as a mechanism to enforce password complexity. Note that to require special characters without degrading the "minlen" value, the credit value must be expressed as a negative number in "/etc/security/pwquality.conf".
Fix: F-33019r858786_fix

Configure the operating system to enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one special character be used by setting the "ocredit" option. Add the following line to /etc/security/pwquality.conf (or modify the line to have the required value): ocredit = -1 Remove any configurations that conflict with the above value.

b
RHEL 8 must prohibit the use of cached authentications after one day.
RMF Control
IA-5
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-002007
Version
RHEL-08-020290
Vuln IDs
V-230376
Rule IDs
SV-230376r958828_rule
If cached authentication information is out-of-date, the validity of the authentication information may be questionable. RHEL 8 includes multiple options for configuring authentication, but this requirement will be focus on the System Security Services Daemon (SSSD). By default sssd does not cache credentials.
Fix: F-33020r942947_fix

Configure the SSSD to prohibit the use of cached authentications after one day. Add or change the following line in "/etc/sssd/sssd.conf" just below the line "[pam]". offline_credentials_expiration = 1

b
RHEL 8 must prevent the use of dictionary words for passwords.
RMF Control
CM-6
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000366
Version
RHEL-08-020300
Vuln IDs
V-230377
Rule IDs
SV-230377r1017188_rule
If RHEL 8 allows the user to select passwords based on dictionary words, this increases the chances of password compromise by increasing the opportunity for successful guesses, and brute-force attacks.
Fix: F-33021r858788_fix

Configure RHEL 8 to prevent the use of dictionary words for passwords. Add or update the following line in the "/etc/security/pwquality.conf" file or a configuration file in the /etc/pwquality.conf.d/ directory to contain the "dictcheck" parameter: dictcheck=1 Remove any configurations that conflict with the above value.

b
RHEL 8 must enforce a delay of at least four seconds between logon prompts following a failed logon attempt.
RMF Control
CM-6
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000366
Version
RHEL-08-020310
Vuln IDs
V-230378
Rule IDs
SV-230378r1017189_rule
Configuring the operating system to implement organization-wide security implementation guides and security checklists verifies compliance with federal standards and establishes a common security baseline across the DoD that reflects the most restrictive security posture consistent with operational requirements. Configuration settings are the set of parameters that can be changed in hardware, software, or firmware components of the system that affect the security posture and/or functionality of the system. Security-related parameters are those parameters impacting the security state of the system, including the parameters required to satisfy other security control requirements. Security-related parameters include, for example, registry settings; account, file, and directory permission settings; and settings for functions, ports, protocols, services, and remote connections.
Fix: F-33022r567881_fix

Configure the operating system to enforce a delay of at least four seconds between logon prompts following a failed console logon attempt. Modify the "/etc/login.defs" file to set the "FAIL_DELAY" parameter to "4" or greater: FAIL_DELAY 4

c
RHEL 8 must not allow accounts configured with blank or null passwords.
RMF Control
CM-6
Severity
High
CCI
CCI-000366
Version
RHEL-08-020330
Vuln IDs
V-230380
Rule IDs
SV-230380r1017191_rule
If an account has an empty password, anyone could log on and run commands with the privileges of that account. Accounts with empty passwords should never be used in operational environments.
Fix: F-33024r743992_fix

Edit the following line in "etc/ssh/sshd_config" to prevent logons with empty passwords. PermitEmptyPasswords no The SSH daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect. To restart the SSH daemon, run the following command: $ sudo systemctl restart sshd.service

a
RHEL 8 must display the date and time of the last successful account logon upon logon.
RMF Control
AC-9
Severity
Low
CCI
CCI-000052
Version
RHEL-08-020340
Vuln IDs
V-230381
Rule IDs
SV-230381r991589_rule
Providing users with feedback on when account accesses last occurred facilitates user recognition and reporting of unauthorized account use.
Fix: F-33025r567890_fix

Configure the operating system to provide users with feedback on when account accesses last occurred by setting the required configuration options in "/etc/pam.d/postlogin". Add the following line to the top of "/etc/pam.d/postlogin": session required pam_lastlog.so showfailed

b
RHEL 8 must display the date and time of the last successful account logon upon an SSH logon.
RMF Control
AC-9
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000052
Version
RHEL-08-020350
Vuln IDs
V-230382
Rule IDs
SV-230382r991589_rule
Providing users with feedback on when account accesses via SSH last occurred facilitates user recognition and reporting of unauthorized account use.
Fix: F-33026r567893_fix

Configure SSH to provide users with feedback on when account accesses last occurred by setting the required configuration options in "/etc/pam.d/sshd" or in the "sshd_config" file used by the system ("/etc/ssh/sshd_config" will be used in the example) (this file may be named differently or be in a different location if using a version of SSH that is provided by a third-party vendor). Modify the "PrintLastLog" line in "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" to match the following: PrintLastLog yes The SSH service must be restarted for changes to "sshd_config" to take effect.

b
RHEL 8 must define default permissions for all authenticated users in such a way that the user can only read and modify their own files.
RMF Control
CM-6
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000366
Version
RHEL-08-020351
Vuln IDs
V-230383
Rule IDs
SV-230383r1017192_rule
Setting the most restrictive default permissions ensures that when new accounts are created, they do not have unnecessary access.
Fix: F-33027r567896_fix

Configure the operating system to define default permissions for all authenticated users in such a way that the user can only read and modify their own files. Add or edit the line for the "UMASK" parameter in "/etc/login.defs" file to "077": UMASK 077

b
The RHEL 8 audit system must be configured to audit the execution of privileged functions and prevent all software from executing at higher privilege levels than users executing the software.
RMF Control
AC-6
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-002233
Version
RHEL-08-030000
Vuln IDs
V-230386
Rule IDs
SV-230386r958730_rule
Misuse of privileged functions, either intentionally or unintentionally by authorized users, or by unauthorized external entities that have compromised information 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 threats and the advanced persistent threat. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000326-GPOS-00126, SRG-OS-000327-GPOS-00127
Fix: F-33030r567905_fix

Configure RHEL 8 to audit the execution of the "execve" system call. Add or update the following file system rules to "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules": -a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S execve -C uid!=euid -F euid=0 -k execpriv -a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S execve -C uid!=euid -F euid=0 -k execpriv -a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S execve -C gid!=egid -F egid=0 -k execpriv -a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S execve -C gid!=egid -F egid=0 -k execpriv The audit daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

b
The RHEL 8 System Administrator (SA) and Information System Security Officer (ISSO) (at a minimum) must be alerted of an audit processing failure event.
RMF Control
AU-5
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000139
Version
RHEL-08-030020
Vuln IDs
V-230388
Rule IDs
SV-230388r1017196_rule
It is critical for the appropriate personnel to be aware if a system is at risk of failing to process audit logs as required. Without this notification, the security personnel may be unaware of an impending failure of the audit capability, and system operation may be adversely affected. Audit processing failures include software/hardware errors, failures in the audit capturing mechanisms, and audit storage capacity being reached or exceeded. This requirement applies to each audit data storage repository (i.e., distinct information system component where audit records are stored), the centralized audit storage capacity of organizations (i.e., all audit data storage repositories combined), or both.
Fix: F-33032r567911_fix

Configure "auditd" service to notify the SA and ISSO in the event of an audit processing failure. Edit the following line in "/etc/audit/auditd.conf" to ensure that administrators are notified via email for those situations: action_mail_acct = root

b
The RHEL 8 System must take appropriate action when an audit processing failure occurs.
RMF Control
AU-5
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000140
Version
RHEL-08-030040
Vuln IDs
V-230390
Rule IDs
SV-230390r1017198_rule
It is critical for the appropriate personnel to be aware if a system is at risk of failing to process audit logs as required. Without this notification, the security personnel may be unaware of an impending failure of the audit capability, and system operation may be adversely affected. Audit processing failures include software/hardware errors, failures in the audit capturing mechanisms, and audit storage capacity being reached or exceeded. This requirement applies to each audit data storage repository (i.e., distinct information system component where audit records are stored), the centralized audit storage capacity of organizations (i.e., all audit data storage repositories combined), or both.
Fix: F-33034r567917_fix

Configure RHEL 8 to shut down by default upon audit failure (unless availability is an overriding concern). Add or update the following line (depending on configuration "disk_error_action" can be set to "SYSLOG" or "SINGLE" depending on configuration) in "/etc/audit/auditd.conf" file: disk_error_action = HALT If availability has been determined to be more important, and this decision is documented with the ISSO, configure the operating system to notify system administration staff and ISSO staff in the event of an audit processing failure by setting the "disk_error_action" to "SYSLOG".

b
The RHEL 8 audit system must take appropriate action when the audit storage volume is full.
RMF Control
AU-5
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000140
Version
RHEL-08-030060
Vuln IDs
V-230392
Rule IDs
SV-230392r1017199_rule
It is critical that when RHEL 8 is at risk of failing to process audit logs as required, it takes action to mitigate the failure. Audit processing failures include software/hardware errors; failures in the audit capturing mechanisms; and audit storage capacity being reached or exceeded. Responses to audit failure depend upon the nature of the failure mode. When availability is an overriding concern, other approved actions in response to an audit failure are as follows: 1) If the failure was caused by the lack of audit record storage capacity, RHEL 8 must continue generating audit records if possible (automatically restarting the audit service if necessary) and overwriting the oldest audit records in a first-in-first-out manner. 2) If audit records are sent to a centralized collection server and communication with this server is lost or the server fails, RHEL 8 must queue audit records locally until communication is restored or until the audit records are retrieved manually. Upon restoration of the connection to the centralized collection server, action should be taken to synchronize the local audit data with the collection server.
Fix: F-33036r567923_fix

Configure RHEL 8 to shut down by default upon audit failure (unless availability is an overriding concern). Add or update the following line (depending on configuration "disk_full_action" can be set to "SYSLOG" or "SINGLE" depending on configuration) in "/etc/audit/auditd.conf" file: disk_full_action = HALT If availability has been determined to be more important, and this decision is documented with the ISSO, configure the operating system to notify system administration staff and ISSO staff in the event of an audit processing failure by setting the "disk_full_action" to "SYSLOG".

b
The RHEL 8 audit system must audit local events.
RMF Control
CM-6
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000366
Version
RHEL-08-030061
Vuln IDs
V-230393
Rule IDs
SV-230393r1017200_rule
Without establishing what type of events occurred, the source of events, where events occurred, and the outcome of events, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events leading up to an outage or attack. Audit record content that may be necessary to satisfy this requirement includes, for example, time stamps, source and destination addresses, user/process identifiers, event descriptions, success/fail indications, filenames involved, and access control or flow control rules invoked.
Fix: F-33037r567926_fix

Configure RHEL 8 to audit local events on the system. Add or update the following line in "/etc/audit/auditd.conf" file: local_events = yes

b
RHEL 8 must label all off-loaded audit logs before sending them to the central log server.
RMF Control
AU-4
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-001851
Version
RHEL-08-030062
Vuln IDs
V-230394
Rule IDs
SV-230394r958754_rule
Without establishing what type of events occurred, the source of events, where events occurred, and the outcome of events, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events leading up to an outage or attack. Audit record content that may be necessary to satisfy this requirement includes, for example, time stamps, source and destination addresses, user/process identifiers, event descriptions, success/fail indications, filenames involved, and access control or flow control rules invoked. Enriched logging is needed to determine who, what, and when events occur on a system. Without this, determining root cause of an event will be much more difficult. When audit logs are not labeled before they are sent to a central log server, the audit data will not be able to be analyzed and tied back to the correct system.
Fix: F-33038r567929_fix

Edit the /etc/audit/auditd.conf file and add or update the "name_format" option: name_format = hostname The audit daemon must be restarted for changes to take effect.

a
RHEL 8 must resolve audit information before writing to disk.
RMF Control
CM-6
Severity
Low
CCI
CCI-000366
Version
RHEL-08-030063
Vuln IDs
V-230395
Rule IDs
SV-230395r1017201_rule
Without establishing what type of events occurred, the source of events, where events occurred, and the outcome of events, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events leading up to an outage or attack. Audit record content that may be necessary to satisfy this requirement includes, for example, time stamps, source and destination addresses, user/process identifiers, event descriptions, success/fail indications, filenames involved, and access control or flow control rules invoked. Enriched logging aids in making sense of who, what, and when events occur on a system. Without this, determining root cause of an event will be much more difficult.
Fix: F-33039r567932_fix

Edit the /etc/audit/auditd.conf file and add or update the "log_format" option: log_format = ENRICHED The audit daemon must be restarted for changes to take effect.

b
RHEL 8 audit logs must have a mode of 0600 or less permissive to prevent unauthorized read access.
RMF Control
AU-9
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000162
Version
RHEL-08-030070
Vuln IDs
V-230396
Rule IDs
SV-230396r1017202_rule
Only authorized personnel should be aware of errors and the details of the errors. Error messages are an indicator of an organization's operational state or can identify the RHEL 8 system or platform. Additionally, Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and operational information must not be revealed through error messages to unauthorized personnel or their designated representatives. The structure and content of error messages must be carefully considered by the organization and development team. The extent to which the information system is able to identify and handle error conditions is guided by organizational policy and operational requirements. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027, SRG-OS-000058-GPOS-00028, SRG-OS-000059-GPOS-00029, SRG-OS-000206-GPOS-00084
Fix: F-33040r902732_fix

Configure the audit log to be protected from unauthorized read access by setting the correct permissive mode with the following command: $ sudo chmod 0600 /var/log/audit/audit.log

b
RHEL 8 audit logs must be owned by root to prevent unauthorized read access.
RMF Control
AU-9
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000162
Version
RHEL-08-030080
Vuln IDs
V-230397
Rule IDs
SV-230397r1017203_rule
Only authorized personnel should be aware of errors and the details of the errors. Error messages are an indicator of an organization's operational state or can identify the RHEL 8 system or platform. Additionally, Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and operational information must not be revealed through error messages to unauthorized personnel or their designated representatives. The structure and content of error messages must be carefully considered by the organization and development team. The extent to which the information system is able to identify and handle error conditions is guided by organizational policy and operational requirements. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027, SRG-OS-000058-GPOS-00028, SRG-OS-000059-GPOS-00029, SRG-OS-000206-GPOS-00084
Fix: F-33041r567938_fix

Configure the audit log to be protected from unauthorized read access, by setting the correct owner as "root" with the following command: $ sudo chown root [audit_log_file] Replace "[audit_log_file]" to the correct audit log path, by default this location is "/var/log/audit/audit.log".

b
RHEL 8 audit logs must be group-owned by root to prevent unauthorized read access.
RMF Control
AU-9
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000162
Version
RHEL-08-030090
Vuln IDs
V-230398
Rule IDs
SV-230398r1017204_rule
Unauthorized disclosure of audit records can reveal system and configuration data to attackers, thus compromising its confidentiality. Audit information includes all information (e.g., audit records, audit settings, audit reports) needed to successfully audit RHEL 8 activity. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027, SRG-OS-000058-GPOS-00028, SRG-OS-000059-GPOS-00029
Fix: F-33042r567941_fix

Configure the audit log to be owned by root by configuring the log group in the /etc/audit/auditd.conf file: log_group = root

b
RHEL 8 audit log directory must be owned by root to prevent unauthorized read access.
RMF Control
AU-9
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000162
Version
RHEL-08-030100
Vuln IDs
V-230399
Rule IDs
SV-230399r1017205_rule
Unauthorized disclosure of audit records can reveal system and configuration data to attackers, thus compromising its confidentiality. Audit information includes all information (e.g., audit records, audit settings, audit reports) needed to successfully audit RHEL 8 activity. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027, SRG-OS-000058-GPOS-00028, SRG-OS-000059-GPOS-00029
Fix: F-33043r567944_fix

Configure the audit log to be protected from unauthorized read access, by setting the correct owner as "root" with the following command: $ sudo chown root [audit_log_directory] Replace "[audit_log_directory]" with the correct audit log directory path, by default this location is usually "/var/log/audit".

b
RHEL 8 audit log directory must be group-owned by root to prevent unauthorized read access.
RMF Control
AU-9
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000162
Version
RHEL-08-030110
Vuln IDs
V-230400
Rule IDs
SV-230400r1017206_rule
Unauthorized disclosure of audit records can reveal system and configuration data to attackers, thus compromising its confidentiality. Audit information includes all information (e.g., audit records, audit settings, audit reports) needed to successfully audit RHEL 8 activity. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027, SRG-OS-000058-GPOS-00028, SRG-OS-000059-GPOS-00029
Fix: F-33044r567947_fix

Configure the audit log to be protected from unauthorized read access by setting the correct group-owner as "root" with the following command: $ sudo chgrp root [audit_log_directory] Replace "[audit_log_directory]" with the correct audit log directory path, by default this location is usually "/var/log/audit".

b
RHEL 8 audit log directory must have a mode of 0700 or less permissive to prevent unauthorized read access.
RMF Control
AU-9
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000162
Version
RHEL-08-030120
Vuln IDs
V-230401
Rule IDs
SV-230401r1017207_rule
Unauthorized disclosure of audit records can reveal system and configuration data to attackers, thus compromising its confidentiality. Audit information includes all information (e.g., audit records, audit settings, audit reports) needed to successfully audit RHEL 8 system activity. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027, SRG-OS-000058-GPOS-00028, SRG-OS-000059-GPOS-00029
Fix: F-33045r567950_fix

Configure the audit log directory to be protected from unauthorized read access by setting the correct permissive mode with the following command: $ sudo chmod 0700 [audit_log_directory] Replace "[audit_log_directory]" to the correct audit log directory path, by default this location is "/var/log/audit".

b
RHEL 8 audit system must protect auditing rules from unauthorized change.
RMF Control
AU-9
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000162
Version
RHEL-08-030121
Vuln IDs
V-230402
Rule IDs
SV-230402r1017208_rule
Unauthorized disclosure of audit records can reveal system and configuration data to attackers, thus compromising its confidentiality. Audit information includes all information (e.g., audit records, audit settings, audit reports) needed to successfully audit RHEL 8 system activity. In immutable mode, unauthorized users cannot execute changes to the audit system to potentially hide malicious activity and then put the audit rules back. A system reboot would be noticeable and a system administrator could then investigate the unauthorized changes. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027, SRG-OS-000058-GPOS-00028, SRG-OS-000059-GPOS-00029
Fix: F-33046r567953_fix

Configure the audit system to set the audit rules to be immutable by adding the following line to "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules" -e 2 Note: Once set, the system must be rebooted for auditing to be changed. It is recommended to add this option as the last step in securing the system.

b
RHEL 8 audit system must protect logon UIDs from unauthorized change.
RMF Control
AU-9
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000162
Version
RHEL-08-030122
Vuln IDs
V-230403
Rule IDs
SV-230403r1017209_rule
Unauthorized disclosure of audit records can reveal system and configuration data to attackers, thus compromising its confidentiality. Audit information includes all information (e.g., audit records, audit settings, audit reports) needed to successfully audit RHEL 8 system activity. In immutable mode, unauthorized users cannot execute changes to the audit system to potentially hide malicious activity and then put the audit rules back. A system reboot would be noticeable and a system administrator could then investigate the unauthorized changes. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027, SRG-OS-000058-GPOS-00028, SRG-OS-000059-GPOS-00029
Fix: F-33047r567956_fix

Configure the audit system to set the logon UIDs to be immutable by adding the following line to "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules" --loginuid-immutable

b
RHEL 8 must generate audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events that affect /etc/shadow.
RMF Control
AU-12
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000169
Version
RHEL-08-030130
Vuln IDs
V-230404
Rule IDs
SV-230404r1017210_rule
Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident or identify those responsible for one. Audit records can be generated from various components within the information system (e.g., module or policy filter). Satisfies: SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031, SRG-OS-000004-GPOS-00004, SRG-OS-000037-GPOS-00015, SRG-OS-000042-GPOS-00020, SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031, SRG-OS-000304-GPOS-00121, SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172, SRG-OS-000462-GPOS-00206, SRG-OS-000470-GPOS-00214, SRG-OS-000471-GPOS-00215, SRG-OS-000239-GPOS-00089, SRG-OS-000240-GPOS-00090, SRG-OS-000241-GPOS-00091, SRG-OS-000303-GPOS-00120, SRG-OS-000304-GPOS-00121, SRG-OS-000466-GPOS-00210, SRG-OS-000476-GPOS-00221
Fix: F-33048r567959_fix

Configure RHEL 8 to generate audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events that affect "/etc/shadow". Add or update the following file system rule to "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules": -w /etc/shadow -p wa -k identity The audit daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

b
RHEL 8 must generate audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events that affect /etc/security/opasswd.
RMF Control
AU-12
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000169
Version
RHEL-08-030140
Vuln IDs
V-230405
Rule IDs
SV-230405r1017211_rule
Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident or identify those responsible for one. Audit records can be generated from various components within the information system (e.g., module or policy filter). Satisfies: SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031, SRG-OS-000004-GPOS-00004, SRG-OS-000037-GPOS-00015, SRG-OS-000042-GPOS-00020, SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031, SRG-OS-000304-GPOS-00121, SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172, SRG-OS-000462-GPOS-00206, SRG-OS-000470-GPOS-00214, SRG-OS-000471-GPOS-00215, SRG-OS-000239-GPOS-00089, SRG-OS-000240-GPOS-00090, SRG-OS-000241-GPOS-00091, SRG-OS-000303-GPOS-00120, SRG-OS-000304-GPOS-00121, SRG-OS-000476-GPOS-00221
Fix: F-33049r567962_fix

Configure RHEL 8 to generate audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events that affect "/etc/security/opasswd". Add or update the following file system rule to "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules": -w /etc/security/opasswd -p wa -k identity The audit daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

b
RHEL 8 must generate audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events that affect /etc/passwd.
RMF Control
AU-12
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000169
Version
RHEL-08-030150
Vuln IDs
V-230406
Rule IDs
SV-230406r1017212_rule
Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident or identify those responsible for one. Audit records can be generated from various components within the information system (e.g., module or policy filter). Satisfies: SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031, SRG-OS-000004-GPOS-00004, SRG-OS-000037-GPOS-00015, SRG-OS-000042-GPOS-00020, SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031, SRG-OS-000304-GPOS-00121, SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172, SRG-OS-000462-GPOS-00206, SRG-OS-000470-GPOS-00214, SRG-OS-000471-GPOS-00215, SRG-OS-000239-GPOS-00089, SRG-OS-000240-GPOS-00090, SRG-OS-000241-GPOS-00091, SRG-OS-000303-GPOS-00120, SRG-OS-000304-GPOS-00121, SRG-OS-000466-GPOS-00210, SRG-OS-000476-GPOS-00221
Fix: F-33050r567965_fix

Configure RHEL 8 to generate audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events that affect "/etc/passwd". Add or update the following file system rule to "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules": -w /etc/passwd -p wa -k identity The audit daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

b
RHEL 8 must generate audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events that affect /etc/gshadow.
RMF Control
AU-12
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000169
Version
RHEL-08-030160
Vuln IDs
V-230407
Rule IDs
SV-230407r1017213_rule
Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident or identify those responsible for one. Audit records can be generated from various components within the information system (e.g., module or policy filter). Satisfies: SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031, SRG-OS-000004-GPOS-00004, SRG-OS-000037-GPOS-00015, SRG-OS-000042-GPOS-00020, SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031, SRG-OS-000304-GPOS-00121, SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172, SRG-OS-000462-GPOS-00206, SRG-OS-000470-GPOS-00214, SRG-OS-000471-GPOS-00215, SRG-OS-000239-GPOS-00089, SRG-OS-000240-GPOS-00090, SRG-OS-000241-GPOS-00091, SRG-OS-000303-GPOS-00120, SRG-OS-000304-GPOS-00121, SRG-OS-000466-GPOS-00210, SRG-OS-000476-GPOS-00221
Fix: F-33051r567968_fix

Configure RHEL 8 to generate audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events that affect "/etc/gshadow". Add or update the following file system rule to "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules": -w /etc/gshadow -p wa -k identity The audit daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

b
RHEL 8 must generate audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events that affect /etc/group.
RMF Control
AU-12
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000169
Version
RHEL-08-030170
Vuln IDs
V-230408
Rule IDs
SV-230408r1017214_rule
Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident or identify those responsible for one. Audit records can be generated from various components within the information system (e.g., module or policy filter). Satisfies: SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031, SRG-OS-000004-GPOS-00004, SRG-OS-000037-GPOS-00015, SRG-OS-000042-GPOS-00020, SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031, SRG-OS-000304-GPOS-00121, SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172, SRG-OS-000462-GPOS-00206, SRG-OS-000470-GPOS-00214, SRG-OS-000471-GPOS-00215, SRG-OS-000239-GPOS-00089, SRG-OS-000240-GPOS-00090, SRG-OS-000241-GPOS-00091, SRG-OS-000303-GPOS-00120, SRG-OS-000304-GPOS-00121, CCI-002884, SRG-OS-000466-GPOS-00210, SRG-OS-000476-GPOS-00221
Fix: F-33052r567971_fix

Configure RHEL 8 to generate audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events that affect "/etc/group". Add or update the following file system rule to "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules": -w /etc/group -p wa -k identity The audit daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

b
RHEL 8 must generate audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events that affect /etc/sudoers.
RMF Control
AU-12
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000169
Version
RHEL-08-030171
Vuln IDs
V-230409
Rule IDs
SV-230409r1017215_rule
Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident or identify those responsible for one. Audit records can be generated from various components within the information system (e.g., module or policy filter). Satisfies: SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031, SRG-OS-000004-GPOS-00004, SRG-OS-000037-GPOS-00015, SRG-OS-000042-GPOS-00020, SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031, SRG-OS-000304-GPOS-00121, SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172, SRG-OS-000462-GPOS-00206, SRG-OS-000470-GPOS-00214, SRG-OS-000471-GPOS-00215, SRG-OS-000239-GPOS-00089, SRG-OS-000240-GPOS-00090, SRG-OS-000241-GPOS-00091, SRG-OS-000303-GPOS-00120, SRG-OS-000304-GPOS-00121, CCI-002884, SRG-OS-000466-GPOS-00210, SRG-OS-000476-GPOS-00221
Fix: F-33053r567974_fix

Configure RHEL 8 to generate audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events that affect "/etc/sudoers". Add or update the following file system rule to "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules": -w /etc/sudoers -p wa -k identity The audit daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

b
RHEL 8 must generate audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events that affect /etc/sudoers.d/.
RMF Control
AU-12
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000169
Version
RHEL-08-030172
Vuln IDs
V-230410
Rule IDs
SV-230410r1017216_rule
Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident or identify those responsible for one. Audit records can be generated from various components within the information system (e.g., module or policy filter). Satisfies: SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031, SRG-OS-000004-GPOS-00004, SRG-OS-000037-GPOS-00015, SRG-OS-000042-GPOS-00020, SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031, SRG-OS-000304-GPOS-00121, SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172, SRG-OS-000462-GPOS-00206, SRG-OS-000470-GPOS-00214, SRG-OS-000471-GPOS-00215, SRG-OS-000239-GPOS-00089, SRG-OS-000240-GPOS-00090, SRG-OS-000241-GPOS-00091, SRG-OS-000303-GPOS-00120, SRG-OS-000304-GPOS-00121, CCI-002884, SRG-OS-000466-GPOS-00210, SRG-OS-000476-GPOS-00221
Fix: F-33054r567977_fix

Configure RHEL 8 to generate audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events that affect "/etc/sudoers.d/". Add or update the following file system rule to "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules": -w /etc/sudoers.d/ -p wa -k identity The audit daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

b
The RHEL 8 audit package must be installed.
RMF Control
AU-12
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000169
Version
RHEL-08-030180
Vuln IDs
V-230411
Rule IDs
SV-230411r1017217_rule
Without establishing what type of events occurred, the source of events, where events occurred, and the outcome of events, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events leading up to an outage or attack. Audit record content that may be necessary to satisfy this requirement includes, for example, time stamps, source and destination addresses, user/process identifiers, event descriptions, success/fail indications, filenames involved, and access control or flow control rules invoked. Associating event types with detected events in RHEL 8 audit logs provides a means of investigating an attack, recognizing resource utilization or capacity thresholds, or identifying an improperly configured RHEL 8 system. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031, SRG-OS-000037-GPOS-00015, SRG-OS-000038-GPOS-00016, SRG-OS-000039-GPOS-00017, SRG-OS-000040-GPOS-00018, SRG-OS-000041-GPOS-00019, SRG-OS-000042-GPOS-00021, SRG-OS-000051-GPOS-00024, SRG-OS-000054-GPOS-00025, SRG-OS-000122-GPOS-00063, SRG-OS-000254-GPOS-00095, SRG-OS-000255-GPOS-00096, SRG-OS-000337-GPOS-00129, SRG-OS-000348-GPOS-00136, SRG-OS-000349-GPOS-00137, SRG-OS-000350-GPOS-00138, SRG-OS-000351-GPOS-00139, SRG-OS-000352-GPOS-00140, SRG-OS-000353-GPOS-00141, SRG-OS-000354-GPOS-00142, SRG-OS-000358-GPOS-00145, SRG-OS-000365-GPOS-00152, SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172, SRG-OS-000475-GPOS-00220
Fix: F-33055r646880_fix

Configure the audit service to produce audit records containing the information needed to establish when (date and time) an event occurred. Install the audit service (if the audit service is not already installed) with the following command: $ sudo yum install audit

b
Successful/unsuccessful uses of the su command in RHEL 8 must generate an audit record.
RMF Control
AU-12
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000169
Version
RHEL-08-030190
Vuln IDs
V-230412
Rule IDs
SV-230412r1017218_rule
Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident or identify those responsible for one. Audit records can be generated from various components within the information system (e.g., module or policy filter). The "su" command allows a user to run commands with a substitute user and group ID. When a user logs on, the AUID is set to the UID of the account that is being authenticated. Daemons are not user sessions and have the loginuid set to "-1". The AUID representation is an unsigned 32-bit integer, which equals "4294967295". The audit system interprets "-1", "4294967295", and "unset" in the same way. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031, SRG-OS-000037-GPOS-00015, SRG-OS-000042-GPOS-00020, SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031, SRG-OS-000064-GPOS-0003, SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172, SRG-OS-000462-GPOS-00206, SRG-OS-000471-GPOS-00215, SRG-OS-000466-GPOS-00210
Fix: F-33056r567983_fix

Configure RHEL 8 to generate audit records when successful/unsuccessful attempts to use the "su" command occur by adding or updating the following rule in "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules": -a always,exit -F path=/usr/bin/su -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k privileged-priv_change The audit daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

b
The RHEL 8 audit system must be configured to audit any usage of the setxattr, fsetxattr, lsetxattr, removexattr, fremovexattr, and lremovexattr system calls.
RMF Control
AU-12
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000169
Version
RHEL-08-030200
Vuln IDs
V-230413
Rule IDs
SV-230413r1017219_rule
Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident or identify those responsible for one. Audit records can be generated from various components within the information system (e.g., module or policy filter). "Setxattr" is a system call used to set an extended attribute value. "Fsetxattr" is a system call used to set an extended attribute value. This is used to set extended attributes on a file. "Lsetxattr" is a system call used to set an extended attribute value. This is used to set extended attributes on a symbolic link. "Removexattr" is a system call that removes extended attributes. "Fremovexattr" is a system call that removes extended attributes. This is used for removal of extended attributes from a file. "Lremovexattr" is a system call that removes extended attributes. This is used for removal of extended attributes from symbolic links. When a user logs on, the AUID is set to the UID of the account that is being authenticated. Daemons are not user sessions and have the loginuid set to "-1". The AUID representation is an unsigned 32-bit integer, which equals "4294967295". The audit system interprets "-1", "4294967295", and "unset" in the same way. The system call rules are loaded into a matching engine that intercepts each syscall made by all programs on the system. Therefore, it is very important to use syscall rules only when absolutely necessary since these affect performance. The more rules, the bigger the performance hit. The performance can be helped, however, by combining syscalls into one rule whenever possible. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031, SRG-OS-000037-GPOS-00015, SRG-OS-000042-GPOS-00020, SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172, SRG-OS-000458-GPOS-00203, SRG-OS-000462-GPOS-00206, SRG-OS-000463-GPOS-00207, SRG-OS-000468-GPOS-00212, SRG-OS-000471-GPOS-00215, SRG-OS-000474-GPOS-00219, SRG-OS-000466-GPOS-00210
Fix: F-33057r809294_fix

Configure RHEL 8 to audit the execution of the "setxattr", "fsetxattr", "lsetxattr", "removexattr", "fremovexattr", and "lremovexattr" system calls by adding or updating the following lines to "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules": -a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S setxattr,fsetxattr,lsetxattr,removexattr,fremovexattr,lremovexattr -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k perm_mod -a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S setxattr,fsetxattr,lsetxattr,removexattr,fremovexattr,lremovexattr -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k perm_mod -a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S setxattr,fsetxattr,lsetxattr,removexattr,fremovexattr,lremovexattr -F auid=0 -k perm_mod -a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S setxattr,fsetxattr,lsetxattr,removexattr,fremovexattr,lremovexattr -F auid=0 -k perm_mod The audit daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

b
Successful/unsuccessful uses of the chage command in RHEL 8 must generate an audit record.
RMF Control
AU-12
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000169
Version
RHEL-08-030250
Vuln IDs
V-230418
Rule IDs
SV-230418r1017220_rule
Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident or identify those responsible for one. Audit records can be generated from various components within the information system (e.g., module or policy filter). The "chage" command is used to change or view user password expiry information. When a user logs on, the AUID is set to the UID of the account that is being authenticated. Daemons are not user sessions and have the loginuid set to "-1". The AUID representation is an unsigned 32-bit integer, which equals "4294967295". The audit system interprets "-1", "4294967295", and "unset" in the same way. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031, 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
Fix: F-33062r568001_fix

Configure the audit system to generate an audit event for any successful/unsuccessful uses of the "chage" command by adding or updating the following rule in the "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules" file: -a always,exit -F path=/usr/bin/chage -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k privileged-chage The audit daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

b
Successful/unsuccessful uses of the chcon command in RHEL 8 must generate an audit record.
RMF Control
AU-12
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000169
Version
RHEL-08-030260
Vuln IDs
V-230419
Rule IDs
SV-230419r1017221_rule
Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident or identify those responsible for one. Audit records can be generated from various components within the information system (e.g., module or policy filter). The "chcon" command is used to change file SELinux security context. When a user logs on, the AUID is set to the UID of the account that is being authenticated. Daemons are not user sessions and have the loginuid set to "-1". The AUID representation is an unsigned 32-bit integer, which equals "4294967295". The audit system interprets "-1", "4294967295", and "unset" in the same way. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031, 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
Fix: F-33063r568004_fix

Configure the audit system to generate an audit event for any successful/unsuccessful use of the "chcon" command by adding or updating the following rule in the "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules" file: -a always,exit -F path=/usr/bin/chcon -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k perm_mod The audit daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

b
Successful/unsuccessful uses of the ssh-agent in RHEL 8 must generate an audit record.
RMF Control
AU-12
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000169
Version
RHEL-08-030280
Vuln IDs
V-230421
Rule IDs
SV-230421r1017222_rule
Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident or identify those responsible for one. Audit records can be generated from various components within the information system (e.g., module or policy filter). The "ssh-agent" is a program to hold private keys used for public key authentication. When a user logs on, the AUID is set to the UID of the account that is being authenticated. Daemons are not user sessions and have the loginuid set to "-1". The AUID representation is an unsigned 32-bit integer, which equals "4294967295". The audit system interprets "-1", "4294967295", and "unset" in the same way. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031, 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
Fix: F-33065r568010_fix

Configure the audit system to generate an audit event for any successful/unsuccessful use of the "ssh-agent" by adding or updating the following rule in the "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules" file: -a always,exit -F path=/usr/bin/ssh-agent -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k privileged-ssh The audit daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

b
Successful/unsuccessful uses of the passwd command in RHEL 8 must generate an audit record.
RMF Control
AU-12
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000169
Version
RHEL-08-030290
Vuln IDs
V-230422
Rule IDs
SV-230422r1017223_rule
Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident or identify those responsible for one. Audit records can be generated from various components within the information system (e.g., module or policy filter). The "passwd" command is used to change passwords for user accounts. When a user logs on, the AUID is set to the UID of the account that is being authenticated. Daemons are not user sessions and have the loginuid set to "-1". The AUID representation is an unsigned 32-bit integer, which equals "4294967295". The audit system interprets "-1", "4294967295", and "unset" in the same way. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031, 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
Fix: F-33066r568013_fix

Configure the audit system to generate an audit event for any successful/unsuccessful uses of the "passwd" command by adding or updating the following rule in the "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules" file: -a always,exit -F path=/usr/bin/passwd -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k privileged-passwd The audit daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

b
Successful/unsuccessful uses of the mount command in RHEL 8 must generate an audit record.
RMF Control
AU-12
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000169
Version
RHEL-08-030300
Vuln IDs
V-230423
Rule IDs
SV-230423r1017224_rule
Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident or identify those responsible for one. Audit records can be generated from various components within the information system (e.g., module or policy filter). The "mount" command is used to mount a filesystem. When a user logs on, the AUID is set to the UID of the account that is being authenticated. Daemons are not user sessions and have the loginuid set to "-1". The AUID representation is an unsigned 32-bit integer, which equals "4294967295". The audit system interprets "-1", "4294967295", and "unset" in the same way. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031, 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
Fix: F-33067r568016_fix

Configure the audit system to generate an audit event for any successful/unsuccessful use of the "mount" command by adding or updating the following rules in the "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules" file: -a always,exit -F path=/usr/bin/mount -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k privileged-mount The audit daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

b
Successful/unsuccessful uses of the umount command in RHEL 8 must generate an audit record.
RMF Control
AU-12
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000169
Version
RHEL-08-030301
Vuln IDs
V-230424
Rule IDs
SV-230424r1017225_rule
Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident or identify those responsible for one. Audit records can be generated from various components within the information system (e.g., module or policy filter). The "umount" command is used to unmount a filesystem. When a user logs on, the AUID is set to the UID of the account that is being authenticated. Daemons are not user sessions and have the loginuid set to "-1". The AUID representation is an unsigned 32-bit integer, which equals "4294967295". The audit system interprets "-1", "4294967295", and "unset" in the same way. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031, 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
Fix: F-33068r568019_fix

Configure the audit system to generate an audit event for any successful/unsuccessful use of the "umount" command by adding or updating the following rules in the "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules" file: -a always,exit -F path=/usr/bin/umount -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k privileged-mount The audit daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

b
Successful/unsuccessful uses of the mount syscall in RHEL 8 must generate an audit record.
RMF Control
AU-12
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000169
Version
RHEL-08-030302
Vuln IDs
V-230425
Rule IDs
SV-230425r1017226_rule
Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident or identify those responsible for one. Audit records can be generated from various components within the information system (e.g., module or policy filter). The "mount" syscall is used to mount a filesystem. When a user logs on, the AUID is set to the UID of the account that is being authenticated. Daemons are not user sessions and have the loginuid set to "-1". The AUID representation is an unsigned 32-bit integer, which equals "4294967295". The audit system interprets "-1", "4294967295", and "unset" in the same way. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031, 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
Fix: F-33069r568022_fix

Configure the audit system to generate an audit event for any successful/unsuccessful use of the "mount" syscall by adding or updating the following rules in the "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules" file: -a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S mount -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k privileged-mount -a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S mount -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k privileged-mount The audit daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

b
Successful/unsuccessful uses of the unix_update in RHEL 8 must generate an audit record.
RMF Control
AU-12
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000169
Version
RHEL-08-030310
Vuln IDs
V-230426
Rule IDs
SV-230426r1017227_rule
Reconstruction of harmful events or forensic analysis is not possible if audit records do not contain enough information. At a minimum, the organization must audit the full-text recording of privileged commands. The organization must maintain audit trails in sufficient detail to reconstruct events to determine the cause and impact of compromise. "Unix_update" is a helper program for the "pam_unix" module that updates the password for a given user. It is not intended to be run directly from the command line and logs a security violation if done so. When a user logs on, the AUID is set to the UID of the account that is being authenticated. Daemons are not user sessions and have the loginuid set to "-1". The AUID representation is an unsigned 32-bit integer, which equals "4294967295". The audit system interprets "-1", "4294967295", and "unset" in the same way. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031, 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
Fix: F-33070r568025_fix

Configure the audit system to generate an audit event for any successful/unsuccessful uses of the "unix_update" by adding or updating the following rule in the "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules" file: -a always,exit -F path=/usr/sbin/unix_update -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k privileged-unix-update The audit daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

b
Successful/unsuccessful uses of postdrop in RHEL 8 must generate an audit record.
RMF Control
AU-12
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000169
Version
RHEL-08-030311
Vuln IDs
V-230427
Rule IDs
SV-230427r1017228_rule
Reconstruction of harmful events or forensic analysis is not possible if audit records do not contain enough information. At a minimum, the organization must audit the full-text recording of privileged commands. The organization must maintain audit trails in sufficient detail to reconstruct events to determine the cause and impact of compromise. The "postdrop" command creates a file in the maildrop directory and copies its standard input to the file. When a user logs on, the AUID is set to the UID of the account that is being authenticated. Daemons are not user sessions and have the loginuid set to "-1". The AUID representation is an unsigned 32-bit integer, which equals "4294967295". The audit system interprets "-1", "4294967295", and "unset" in the same way. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031, 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
Fix: F-33071r568028_fix

Configure the audit system to generate an audit event for any successful/unsuccessful uses of the "postdrop" by adding or updating the following rule in the "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules" file: -a always,exit -F path=/usr/sbin/postdrop -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k privileged-unix-update The audit daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

b
Successful/unsuccessful uses of postqueue in RHEL 8 must generate an audit record.
RMF Control
AU-12
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000169
Version
RHEL-08-030312
Vuln IDs
V-230428
Rule IDs
SV-230428r1017229_rule
Reconstruction of harmful events or forensic analysis is not possible if audit records do not contain enough information. At a minimum, the organization must audit the full-text recording of privileged commands. The organization must maintain audit trails in sufficient detail to reconstruct events to determine the cause and impact of compromise. The "postqueue" command implements the Postfix user interface for queue management. When a user logs on, the AUID is set to the UID of the account that is being authenticated. Daemons are not user sessions and have the loginuid set to "-1". The AUID representation is an unsigned 32-bit integer, which equals "4294967295". The audit system interprets "-1", "4294967295", and "unset" in the same way. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031, 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
Fix: F-33072r568031_fix

Configure the audit system to generate an audit event for any successful/unsuccessful uses of the "postqueue" by adding or updating the following rule in the "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules" file: -a always,exit -F path=/usr/sbin/postqueue -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k privileged-unix-update The audit daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

b
Successful/unsuccessful uses of semanage in RHEL 8 must generate an audit record.
RMF Control
AU-12
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000169
Version
RHEL-08-030313
Vuln IDs
V-230429
Rule IDs
SV-230429r1017230_rule
Reconstruction of harmful events or forensic analysis is not possible if audit records do not contain enough information. At a minimum, the organization must audit the full-text recording of privileged commands. The organization must maintain audit trails in sufficient detail to reconstruct events to determine the cause and impact of compromise. The "semanage" command is used to configure certain elements of SELinux policy without requiring modification to or recompilation from policy sources. When a user logs on, the AUID is set to the UID of the account that is being authenticated. Daemons are not user sessions and have the loginuid set to "-1". The AUID representation is an unsigned 32-bit integer, which equals "4294967295". The audit system interprets "-1", "4294967295", and "unset" in the same way. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031, 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
Fix: F-33073r568034_fix

Configure the audit system to generate an audit event for any successful/unsuccessful uses of the "semanage" by adding or updating the following rule in the "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules" file: -a always,exit -F path=/usr/sbin/semanage -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k privileged-unix-update The audit daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

b
Successful/unsuccessful uses of setfiles in RHEL 8 must generate an audit record.
RMF Control
AU-12
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000169
Version
RHEL-08-030314
Vuln IDs
V-230430
Rule IDs
SV-230430r1017231_rule
Reconstruction of harmful events or forensic analysis is not possible if audit records do not contain enough information. At a minimum, the organization must audit the full-text recording of privileged commands. The organization must maintain audit trails in sufficient detail to reconstruct events to determine the cause and impact of compromise. The "setfiles" command is primarily used to initialize the security context fields (extended attributes) on one or more filesystems (or parts of them). Usually it is initially run as part of the SELinux installation process (a step commonly known as labeling). When a user logs on, the AUID is set to the UID of the account that is being authenticated. Daemons are not user sessions and have the loginuid set to "-1". The AUID representation is an unsigned 32-bit integer, which equals "4294967295". The audit system interprets "-1", "4294967295", and "unset" in the same way. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031, 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
Fix: F-33074r568037_fix

Configure the audit system to generate an audit event for any successful/unsuccessful uses of the "setfiles" by adding or updating the following rule in the "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules" file: -a always,exit -F path=/usr/sbin/setfiles -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k privileged-unix-update The audit daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

b
Successful/unsuccessful uses of userhelper in RHEL 8 must generate an audit record.
RMF Control
AU-12
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000169
Version
RHEL-08-030315
Vuln IDs
V-230431
Rule IDs
SV-230431r1017232_rule
Reconstruction of harmful events or forensic analysis is not possible if audit records do not contain enough information. At a minimum, the organization must audit the full-text recording of privileged commands. The organization must maintain audit trails in sufficient detail to reconstruct events to determine the cause and impact of compromise. The "userhelper" command is not intended to be run interactively. "Userhelper" provides a basic interface to change a user's password, gecos information, and shell. The main difference between this program and its traditional equivalents (passwd, chfn, chsh) is that prompts are written to standard out to make it easy for a graphical user interface wrapper to interface to it as a child process. When a user logs on, the AUID is set to the UID of the account that is being authenticated. Daemons are not user sessions and have the loginuid set to "-1". The AUID representation is an unsigned 32-bit integer, which equals "4294967295". The audit system interprets "-1", "4294967295", and "unset" in the same way. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031, 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
Fix: F-33075r568040_fix

Configure the audit system to generate an audit event for any successful/unsuccessful uses of the "userhelper" by adding or updating the following rule in the "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules" file: -a always,exit -F path=/usr/sbin/userhelper -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k privileged-unix-update The audit daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

b
Successful/unsuccessful uses of setsebool in RHEL 8 must generate an audit record.
RMF Control
AU-12
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000169
Version
RHEL-08-030316
Vuln IDs
V-230432
Rule IDs
SV-230432r1017233_rule
Reconstruction of harmful events or forensic analysis is not possible if audit records do not contain enough information. At a minimum, the organization must audit the full-text recording of privileged commands. The organization must maintain audit trails in sufficient detail to reconstruct events to determine the cause and impact of compromise. The "setsebool" command sets the current state of a particular SELinux boolean or a list of booleans to a given value. When a user logs on, the AUID is set to the UID of the account that is being authenticated. Daemons are not user sessions and have the loginuid set to "-1". The AUID representation is an unsigned 32-bit integer, which equals "4294967295". The audit system interprets "-1", "4294967295", and "unset" in the same way. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031, 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
Fix: F-33076r568043_fix

Configure the audit system to generate an audit event for any successful/unsuccessful uses of the "setsebool" by adding or updating the following rule in the "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules" file: -a always,exit -F path=/usr/sbin/setsebool -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k privileged-unix-update The audit daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

b
Successful/unsuccessful uses of unix_chkpwd in RHEL 8 must generate an audit record.
RMF Control
AU-12
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000169
Version
RHEL-08-030317
Vuln IDs
V-230433
Rule IDs
SV-230433r1017234_rule
Reconstruction of harmful events or forensic analysis is not possible if audit records do not contain enough information. At a minimum, the organization must audit the full-text recording of privileged commands. The organization must maintain audit trails in sufficient detail to reconstruct events to determine the cause and impact of compromise. The "unix_chkpwd" command is a helper program for the pam_unix module that verifies the password of the current user. It also checks password and account expiration dates in shadow. It is not intended to be run directly from the command line and logs a security violation if done so. When a user logs on, the AUID is set to the UID of the account that is being authenticated. Daemons are not user sessions and have the loginuid set to "-1". The AUID representation is an unsigned 32-bit integer, which equals "4294967295". The audit system interprets "-1", "4294967295", and "unset" in the same way. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031, 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
Fix: F-33077r568046_fix

Configure the audit system to generate an audit event for any successful/unsuccessful uses of the "unix_chkpwd" by adding or updating the following rule in the "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules" file: -a always,exit -F path=/usr/sbin/unix_chkpwd -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k privileged-unix-update The audit daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

b
Successful/unsuccessful uses of the ssh-keysign in RHEL 8 must generate an audit record.
RMF Control
AU-12
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000169
Version
RHEL-08-030320
Vuln IDs
V-230434
Rule IDs
SV-230434r1017235_rule
Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident or identify those responsible for one. Audit records can be generated from various components within the information system (e.g., module or policy filter). The "ssh-keysign" program is an SSH helper program for host-based authentication. When a user logs on, the AUID is set to the UID of the account that is being authenticated. Daemons are not user sessions and have the loginuid set to "-1". The AUID representation is an unsigned 32-bit integer, which equals "4294967295". The audit system interprets "-1", "4294967295", and "unset" in the same way. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031, 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
Fix: F-33078r744001_fix

Configure the audit system to generate an audit event for any successful/unsuccessful use of the "ssh-keysign" by adding or updating the following rule in the "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules" file: -a always,exit -F path=/usr/libexec/openssh/ssh-keysign -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k privileged-ssh The audit daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

b
Successful/unsuccessful uses of the setfacl command in RHEL 8 must generate an audit record.
RMF Control
AU-12
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000169
Version
RHEL-08-030330
Vuln IDs
V-230435
Rule IDs
SV-230435r1017236_rule
Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident or identify those responsible for one. Audit records can be generated from various components within the information system (e.g., module or policy filter). The "setfacl" command is used to set file access control lists. When a user logs on, the AUID is set to the UID of the account that is being authenticated. Daemons are not user sessions and have the loginuid set to "-1". The AUID representation is an unsigned 32-bit integer, which equals "4294967295". The audit system interprets "-1", "4294967295", and "unset" in the same way. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031, 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
Fix: F-33079r568052_fix

Configure the audit system to generate an audit event for any successful/unsuccessful use of the "setfacl" command by adding or updating the following rule in the "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules" file: -a always,exit -F path=/usr/bin/setfacl -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k perm_mod The audit daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

b
Successful/unsuccessful uses of the pam_timestamp_check command in RHEL 8 must generate an audit record.
RMF Control
AU-12
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000169
Version
RHEL-08-030340
Vuln IDs
V-230436
Rule IDs
SV-230436r1017237_rule
Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident or identify those responsible for one. Audit records can be generated from various components within the information system (e.g., module or policy filter). The "pam_timestamp_check" command is used to check if the default timestamp is valid. When a user logs on, the AUID is set to the UID of the account that is being authenticated. Daemons are not user sessions and have the loginuid set to "-1". The AUID representation is an unsigned 32-bit integer, which equals "4294967295". The audit system interprets "-1", "4294967295", and "unset" in the same way. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031, 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
Fix: F-33080r568055_fix

Configure the audit system to generate an audit event for any successful/unsuccessful uses of the "pam_timestamp_check" command by adding or updating the following rule in the "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules" file: -a always,exit -F path=/usr/sbin/pam_timestamp_check -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k privileged-pam_timestamp_check The audit daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

b
Successful/unsuccessful uses of the newgrp command in RHEL 8 must generate an audit record.
RMF Control
AU-12
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000169
Version
RHEL-08-030350
Vuln IDs
V-230437
Rule IDs
SV-230437r1017238_rule
Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident or identify those responsible for one. Audit records can be generated from various components within the information system (e.g., module or policy filter). The "newgrp" command is used to change the current group ID during a login session. When a user logs on, the AUID is set to the UID of the account that is being authenticated. Daemons are not user sessions and have the loginuid set to "-1". The AUID representation is an unsigned 32-bit integer, which equals "4294967295". The audit system interprets "-1", "4294967295", and "unset" in the same way. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031, 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
Fix: F-33081r568058_fix

Configure the audit system to generate an audit event for any successful/unsuccessful use of the "newgrp" command by adding or updating the following rule in the "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules" file: -a always,exit -F path=/usr/bin/newgrp -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k priv_cmd The audit daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

b
Successful/unsuccessful uses of the init_module and finit_module system calls in RHEL 8 must generate an audit record.
RMF Control
AU-12
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000169
Version
RHEL-08-030360
Vuln IDs
V-230438
Rule IDs
SV-230438r1017241_rule
Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident or identify those responsible for one. Audit records can be generated from various components within the information system (e.g., module or policy filter). The "init_module" and "finit_module" system calls are used to load a kernel module. When a user logs on, the AUID is set to the UID of the account that is being authenticated. Daemons are not user sessions and have the loginuid set to "-1". The AUID representation is an unsigned 32-bit integer, which equals "4294967295". The audit system interprets "-1", "4294967295", and "unset" in the same way. The system call rules are loaded into a matching engine that intercepts each syscall made by all programs on the system. Therefore, it is very important to use syscall rules only when absolutely necessary since these affect performance. The more rules, the bigger the performance hit. The performance can be helped, however, by combining syscalls into one rule whenever possible. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031, SRG-OS-000037-GPOS-00015, SRG-OS-000042-GPOS-00020, SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172, SRG-OS-000462-GPOS-00206, SRG-OS-000471-GPOS-00215
Fix: F-33082r1017240_fix

Configure the audit system to generate an audit event for any successful/unsuccessful use of the "init_module" and "finit_module" system calls by adding or updating the following rules in the "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules" file: -a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S init_module,finit_module -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k module_chng -a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S init_module,finit_module -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k module_chng The audit daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

b
Successful/unsuccessful uses of the rename, unlink, rmdir, renameat, and unlinkat system calls in RHEL 8 must generate an audit record.
RMF Control
AU-12
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000169
Version
RHEL-08-030361
Vuln IDs
V-230439
Rule IDs
SV-230439r1017243_rule
Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident or identify those responsible for one. Audit records can be generated from various components within the information system (e.g., module or policy filter). The "rename" system call will rename the specified files by replacing the first occurrence of expression in their name by replacement. The "unlink" system call deletes a name from the filesystem. If that name was the last link to a file and no processes have the file open, the file is deleted and the space it was using is made available for reuse. The "rmdir" system call removes empty directories. The "renameat" system call renames a file, moving it between directories if required. The "unlinkat" system call operates in exactly the same way as either "unlink" or "rmdir" except for the differences described in the manual page. When a user logs on, the AUID is set to the UID of the account that is being authenticated. Daemons are not user sessions and have the loginuid set to "-1". The AUID representation is an unsigned 32-bit integer, which equals "4294967295". The audit system interprets "-1", "4294967295", and "unset" in the same way. The system call rules are loaded into a matching engine that intercepts each syscall made by all programs on the system. Therefore, it is very important to use syscall rules only when absolutely necessary since these affect performance. The more rules, the bigger the performance hit. Performance can be helped, however, by combining syscalls into one rule whenever possible. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031, SRG-OS-000037-GPOS-00015, SRG-OS-000042-GPOS-00020, SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172, SRG-OS-000462-GPOS-00206, SRG-OS-000471-GPOS-00215
Fix: F-33083r809301_fix

Configure the audit system to generate an audit event for any successful/unsuccessful use of the "rename", "unlink", "rmdir", "renameat", and "unlinkat" system calls by adding or updating the following rules in the "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules" file: -a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S rename,unlink,rmdir,renameat,unlinkat -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k delete -a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S rename,unlink,rmdir,renameat,unlinkat -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k delete The audit daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

b
Successful/unsuccessful uses of the gpasswd command in RHEL 8 must generate an audit record.
RMF Control
AU-12
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000169
Version
RHEL-08-030370
Vuln IDs
V-230444
Rule IDs
SV-230444r1017244_rule
Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident or identify those responsible for one. Audit records can be generated from various components within the information system (e.g., module or policy filter). The "gpasswd" command is used to administer /etc/group and /etc/gshadow. Every group can have administrators, members and a password. When a user logs on, the AUID is set to the UID of the account that is being authenticated. Daemons are not user sessions and have the loginuid set to "-1". The AUID representation is an unsigned 32-bit integer, which equals "4294967295". The audit system interprets "-1", "4294967295", and "unset" in the same way. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031, 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
Fix: F-33088r568079_fix

Configure the audit system to generate an audit event for any successful/unsuccessful uses of the "gpasswd" command by adding or updating the following rule in the "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules" file: -a always,exit -F path=/usr/bin/gpasswd -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k privileged-gpasswd The audit daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

b
Successful/unsuccessful uses of the delete_module command in RHEL 8 must generate an audit record.
RMF Control
AU-12
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000169
Version
RHEL-08-030390
Vuln IDs
V-230446
Rule IDs
SV-230446r1017245_rule
Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident or identify those responsible for one. Audit records can be generated from various components within the information system (e.g., module or policy filter). The "delete_module" command is used to unload a kernel module. When a user logs on, the AUID is set to the UID of the account that is being authenticated. Daemons are not user sessions and have the loginuid set to "-1". The AUID representation is an unsigned 32-bit integer, which equals "4294967295". The audit system interprets "-1", "4294967295", and "unset" in the same way. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031, 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
Fix: F-33090r568085_fix

Configure the audit system to generate an audit event for any successful/unsuccessful use of the "delete_module" command by adding or updating the following rules in the "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules" file: -a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S delete_module -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k module_chng -a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S delete_module -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k module_chng The audit daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

b
Successful/unsuccessful uses of the crontab command in RHEL 8 must generate an audit record.
RMF Control
AU-12
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000169
Version
RHEL-08-030400
Vuln IDs
V-230447
Rule IDs
SV-230447r1017246_rule
Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident or identify those responsible for one. Audit records can be generated from various components within the information system (e.g., module or policy filter). The "crontab" command is used to maintain crontab files for individual users. Crontab is the program used to install, remove, or list the tables used to drive the cron daemon. This is similar to the task scheduler used in other operating systems. When a user logs on, the AUID is set to the UID of the account that is being authenticated. Daemons are not user sessions and have the loginuid set to "-1". The AUID representation is an unsigned 32-bit integer, which equals "4294967295". The audit system interprets "-1", "4294967295", and "unset" in the same way. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031, 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
Fix: F-33091r568088_fix

Configure the audit system to generate an audit event for any successful/unsuccessful uses of the "crontab" command by adding or updating the following rule in the "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules" file: -a always,exit -F path=/usr/bin/crontab -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k privileged-crontab The audit daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

b
Successful/unsuccessful uses of the chsh command in RHEL 8 must generate an audit record.
RMF Control
AU-12
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000169
Version
RHEL-08-030410
Vuln IDs
V-230448
Rule IDs
SV-230448r1017247_rule
Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident or identify those responsible for one. Audit records can be generated from various components within the information system (e.g., module or policy filter). The "chsh" command is used to change the login shell. When a user logs on, the AUID is set to the UID of the account that is being authenticated. Daemons are not user sessions and have the loginuid set to "-1". The AUID representation is an unsigned 32-bit integer, which equals "4294967295". The audit system interprets "-1", "4294967295", and "unset" in the same way. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031, 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
Fix: F-33092r568091_fix

Configure the audit system to generate an audit event for any successful/unsuccessful use of the "chsh" command by adding or updating the following rule in the "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules" file: -a always,exit -F path=/usr/bin/chsh -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k priv_cmd The audit daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

b
Successful/unsuccessful uses of the truncate, ftruncate, creat, open, openat, and open_by_handle_at system calls in RHEL 8 must generate an audit record.
RMF Control
AU-12
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000169
Version
RHEL-08-030420
Vuln IDs
V-230449
Rule IDs
SV-230449r1017249_rule
Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident or identify those responsible for one. Audit records can be generated from various components within the information system (e.g., module or policy filter). The "truncate" and "ftruncate" functions are used to truncate a file to a specified length. The "creat" system call is used to open and possibly create a file or device. The "open" system call opens a file specified by a pathname. If the specified file does not exist, it may optionally be created by "open". The "openat" system call opens a file specified by a relative pathname. The "name_to_handle_at" and "open_by_handle_at" system calls split the functionality of "openat" into two parts: "name_to_handle_at" returns an opaque handle that corresponds to a specified file; "open_by_handle_at" opens the file corresponding to a handle returned by a previous call to "name_to_handle_at" and returns an open file descriptor. When a user logs on, the AUID is set to the UID of the account that is being authenticated. Daemons are not user sessions and have the loginuid set to "-1". The AUID representation is an unsigned 32-bit integer, which equals "4294967295". The audit system interprets "-1", "4294967295", and "unset" in the same way. The system call rules are loaded into a matching engine that intercepts each syscall made by all programs on the system. Therefore, it is very important to use syscall rules only when absolutely necessary since these affect performance. The more rules, the bigger the performance hit. The performance can be helped, however, by combining syscalls into one rule whenever possible. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031, SRG-OS-000037-GPOS-00015, SRG-OS-000042-GPOS-00020, SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172, SRG-OS-000462-GPOS-00206, SRG-OS-000471-GPOS-00215, SRG-OS-000064-GPOS-00033
Fix: F-33093r809304_fix

Configure the audit system to generate an audit event for any successful/unsuccessful use of the "truncate", "ftruncate", "creat", "open", "openat", and "open_by_handle_at" system calls by adding or updating the following rules in the "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules" file: -a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S truncate,ftruncate,creat,open,openat,open_by_handle_at -F exit=-EPERM -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k perm_access -a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S truncate,ftruncate,creat,open,openat,open_by_handle_at -F exit=-EPERM -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k perm_access -a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S truncate,ftruncate,creat,open,openat,open_by_handle_at -F exit=-EACCES -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k perm_access -a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S truncate,ftruncate,creat,open,openat,open_by_handle_at -F exit=-EACCES -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k perm_access The audit daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

b
Successful/unsuccessful uses of the chown, fchown, fchownat, and lchown system calls in RHEL 8 must generate an audit record.
RMF Control
AU-12
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000169
Version
RHEL-08-030480
Vuln IDs
V-230455
Rule IDs
SV-230455r1017251_rule
Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident or identify those responsible for one. Audit records can be generated from various components within the information system (e.g., module or policy filter). The "chown" command is used to change file owner and group. The "fchown" system call is used to change the ownership of a file referred to by the open file descriptor. The "fchownat" system call is used to change ownership of a file relative to a directory file descriptor. The "lchown" system call is used to change the ownership of the file specified by a path, which does not dereference symbolic links. When a user logs on, the AUID is set to the UID of the account that is being authenticated. Daemons are not user sessions and have the loginuid set to "-1". The AUID representation is an unsigned 32-bit integer, which equals "4294967295". The audit system interprets "-1", "4294967295", and "unset" in the same way. The system call rules are loaded into a matching engine that intercepts each syscall made by all programs on the system. Therefore, it is very important to use syscall rules only when absolutely necessary since these affect performance. The more rules, the bigger the performance hit. The performance can be helped, however, by combining syscalls into one rule whenever possible. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031, SRG-OS-000037-GPOS-00015, SRG-OS-000042-GPOS-00020, 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
Fix: F-33099r809307_fix

Configure the audit system to generate an audit event for any successful/unsuccessful use of the "chown", "fchown", "fchownat", and "lchown" system calls by adding or updating the following line to "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules": -a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S chown,fchown,fchownat,lchown -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k perm_mod -a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S chown,fchown,fchownat,lchown -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k perm_mod The audit daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

b
Successful/unsuccessful uses of the chmod, fchmod, and fchmodat system calls in RHEL 8 must generate an audit record.
RMF Control
AU-12
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000169
Version
RHEL-08-030490
Vuln IDs
V-230456
Rule IDs
SV-230456r1017253_rule
Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident or identify those responsible for one. Audit records can be generated from various components within the information system (e.g., module or policy filter). The "chmod" system call changes the file mode bits of each given file according to mode, which can be either a symbolic representation of changes to make, or an octal number representing the bit pattern for the new mode bits. The "fchmod" system call is used to change permissions of a file. The "fchmodat" system call is used to change permissions of a file relative to a directory file descriptor. When a user logs on, the AUID is set to the UID of the account that is being authenticated. Daemons are not user sessions and have the loginuid set to "-1". The AUID representation is an unsigned 32-bit integer, which equals "4294967295". The audit system interprets "-1", "4294967295", and "unset" in the same way. The system call rules are loaded into a matching engine that intercepts each syscall made by all programs on the system. Therefore, it is very important to use syscall rules only when absolutely necessary since these affect performance. The more rules, the bigger the performance hit. Performance can be helped, however, by combining syscalls into one rule whenever possible. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031, SRG-OS-000037-GPOS-00015, SRG-OS-000042-GPOS-00020, 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
Fix: F-33100r809310_fix

Configure the audit system to generate an audit event for any successful/unsuccessful use of the "chmod", "fchmod", and "fchmodat" syscalls by adding or updating the following line to "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules": -a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S chmod,fchmod,fchmodat -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k perm_mod -a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S chmod,fchmod,fchmodat -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k perm_mod The audit daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

b
Successful/unsuccessful uses of the sudo command in RHEL 8 must generate an audit record.
RMF Control
AU-12
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000169
Version
RHEL-08-030550
Vuln IDs
V-230462
Rule IDs
SV-230462r1017254_rule
Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident or identify those responsible for one. Audit records can be generated from various components within the information system (e.g., module or policy filter). The "sudo" command allows a permitted user to execute a command as the superuser or another user, as specified by the security policy. When a user logs on, the AUID is set to the UID of the account that is being authenticated. Daemons are not user sessions and have the loginuid set to "-1". The AUID representation is an unsigned 32-bit integer, which equals "4294967295". The audit system interprets "-1", "4294967295", and "unset" in the same way. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031, 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-000466-GPOS-00210
Fix: F-33106r568133_fix

Configure the audit system to generate an audit event for any successful/unsuccessful use of the "sudo" command by adding or updating the following rule in the "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules" file: -a always,exit -F path=/usr/bin/sudo -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k priv_cmd The audit daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

b
Successful/unsuccessful uses of the usermod command in RHEL 8 must generate an audit record.
RMF Control
AU-12
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000169
Version
RHEL-08-030560
Vuln IDs
V-230463
Rule IDs
SV-230463r1017255_rule
Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident or identify those responsible for one. Audit records can be generated from various components within the information system (e.g., module or policy filter). The "usermod" command modifies the system account files to reflect the changes that are specified on the command line. When a user logs on, the AUID is set to the UID of the account that is being authenticated. Daemons are not user sessions and have the loginuid set to "-1". The AUID representation is an unsigned 32-bit integer, which equals "4294967295". The audit system interprets "-1", "4294967295", and "unset" in the same way. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031, 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-000466-GPOS-00210
Fix: F-33107r568136_fix

Configure the audit system to generate an audit event for any successful/unsuccessful uses of the "usermod" command by adding or updating the following rule in the "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules" file: -a always,exit -F path=/usr/sbin/usermod -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k privileged-usermod The audit daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

b
Successful/unsuccessful uses of the chacl command in RHEL 8 must generate an audit record.
RMF Control
AU-12
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000169
Version
RHEL-08-030570
Vuln IDs
V-230464
Rule IDs
SV-230464r1017256_rule
Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident or identify those responsible for one. Audit records can be generated from various components within the information system (e.g., module or policy filter). The "chacl" command is used to change the access control list of a file or directory. When a user logs on, the AUID is set to the UID of the account that is being authenticated. Daemons are not user sessions and have the loginuid set to "-1". The AUID representation is an unsigned 32-bit integer, which equals "4294967295". The audit system interprets "-1", "4294967295", and "unset" in the same way. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031, 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-000466-GPOS-00210
Fix: F-33108r568139_fix

Configure the audit system to generate an audit event for any successful/unsuccessful use of the "chacl" command by adding or updating the following rule in the "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules" file: -a always,exit -F path=/usr/bin/chacl -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k perm_mod The audit daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

b
Successful/unsuccessful uses of the kmod command in RHEL 8 must generate an audit record.
RMF Control
AU-12
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000169
Version
RHEL-08-030580
Vuln IDs
V-230465
Rule IDs
SV-230465r1017257_rule
Without the capability to generate audit records, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident or identify those responsible for one. Audit records can be generated from various components within the information system (e.g., module or policy filter). The "kmod" command is used to control Linux Kernel modules. The list of audited events is the set of events for which audits are to be generated. This set of events is typically a subset of the list of all events for which the system is capable of generating audit records. DoD has defined the list of events for which RHEL 8 will provide an audit record generation capability as the following: 1) Successful and unsuccessful attempts to access, modify, or delete privileges, security objects, security levels, or categories of information (e.g., classification levels); 2) Access actions, such as successful and unsuccessful logon attempts, privileged activities or other system-level access, starting and ending time for user access to the system, concurrent logons from different workstations, successful and unsuccessful accesses to objects, all program initiations, and all direct access to the information system; 3) All account creations, modifications, disabling, and terminations; and 4) All kernel module load, unload, and restart actions. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031, 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-000471-GPOS-00216, SRG-OS-000477-GPOS-00222
Fix: F-33109r568142_fix

Configure RHEL 8 to audit the execution of the module management program "kmod" by adding or updating the following line to "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules": -a always,exit -F path=/usr/bin/kmod -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k modules The audit daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

b
Successful/unsuccessful modifications to the lastlog file in RHEL 8 must generate an audit record.
RMF Control
AU-12
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000169
Version
RHEL-08-030600
Vuln IDs
V-230467
Rule IDs
SV-230467r1017259_rule
Without the capability to generate audit records, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident or identify those responsible for one. Audit records can be generated from various components within the information system (e.g., module or policy filter). The list of audited events is the set of events for which audits are to be generated. This set of events is typically a subset of the list of all events for which the system is capable of generating audit records. DoD has defined the list of events for which RHEL 8 will provide an audit record generation capability as the following: 1) Successful and unsuccessful attempts to access, modify, or delete privileges, security objects, security levels, or categories of information (e.g., classification levels); 2) Access actions, such as successful and unsuccessful logon attempts, privileged activities or other system-level access, starting and ending time for user access to the system, concurrent logons from different workstations, successful and unsuccessful accesses to objects, all program initiations, and all direct access to the information system; 3) All account creations, modifications, disabling, and terminations; and 4) All kernel module load, unload, and restart actions. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031, 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-000473-GPOS-00218
Fix: F-33111r568148_fix

Configure the audit system to generate an audit event for any successful/unsuccessful modifications to the "lastlog" file by adding or updating the following rules in the "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules" file: -w /var/log/lastlog -p wa -k logins The audit daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

b
RHEL 8 must allow only the Information System Security Manager (ISSM) (or individuals or roles appointed by the ISSM) to select which auditable events are to be audited.
RMF Control
AU-12
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000171
Version
RHEL-08-030610
Vuln IDs
V-230471
Rule IDs
SV-230471r1017262_rule
Without the capability to restrict the roles and individuals that can select which events are audited, unauthorized personnel may be able to prevent the auditing of critical events. Misconfigured audits may degrade the system's performance by overwhelming the audit log. Misconfigured audits may also make it more difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident or identify those responsible for one.
Fix: F-33115r568160_fix

Configure the files in directory "/etc/audit/rules.d/" and the "/etc/audit/auditd.conf" file to have a mode of "0640" with the following commands: $ sudo chmod 0640 /etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules $ sudo chmod 0640 /etc/audit/rules.d/[customrulesfile].rules $ sudo chmod 0640 /etc/audit/auditd.conf

b
RHEL 8 audit tools must have a mode of 0755 or less permissive.
RMF Control
AU-9
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-001493
Version
RHEL-08-030620
Vuln IDs
V-230472
Rule IDs
SV-230472r1017263_rule
Protecting audit information also includes identifying and protecting the tools used to view and manipulate log data. Therefore, protecting audit tools is necessary to prevent unauthorized operation on audit information. RHEL 8 systems providing tools to interface with audit information will leverage user permissions and roles identifying the user accessing the tools, and the corresponding rights the user enjoys, to make access decisions regarding the access to audit tools. Audit tools include, but are not limited to, vendor-provided and open source audit tools needed to successfully view and manipulate audit information system activity and records. Audit tools include custom queries and report generators.
Fix: F-33116r568163_fix

Configure the audit tools to be protected from unauthorized access by setting the correct permissive mode using the following command: $ sudo chmod 0755 [audit_tool] Replace "[audit_tool]" with the audit tool that does not have the correct permissive mode.

b
RHEL 8 audit tools must be owned by root.
RMF Control
AU-9
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-001493
Version
RHEL-08-030630
Vuln IDs
V-230473
Rule IDs
SV-230473r1017264_rule
Protecting audit information also includes identifying and protecting the tools used to view and manipulate log data. Therefore, protecting audit tools is necessary to prevent unauthorized operation on audit information. RHEL 8 systems providing tools to interface with audit information will leverage user permissions and roles identifying the user accessing the tools, and the corresponding rights the user enjoys, to make access decisions regarding the access to audit tools. Audit tools include, but are not limited to, vendor-provided and open source audit tools needed to successfully view and manipulate audit information system activity and records. Audit tools include custom queries and report generators. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000256-GPOS-00097, SRG-OS-000257-GPOS-00098, SRG-OS-000258-GPOS-00099
Fix: F-33117r568166_fix

Configure the audit tools to be owned by "root", by running the following command: $ sudo chown root [audit_tool] Replace "[audit_tool]" with each audit tool not owned by "root".

b
RHEL 8 audit tools must be group-owned by root.
RMF Control
AU-9
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-001493
Version
RHEL-08-030640
Vuln IDs
V-230474
Rule IDs
SV-230474r1017265_rule
Protecting audit information also includes identifying and protecting the tools used to view and manipulate log data. Therefore, protecting audit tools is necessary to prevent unauthorized operation on audit information. RHEL 8 systems providing tools to interface with audit information will leverage user permissions and roles identifying the user accessing the tools, and the corresponding rights the user enjoys, to make access decisions regarding the access to audit tools. Audit tools include, but are not limited to, vendor-provided and open source audit tools needed to successfully view and manipulate audit information system activity and records. Audit tools include custom queries and report generators. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000256-GPOS-00097, SRG-OS-000257-GPOS-00098, SRG-OS-000258-GPOS-00099
Fix: F-33118r568169_fix

Configure the audit tools to be group-owned by "root", by running the following command: $ sudo chgrp root [audit_tool] Replace "[audit_tool]" with each audit tool not group-owned by "root".

b
RHEL 8 must have the packages required for offloading audit logs installed.
RMF Control
CM-6
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000366
Version
RHEL-08-030670
Vuln IDs
V-230477
Rule IDs
SV-230477r1017267_rule
Information stored in one location is vulnerable to accidental or incidental deletion or alteration. Off-loading is a common process in information systems with limited audit storage capacity. RHEL 8 installation media provides "rsyslogd". "rsyslogd" is a system utility providing support for message logging. Support for both internet and UNIX domain sockets enables this utility to support both local and remote logging. Couple this utility with "gnutls" (which is a secure communications library implementing the SSL, TLS and DTLS protocols), and you have a method to securely encrypt and off-load auditing. Rsyslog provides three ways to forward message: the traditional UDP transport, which is extremely lossy but standard; the plain TCP based transport, which loses messages only during certain situations but is widely available; and the RELP transport, which does not lose messages but is currently available only as part of the rsyslogd 3.15.0 and above. Examples of each configuration: UDP *.* @remotesystemname TCP *.* @@remotesystemname RELP *.* :omrelp:remotesystemname:2514 Note that a port number was given as there is no standard port for RELP.
Fix: F-33121r568178_fix

Configure the operating system to offload audit logs by installing the required packages with the following command: $ sudo yum install rsyslog

b
RHEL 8 must have the packages required for encrypting offloaded audit logs installed.
RMF Control
CM-6
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000366
Version
RHEL-08-030680
Vuln IDs
V-230478
Rule IDs
SV-230478r1017268_rule
Information stored in one location is vulnerable to accidental or incidental deletion or alteration. Off-loading is a common process in information systems with limited audit storage capacity. RHEL 8 installation media provides "rsyslogd". "rsyslogd" is a system utility providing support for message logging. Support for both internet and UNIX domain sockets enables this utility to support both local and remote logging. Couple this utility with "rsyslog-gnutls" (which is a secure communications library implementing the SSL, TLS and DTLS protocols), and you have a method to securely encrypt and off-load auditing. Rsyslog provides three ways to forward message: the traditional UDP transport, which is extremely lossy but standard; the plain TCP based transport, which loses messages only during certain situations but is widely available; and the RELP transport, which does not lose messages but is currently available only as part of the rsyslogd 3.15.0 and above. Examples of each configuration: UDP *.* @remotesystemname TCP *.* @@remotesystemname RELP *.* :omrelp:remotesystemname:2514 Note that a port number was given as there is no standard port for RELP.
Fix: F-33122r744010_fix

Configure the operating system to encrypt offloaded audit logs by installing the required packages with the following command: $ sudo yum install rsyslog-gnutls

b
RHEL 8 must take appropriate action when the internal event queue is full.
RMF Control
AU-4
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-001851
Version
RHEL-08-030700
Vuln IDs
V-230480
Rule IDs
SV-230480r958754_rule
Information stored in one location is vulnerable to accidental or incidental deletion or alteration. Off-loading is a common process in information systems with limited audit storage capacity. RHEL 8 installation media provides "rsyslogd". "rsyslogd" is a system utility providing support for message logging. Support for both internet and UNIX domain sockets enables this utility to support both local and remote logging. Couple this utility with "gnutls" (which is a secure communications library implementing the SSL, TLS and DTLS protocols), and you have a method to securely encrypt and off-load auditing. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000342-GPOS-00133, SRG-OS-000479-GPOS-00224
Fix: F-33124r568187_fix

Edit the /etc/audit/auditd.conf file and add or update the "overflow_action" option: overflow_action = syslog The audit daemon must be restarted for changes to take effect.

b
RHEL 8 must take action when allocated audit record storage volume reaches 75 percent of the repository maximum audit record storage capacity.
RMF Control
AU-5
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-001855
Version
RHEL-08-030730
Vuln IDs
V-230483
Rule IDs
SV-230483r971542_rule
If security personnel are not notified immediately when storage volume reaches 75 percent utilization, they are unable to plan for audit record storage capacity expansion.
Fix: F-33127r744013_fix

Configure the operating system to initiate an action to notify the SA and ISSO (at a minimum) when allocated audit record storage volume reaches 75 percent of the repository maximum audit record storage capacity by adding/modifying the following line in the /etc/audit/auditd.conf file. space_left = 25% Note: Option names and values in the auditd.conf file are case insensitive.

a
RHEL 8 must disable the chrony daemon from acting as a server.
RMF Control
CM-7
Severity
Low
CCI
CCI-000381
Version
RHEL-08-030741
Vuln IDs
V-230485
Rule IDs
SV-230485r1017269_rule
Inaccurate time stamps make it more difficult to correlate events and can lead to an inaccurate analysis. Determining the correct time a particular event occurred on a system is critical when conducting forensic analysis and investigating system events. Sources outside the configured acceptable allowance (drift) may be inaccurate. Minimizing the exposure of the server functionality of the chrony daemon diminishes the attack surface. RHEL 8 utilizes the "timedatectl" command to view the status of the "systemd-timesyncd.service". The "timedatectl" status will display the local time, UTC, and the offset from UTC. Note that USNO offers authenticated NTP service to DOD and U.S. Government agencies operating on the NIPR and SIPR networks. Visit https://www.usno.navy.mil/USNO/time/ntp/DOD-customers for more information.
Fix: F-33129r1014805_fix

Configure the operating system to disable the chrony daemon from acting as a server by adding or modifying the following line in the "/etc/chrony.conf" file: port 0

a
RHEL 8 must disable network management of the chrony daemon.
RMF Control
CM-7
Severity
Low
CCI
CCI-000381
Version
RHEL-08-030742
Vuln IDs
V-230486
Rule IDs
SV-230486r1017270_rule
Inaccurate time stamps make it more difficult to correlate events and can lead to an inaccurate analysis. Determining the correct time a particular event occurred on a system is critical when conducting forensic analysis and investigating system events. Sources outside the configured acceptable allowance (drift) may be inaccurate. Not exposing the management interface of the chrony daemon on the network diminishes the attack space. RHEL 8 utilizes the "timedatectl" command to view the status of the "systemd-timesyncd.service". The "timedatectl" status will display the local time, UTC, and the offset from UTC. Note that USNO offers authenticated NTP service to DOD and U.S. Government agencies operating on the NIPR and SIPR networks. Visit https://www.usno.navy.mil/USNO/time/ntp/DOD-customers for more information.
Fix: F-33130r1014808_fix

Configure the operating system disable network management of the chrony daemon by adding or modifying the following line in the "/etc/chrony.conf" file. cmdport 0

c
RHEL 8 must not have the telnet-server package installed.
RMF Control
CM-7
Severity
High
CCI
CCI-000381
Version
RHEL-08-040000
Vuln IDs
V-230487
Rule IDs
SV-230487r1017271_rule
It is detrimental for operating systems to provide, or install by default, functionality exceeding requirements or mission objectives. These unnecessary capabilities or services are often overlooked and therefore may remain unsecured. They increase the risk to the platform by providing additional attack vectors. Operating systems are capable of providing a wide variety of functions and services. Some of the functions and services, provided by default, may not be necessary to support essential organizational operations (e.g., key missions, functions). Examples of non-essential capabilities include, but are not limited to, games, software packages, tools, and demonstration software not related to requirements or providing a wide array of functionality not required for every mission, but which cannot be disabled. Verify the operating system is configured to disable non-essential capabilities. The most secure way of ensuring a non-essential capability is disabled is to not have the capability installed. The telnet service provides an unencrypted remote access service that does not provide for the confidentiality and integrity of user passwords or the remote session. If a privileged user were to log on using this service, the privileged user password could be compromised.
Fix: F-33131r568208_fix

Configure the operating system to disable non-essential capabilities by removing the telnet-server package from the system with the following command: $ sudo yum remove telnet-server

b
RHEL 8 must not have any automated bug reporting tools installed.
RMF Control
CM-7
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000381
Version
RHEL-08-040001
Vuln IDs
V-230488
Rule IDs
SV-230488r1017272_rule
It is detrimental for operating systems to provide, or install by default, functionality exceeding requirements or mission objectives. These unnecessary capabilities or services are often overlooked and therefore may remain unsecured. They increase the risk to the platform by providing additional attack vectors. Operating systems are capable of providing a wide variety of functions and services. Some of the functions and services, provided by default, may not be necessary to support essential organizational operations (e.g., key missions, functions). Examples of non-essential capabilities include, but are not limited to, games, software packages, tools, and demonstration software not related to requirements or providing a wide array of functionality not required for every mission, but which cannot be disabled. Verify the operating system is configured to disable non-essential capabilities. The most secure way of ensuring a non-essential capability is disabled is to not have the capability installed.
Fix: F-33132r568211_fix

Configure the operating system to disable non-essential capabilities by removing automated bug reporting packages from the system with the following command: $ sudo yum remove abrt*

b
RHEL 8 must not have the sendmail package installed.
RMF Control
CM-7
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000381
Version
RHEL-08-040002
Vuln IDs
V-230489
Rule IDs
SV-230489r1017273_rule
It is detrimental for operating systems to provide, or install by default, functionality exceeding requirements or mission objectives. These unnecessary capabilities or services are often overlooked and therefore may remain unsecured. They increase the risk to the platform by providing additional attack vectors. Operating systems are capable of providing a wide variety of functions and services. Some of the functions and services, provided by default, may not be necessary to support essential organizational operations (e.g., key missions, functions). Examples of non-essential capabilities include, but are not limited to, games, software packages, tools, and demonstration software not related to requirements or providing a wide array of functionality not required for every mission, but which cannot be disabled. Verify the operating system is configured to disable non-essential capabilities. The most secure way of ensuring a non-essential capability is disabled is to not have the capability installed.
Fix: F-33133r568214_fix

Configure the operating system to disable non-essential capabilities by removing the sendmail package from the system with the following command: $ sudo yum remove sendmail

c
RHEL 8 must not have the rsh-server package installed.
RMF Control
CM-7
Severity
High
CCI
CCI-000381
Version
RHEL-08-040010
Vuln IDs
V-230492
Rule IDs
SV-230492r1017275_rule
It is detrimental for operating systems to provide, or install by default, functionality exceeding requirements or mission objectives. These unnecessary capabilities or services are often overlooked and therefore may remain unsecured. They increase the risk to the platform by providing additional attack vectors. Operating systems are capable of providing a wide variety of functions and services. Some of the functions and services, provided by default, may not be necessary to support essential organizational operations (e.g., key missions, functions). The rsh-server service provides an unencrypted remote access service that does not provide for the confidentiality and integrity of user passwords or the remote session and has very weak authentication. If a privileged user were to log on using this service, the privileged user password could be compromised. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049, SRG-OS-000074-GPOS-00042
Fix: F-33136r568223_fix

Configure the operating system to disable non-essential capabilities by removing the rsh-server package from the system with the following command: $ sudo yum remove rsh-server

a
RHEL 8 must disable the asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) protocol.
RMF Control
CM-7
Severity
Low
CCI
CCI-000381
Version
RHEL-08-040021
Vuln IDs
V-230494
Rule IDs
SV-230494r1017277_rule
It is detrimental for operating systems to provide, or install by default, functionality exceeding requirements or mission objectives. These unnecessary capabilities or services are often overlooked and therefore may remain unsecured. They increase the risk to the platform by providing additional attack vectors. Failing to disconnect unused protocols can result in a system compromise. The Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) is a protocol operating on network, data link, and physical layers, based on virtual circuits and virtual paths. Disabling ATM protects the system against exploitation of any laws in its implementation.
Fix: F-33138r942917_fix

Configure the operating system to disable the ability to use the ATM protocol kernel module. Add or update the following lines in the file "/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf": install atm /bin/false blacklist atm Reboot the system for the settings to take effect.

a
RHEL 8 must disable the controller area network (CAN) protocol.
RMF Control
CM-7
Severity
Low
CCI
CCI-000381
Version
RHEL-08-040022
Vuln IDs
V-230495
Rule IDs
SV-230495r1017278_rule
It is detrimental for operating systems to provide, or install by default, functionality exceeding requirements or mission objectives. These unnecessary capabilities or services are often overlooked and therefore may remain unsecured. They increase the risk to the platform by providing additional attack vectors. Failing to disconnect unused protocols can result in a system compromise. The Controller Area Network (CAN) is a serial communications protocol, which was initially developed for automotive and is now also used in marine, industrial, and medical applications. Disabling CAN protects the system against exploitation of any flaws in its implementation.
Fix: F-33139r942920_fix

Configure the operating system to disable the ability to use the CAN protocol kernel module. Add or update the following lines in the file "/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf": install can /bin/false blacklist can Reboot the system for the settings to take effect.

a
RHEL 8 must disable the stream control transmission protocol (SCTP).
RMF Control
CM-7
Severity
Low
CCI
CCI-000381
Version
RHEL-08-040023
Vuln IDs
V-230496
Rule IDs
SV-230496r1017279_rule
It is detrimental for operating systems to provide, or install by default, functionality exceeding requirements or mission objectives. These unnecessary capabilities or services are often overlooked and therefore may remain unsecured. They increase the risk to the platform by providing additional attack vectors. Failing to disconnect unused protocols can result in a system compromise. The Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) is a transport layer protocol, designed to support the idea of message-oriented communication, with several streams of messages within one connection. Disabling SCTP protects the system against exploitation of any flaws in its implementation.
Fix: F-33140r942923_fix

Configure the operating system to disable the ability to use the SCTP kernel module. Add or update the following lines in the file "/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf": install sctp /bin/false blacklist sctp Reboot the system for the settings to take effect.

a
RHEL 8 must disable the transparent inter-process communication (TIPC) protocol.
RMF Control
CM-7
Severity
Low
CCI
CCI-000381
Version
RHEL-08-040024
Vuln IDs
V-230497
Rule IDs
SV-230497r1017280_rule
It is detrimental for operating systems to provide, or install by default, functionality exceeding requirements or mission objectives. These unnecessary capabilities or services are often overlooked and therefore may remain unsecured. They increase the risk to the platform by providing additional attack vectors. Failing to disconnect unused protocols can result in a system compromise. The Transparent Inter-Process Communication (TIPC) protocol is designed to provide communications between nodes in a cluster. Disabling TIPC protects the system against exploitation of any flaws in its implementation.
Fix: F-33141r942926_fix

Configure the operating system to disable the ability to use the TIPC protocol kernel module. Add or update the following lines in the file "/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf": install tipc /bin/false blacklist tipc Reboot the system for the settings to take effect.

a
RHEL 8 must disable mounting of cramfs.
RMF Control
CM-7
Severity
Low
CCI
CCI-000381
Version
RHEL-08-040025
Vuln IDs
V-230498
Rule IDs
SV-230498r1017281_rule
It is detrimental for operating systems to provide, or install by default, functionality exceeding requirements or mission objectives. These unnecessary capabilities or services are often overlooked and therefore may remain unsecured. They increase the risk to the platform by providing additional attack vectors. Removing support for unneeded filesystem types reduces the local attack surface of the server. Compressed ROM/RAM file system (or cramfs) is a read-only file system designed for simplicity and space-efficiency. It is mainly used in embedded and small-footprint systems.
Fix: F-33142r942929_fix

Configure the operating system to disable the ability to use the cramfs kernel module. Add or update the following lines in the file "/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf": install cramfs /bin/false blacklist cramfs Reboot the system for the settings to take effect.

a
RHEL 8 must disable IEEE 1394 (FireWire) Support.
RMF Control
CM-7
Severity
Low
CCI
CCI-000381
Version
RHEL-08-040026
Vuln IDs
V-230499
Rule IDs
SV-230499r1017282_rule
It is detrimental for operating systems to provide, or install by default, functionality exceeding requirements or mission objectives. These unnecessary capabilities or services are often overlooked and therefore may remain unsecured. They increase the risk to the platform by providing additional attack vectors. The IEEE 1394 (FireWire) is a serial bus standard for high-speed real-time communication. Disabling FireWire protects the system against exploitation of any flaws in its implementation.
Fix: F-33143r942932_fix

Configure the operating system to disable the ability to use the firewire-core kernel module. Add or update the following lines in the file "/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf": install firewire-core /bin/false blacklist firewire-core Reboot the system for the settings to take effect.

b
RHEL 8 must be configured to disable USB mass storage.
RMF Control
IA-3
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000778
Version
RHEL-08-040080
Vuln IDs
V-230503
Rule IDs
SV-230503r1017285_rule
USB mass storage permits easy introduction of unknown devices, thereby facilitating malicious activity. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000114-GPOS-00059, SRG-OS-000378-GPOS-00163
Fix: F-33147r942935_fix

Configure the operating system to disable the ability to use the USB Storage kernel module and the ability to use USB mass storage devices. Add or update the following lines in the file "/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf": install usb-storage /bin/false blacklist usb-storage Reboot the system for the settings to take effect.

b
RHEL 8 Bluetooth must be disabled.
RMF Control
AC-18
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-001443
Version
RHEL-08-040111
Vuln IDs
V-230507
Rule IDs
SV-230507r1017287_rule
Without protection of communications with wireless peripherals, confidentiality and integrity may be compromised because unprotected communications can be intercepted and either read, altered, or used to compromise the RHEL 8 operating system. This requirement applies to wireless peripheral technologies (e.g., wireless mice, keyboards, displays, etc.) used with RHEL 8 systems. Wireless peripherals (e.g., Wi-Fi/Bluetooth/IR Keyboards, Mice, and Pointing Devices and Near Field Communications [NFC]) present a unique challenge by creating an open, unsecured port on a computer. Wireless peripherals must meet DoD requirements for wireless data transmission and be approved for use by the Authorizing Official (AO). Even though some wireless peripherals, such as mice and pointing devices, do not ordinarily carry information that need to be protected, modification of communications with these wireless peripherals may be used to compromise the RHEL 8 operating system. Communication paths outside the physical protection of a controlled boundary are exposed to the possibility of interception and modification. Protecting the confidentiality and integrity of communications with wireless peripherals can be accomplished by physical means (e.g., employing physical barriers to wireless radio frequencies) or by logical means (e.g., employing cryptographic techniques). If physical means of protection are employed, then logical means (cryptography) do not have to be employed, and vice versa. If the wireless peripheral is only passing telemetry data, encryption of the data may not be required.
Fix: F-33151r942938_fix

Configure the operating system to disable the Bluetooth adapter when not in use. Build or modify the "/etc/modprobe.d/bluetooth.conf" file with the following line: install bluetooth /bin/false Disable the ability to use the Bluetooth kernel module. $ sudo vi /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf Add or update the line: blacklist bluetooth Reboot the system for the settings to take effect.

b
RHEL 8 must mount /dev/shm with the nodev option.
RMF Control
CM-7
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-001764
Version
RHEL-08-040120
Vuln IDs
V-230508
Rule IDs
SV-230508r958804_rule
The organization must identify authorized software programs and permit execution of authorized software. The process used to identify software programs that are authorized to execute on organizational information systems is commonly referred to as whitelisting. The "noexec" mount option causes the system to not execute binary files. This option must be used for mounting any file system not containing approved binary files, as they may be incompatible. Executing files from untrusted file systems increases the opportunity for unprivileged users to attain unauthorized administrative access. The "nodev" mount option causes the system to not interpret character or block special devices. Executing character or block special devices from untrusted file systems increases the opportunity for unprivileged users to attain unauthorized administrative access. The "nosuid" mount option causes the system to not execute "setuid" and "setgid" files with owner privileges. This option must be used for mounting any file system not containing approved "setuid" and "setguid" files. Executing files from untrusted file systems increases the opportunity for unprivileged users to attain unauthorized administrative access.
Fix: F-33152r568271_fix

Configure the system so that /dev/shm is mounted with the "nodev" option by adding /modifying the /etc/fstab with the following line: tmpfs /dev/shm tmpfs defaults,nodev,nosuid,noexec 0 0

b
RHEL 8 must mount /dev/shm with the nosuid option.
RMF Control
CM-7
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-001764
Version
RHEL-08-040121
Vuln IDs
V-230509
Rule IDs
SV-230509r958804_rule
The organization must identify authorized software programs and permit execution of authorized software. The process used to identify software programs that are authorized to execute on organizational information systems is commonly referred to as whitelisting. The "noexec" mount option causes the system to not execute binary files. This option must be used for mounting any file system not containing approved binary files, as they may be incompatible. Executing files from untrusted file systems increases the opportunity for unprivileged users to attain unauthorized administrative access. The "nodev" mount option causes the system to not interpret character or block special devices. Executing character or block special devices from untrusted file systems increases the opportunity for unprivileged users to attain unauthorized administrative access. The "nosuid" mount option causes the system to not execute "setuid" and "setgid" files with owner privileges. This option must be used for mounting any file system not containing approved "setuid" and "setguid" files. Executing files from untrusted file systems increases the opportunity for unprivileged users to attain unauthorized administrative access.
Fix: F-33153r568274_fix

Configure the system so that /dev/shm is mounted with the "nosuid" option by adding /modifying the /etc/fstab with the following line: tmpfs /dev/shm tmpfs defaults,nodev,nosuid,noexec 0 0

b
RHEL 8 must mount /dev/shm with the noexec option.
RMF Control
CM-7
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-001764
Version
RHEL-08-040122
Vuln IDs
V-230510
Rule IDs
SV-230510r958804_rule
The organization must identify authorized software programs and permit execution of authorized software. The process used to identify software programs that are authorized to execute on organizational information systems is commonly referred to as whitelisting. The "noexec" mount option causes the system to not execute binary files. This option must be used for mounting any file system not containing approved binary files, as they may be incompatible. Executing files from untrusted file systems increases the opportunity for unprivileged users to attain unauthorized administrative access. The "nodev" mount option causes the system to not interpret character or block special devices. Executing character or block special devices from untrusted file systems increases the opportunity for unprivileged users to attain unauthorized administrative access. The "nosuid" mount option causes the system to not execute "setuid" and "setgid" files with owner privileges. This option must be used for mounting any file system not containing approved "setuid" and "setguid" files. Executing files from untrusted file systems increases the opportunity for unprivileged users to attain unauthorized administrative access.
Fix: F-33154r568277_fix

Configure the system so that /dev/shm is mounted with the "noexec" option by adding /modifying the /etc/fstab with the following line: tmpfs /dev/shm tmpfs defaults,nodev,nosuid,noexec 0 0

b
RHEL 8 must mount /tmp with the nodev option.
RMF Control
CM-7
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-001764
Version
RHEL-08-040123
Vuln IDs
V-230511
Rule IDs
SV-230511r958804_rule
The organization must identify authorized software programs and permit execution of authorized software. The process used to identify software programs that are authorized to execute on organizational information systems is commonly referred to as whitelisting. The "noexec" mount option causes the system to not execute binary files. This option must be used for mounting any file system not containing approved binary files, as they may be incompatible. Executing files from untrusted file systems increases the opportunity for unprivileged users to attain unauthorized administrative access. The "nodev" mount option causes the system to not interpret character or block special devices. Executing character or block special devices from untrusted file systems increases the opportunity for unprivileged users to attain unauthorized administrative access. The "nosuid" mount option causes the system to not execute "setuid" and "setgid" files with owner privileges. This option must be used for mounting any file system not containing approved "setuid" and "setguid" files. Executing files from untrusted file systems increases the opportunity for unprivileged users to attain unauthorized administrative access.
Fix: F-33155r568280_fix

Configure the system so that /tmp is mounted with the "nodev" option by adding /modifying the /etc/fstab with the following line: /dev/mapper/rhel-tmp /tmp xfs defaults,nodev,nosuid,noexec 0 0

b
RHEL 8 must mount /tmp with the nosuid option.
RMF Control
CM-7
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-001764
Version
RHEL-08-040124
Vuln IDs
V-230512
Rule IDs
SV-230512r958804_rule
The organization must identify authorized software programs and permit execution of authorized software. The process used to identify software programs that are authorized to execute on organizational information systems is commonly referred to as whitelisting. The "noexec" mount option causes the system to not execute binary files. This option must be used for mounting any file system not containing approved binary files, as they may be incompatible. Executing files from untrusted file systems increases the opportunity for unprivileged users to attain unauthorized administrative access. The "nodev" mount option causes the system to not interpret character or block special devices. Executing character or block special devices from untrusted file systems increases the opportunity for unprivileged users to attain unauthorized administrative access. The "nosuid" mount option causes the system to not execute "setuid" and "setgid" files with owner privileges. This option must be used for mounting any file system not containing approved "setuid" and "setguid" files. Executing files from untrusted file systems increases the opportunity for unprivileged users to attain unauthorized administrative access.
Fix: F-33156r568283_fix

Configure the system so that /tmp is mounted with the "nosuid" option by adding /modifying the /etc/fstab with the following line: /dev/mapper/rhel-tmp /tmp xfs defaults,nodev,nosuid,noexec 0 0

b
RHEL 8 must mount /tmp with the noexec option.
RMF Control
CM-7
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-001764
Version
RHEL-08-040125
Vuln IDs
V-230513
Rule IDs
SV-230513r958804_rule
The organization must identify authorized software programs and permit execution of authorized software. The process used to identify software programs that are authorized to execute on organizational information systems is commonly referred to as whitelisting. The "noexec" mount option causes the system to not execute binary files. This option must be used for mounting any file system not containing approved binary files, as they may be incompatible. Executing files from untrusted file systems increases the opportunity for unprivileged users to attain unauthorized administrative access. The "nodev" mount option causes the system to not interpret character or block special devices. Executing character or block special devices from untrusted file systems increases the opportunity for unprivileged users to attain unauthorized administrative access. The "nosuid" mount option causes the system to not execute "setuid" and "setgid" files with owner privileges. This option must be used for mounting any file system not containing approved "setuid" and "setguid" files. Executing files from untrusted file systems increases the opportunity for unprivileged users to attain unauthorized administrative access.
Fix: F-33157r568286_fix

Configure the system so that /tmp is mounted with the "noexec" option by adding /modifying the /etc/fstab with the following line: /dev/mapper/rhel-tmp /tmp xfs defaults,nodev,nosuid,noexec 0 0

b
RHEL 8 must mount /var/log with the nodev option.
RMF Control
CM-7
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-001764
Version
RHEL-08-040126
Vuln IDs
V-230514
Rule IDs
SV-230514r958804_rule
The organization must identify authorized software programs and permit execution of authorized software. The process used to identify software programs that are authorized to execute on organizational information systems is commonly referred to as whitelisting. The "noexec" mount option causes the system to not execute binary files. This option must be used for mounting any file system not containing approved binary files, as they may be incompatible. Executing files from untrusted file systems increases the opportunity for unprivileged users to attain unauthorized administrative access. The "nodev" mount option causes the system to not interpret character or block special devices. Executing character or block special devices from untrusted file systems increases the opportunity for unprivileged users to attain unauthorized administrative access. The "nosuid" mount option causes the system to not execute "setuid" and "setgid" files with owner privileges. This option must be used for mounting any file system not containing approved "setuid" and "setguid" files. Executing files from untrusted file systems increases the opportunity for unprivileged users to attain unauthorized administrative access.
Fix: F-33158r568289_fix

Configure the system so that /var/log is mounted with the "nodev" option by adding /modifying the /etc/fstab with the following line: /dev/mapper/rhel-var-log /var/log xfs defaults,nodev,nosuid,noexec 0 0

b
RHEL 8 must mount /var/log with the nosuid option.
RMF Control
CM-7
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-001764
Version
RHEL-08-040127
Vuln IDs
V-230515
Rule IDs
SV-230515r958804_rule
The organization must identify authorized software programs and permit execution of authorized software. The process used to identify software programs that are authorized to execute on organizational information systems is commonly referred to as whitelisting. The "noexec" mount option causes the system to not execute binary files. This option must be used for mounting any file system not containing approved binary files, as they may be incompatible. Executing files from untrusted file systems increases the opportunity for unprivileged users to attain unauthorized administrative access. The "nodev" mount option causes the system to not interpret character or block special devices. Executing character or block special devices from untrusted file systems increases the opportunity for unprivileged users to attain unauthorized administrative access. The "nosuid" mount option causes the system to not execute "setuid" and "setgid" files with owner privileges. This option must be used for mounting any file system not containing approved "setuid" and "setguid" files. Executing files from untrusted file systems increases the opportunity for unprivileged users to attain unauthorized administrative access.
Fix: F-33159r568292_fix

Configure the system so that /var/log is mounted with the "nosuid" option by adding /modifying the /etc/fstab with the following line: /dev/mapper/rhel-var-log /var/log xfs defaults,nodev,nosuid,noexec 0 0

b
RHEL 8 must mount /var/log with the noexec option.
RMF Control
CM-7
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-001764
Version
RHEL-08-040128
Vuln IDs
V-230516
Rule IDs
SV-230516r958804_rule
The organization must identify authorized software programs and permit execution of authorized software. The process used to identify software programs that are authorized to execute on organizational information systems is commonly referred to as whitelisting. The "noexec" mount option causes the system to not execute binary files. This option must be used for mounting any file system not containing approved binary files, as they may be incompatible. Executing files from untrusted file systems increases the opportunity for unprivileged users to attain unauthorized administrative access. The "nodev" mount option causes the system to not interpret character or block special devices. Executing character or block special devices from untrusted file systems increases the opportunity for unprivileged users to attain unauthorized administrative access. The "nosuid" mount option causes the system to not execute "setuid" and "setgid" files with owner privileges. This option must be used for mounting any file system not containing approved "setuid" and "setguid" files. Executing files from untrusted file systems increases the opportunity for unprivileged users to attain unauthorized administrative access.
Fix: F-33160r568295_fix

Configure the system so that /var/log is mounted with the "noexec" option by adding /modifying the /etc/fstab with the following line: /dev/mapper/rhel-var-log /var/log xfs defaults,nodev,nosuid,noexec 0 0

b
RHEL 8 must mount /var/log/audit with the nodev option.
RMF Control
CM-7
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-001764
Version
RHEL-08-040129
Vuln IDs
V-230517
Rule IDs
SV-230517r958804_rule
The organization must identify authorized software programs and permit execution of authorized software. The process used to identify software programs that are authorized to execute on organizational information systems is commonly referred to as whitelisting. The "noexec" mount option causes the system to not execute binary files. This option must be used for mounting any file system not containing approved binary files, as they may be incompatible. Executing files from untrusted file systems increases the opportunity for unprivileged users to attain unauthorized administrative access. The "nodev" mount option causes the system to not interpret character or block special devices. Executing character or block special devices from untrusted file systems increases the opportunity for unprivileged users to attain unauthorized administrative access. The "nosuid" mount option causes the system to not execute "setuid" and "setgid" files with owner privileges. This option must be used for mounting any file system not containing approved "setuid" and "setguid" files. Executing files from untrusted file systems increases the opportunity for unprivileged users to attain unauthorized administrative access.
Fix: F-33161r568298_fix

Configure the system so that /var/log/audit is mounted with the "nodev" option by adding /modifying the /etc/fstab with the following line: /dev/mapper/rhel-var-log-audit /var/log/audit xfs defaults,nodev,nosuid,noexec 0 0

b
RHEL 8 must mount /var/log/audit with the nosuid option.
RMF Control
CM-7
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-001764
Version
RHEL-08-040130
Vuln IDs
V-230518
Rule IDs
SV-230518r958804_rule
The organization must identify authorized software programs and permit execution of authorized software. The process used to identify software programs that are authorized to execute on organizational information systems is commonly referred to as whitelisting. The "noexec" mount option causes the system to not execute binary files. This option must be used for mounting any file system not containing approved binary files, as they may be incompatible. Executing files from untrusted file systems increases the opportunity for unprivileged users to attain unauthorized administrative access. The "nodev" mount option causes the system to not interpret character or block special devices. Executing character or block special devices from untrusted file systems increases the opportunity for unprivileged users to attain unauthorized administrative access. The "nosuid" mount option causes the system to not execute "setuid" and "setgid" files with owner privileges. This option must be used for mounting any file system not containing approved "setuid" and "setguid" files. Executing files from untrusted file systems increases the opportunity for unprivileged users to attain unauthorized administrative access.
Fix: F-33162r568301_fix

Configure the system so that /var/log/audit is mounted with the "nosuid" option by adding /modifying the /etc/fstab with the following line: /dev/mapper/rhel-var-log-audit /var/log/audit xfs defaults,nodev,nosuid,noexec 0 0

b
RHEL 8 must mount /var/log/audit with the noexec option.
RMF Control
CM-7
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-001764
Version
RHEL-08-040131
Vuln IDs
V-230519
Rule IDs
SV-230519r958804_rule
The organization must identify authorized software programs and permit execution of authorized software. The process used to identify software programs that are authorized to execute on organizational information systems is commonly referred to as whitelisting. The "noexec" mount option causes the system to not execute binary files. This option must be used for mounting any file system not containing approved binary files, as they may be incompatible. Executing files from untrusted file systems increases the opportunity for unprivileged users to attain unauthorized administrative access. The "nodev" mount option causes the system to not interpret character or block special devices. Executing character or block special devices from untrusted file systems increases the opportunity for unprivileged users to attain unauthorized administrative access. The "nosuid" mount option causes the system to not execute "setuid" and "setgid" files with owner privileges. This option must be used for mounting any file system not containing approved "setuid" and "setguid" files. Executing files from untrusted file systems increases the opportunity for unprivileged users to attain unauthorized administrative access.
Fix: F-33163r568304_fix

Configure the system so that /var/log/audit is mounted with the "noexec" option by adding /modifying the /etc/fstab with the following line: /dev/mapper/rhel-var-log-audit /var/log/audit xfs defaults,nodev,nosuid,noexec 0 0

b
RHEL 8 must mount /var/tmp with the nodev option.
RMF Control
CM-7
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-001764
Version
RHEL-08-040132
Vuln IDs
V-230520
Rule IDs
SV-230520r958804_rule
The organization must identify authorized software programs and permit execution of authorized software. The process used to identify software programs that are authorized to execute on organizational information systems is commonly referred to as whitelisting. The "noexec" mount option causes the system to not execute binary files. This option must be used for mounting any file system not containing approved binary files, as they may be incompatible. Executing files from untrusted file systems increases the opportunity for unprivileged users to attain unauthorized administrative access. The "nodev" mount option causes the system to not interpret character or block special devices. Executing character or block special devices from untrusted file systems increases the opportunity for unprivileged users to attain unauthorized administrative access. The "nosuid" mount option causes the system to not execute "setuid" and "setgid" files with owner privileges. This option must be used for mounting any file system not containing approved "setuid" and "setguid" files. Executing files from untrusted file systems increases the opportunity for unprivileged users to attain unauthorized administrative access.
Fix: F-33164r792926_fix

Configure the system so that /var/tmp is mounted with the "nodev" option by adding /modifying the /etc/fstab with the following line: /dev/mapper/rhel-var-tmp /var/tmp xfs defaults,nodev,nosuid,noexec 0 0

b
RHEL 8 must mount /var/tmp with the nosuid option.
RMF Control
CM-7
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-001764
Version
RHEL-08-040133
Vuln IDs
V-230521
Rule IDs
SV-230521r958804_rule
The organization must identify authorized software programs and permit execution of authorized software. The process used to identify software programs that are authorized to execute on organizational information systems is commonly referred to as whitelisting. The "noexec" mount option causes the system to not execute binary files. This option must be used for mounting any file system not containing approved binary files, as they may be incompatible. Executing files from untrusted file systems increases the opportunity for unprivileged users to attain unauthorized administrative access. The "nodev" mount option causes the system to not interpret character or block special devices. Executing character or block special devices from untrusted file systems increases the opportunity for unprivileged users to attain unauthorized administrative access. The "nosuid" mount option causes the system to not execute "setuid" and "setgid" files with owner privileges. This option must be used for mounting any file system not containing approved "setuid" and "setguid" files. Executing files from untrusted file systems increases the opportunity for unprivileged users to attain unauthorized administrative access.
Fix: F-33165r792929_fix

Configure the system so that /var/tmp is mounted with the "nosuid" option by adding /modifying the /etc/fstab with the following line: /dev/mapper/rhel-var-tmp /var/tmp xfs defaults,nodev,nosuid,noexec 0 0

b
RHEL 8 must mount /var/tmp with the noexec option.
RMF Control
CM-7
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-001764
Version
RHEL-08-040134
Vuln IDs
V-230522
Rule IDs
SV-230522r958804_rule
The organization must identify authorized software programs and permit execution of authorized software. The process used to identify software programs that are authorized to execute on organizational information systems is commonly referred to as whitelisting. The "noexec" mount option causes the system to not execute binary files. This option must be used for mounting any file system not containing approved binary files, as they may be incompatible. Executing files from untrusted file systems increases the opportunity for unprivileged users to attain unauthorized administrative access. The "nodev" mount option causes the system to not interpret character or block special devices. Executing character or block special devices from untrusted file systems increases the opportunity for unprivileged users to attain unauthorized administrative access. The "nosuid" mount option causes the system to not execute "setuid" and "setgid" files with owner privileges. This option must be used for mounting any file system not containing approved "setuid" and "setguid" files. Executing files from untrusted file systems increases the opportunity for unprivileged users to attain unauthorized administrative access.
Fix: F-33166r792932_fix

Configure the system so that /var/tmp is mounted with the "noexec" option by adding /modifying the /etc/fstab with the following line: /dev/mapper/rhel-var-tmp /var/tmp xfs defaults,nodev,nosuid,noexec 0 0

b
All RHEL 8 networked systems must have and implement SSH to protect the confidentiality and integrity of transmitted and received information, as well as information during preparation for transmission.
RMF Control
SC-8
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-002418
Version
RHEL-08-040160
Vuln IDs
V-230526
Rule IDs
SV-230526r958908_rule
Without protection of the transmitted information, confidentiality and integrity may be compromised because unprotected communications can be intercepted and either read or altered. This requirement applies to both internal and external networks and all types of information system components from which information can be transmitted (e.g., servers, mobile devices, notebook computers, printers, copiers, scanners, and facsimile machines). Communication paths outside the physical protection of a controlled boundary are exposed to the possibility of interception and modification. Protecting the confidentiality and integrity of organizational information can be accomplished by physical means (e.g., employing physical distribution systems) or by logical means (e.g., employing cryptographic techniques). If physical means of protection are employed, then logical means (cryptography) do not have to be employed, and vice versa. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000423-GPOS-00187, SRG-OS-000424-GPOS-00188, SRG-OS-000425-GPOS-00189, SRG-OS-000426-GPOS-00190
Fix: F-33170r744031_fix

Configure the SSH service to automatically start after reboot with the following command: $ sudo systemctl enable sshd.service

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RHEL 8 must force a frequent session key renegotiation for SSH connections to the server.
RMF Control
AC-17
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000068
Version
RHEL-08-040161
Vuln IDs
V-230527
Rule IDs
SV-230527r1017288_rule
Without protection of the transmitted information, confidentiality and integrity may be compromised because unprotected communications can be intercepted and either read or altered. This requirement applies to both internal and external networks and all types of information system components from which information can be transmitted (e.g., servers, mobile devices, notebook computers, printers, copiers, scanners, and facsimile machines). Communication paths outside the physical protection of a controlled boundary are exposed to the possibility of interception and modification. Protecting the confidentiality and integrity of organizational information can be accomplished by physical means (e.g., employing physical distribution systems) or by logical means (e.g., employing cryptographic techniques). If physical means of protection are employed, then logical means (cryptography) do not have to be employed, and vice versa. Session key regeneration limits the chances of a session key becoming compromised. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000033-GPOS-00014, SRG-OS-000420-GPOS-00186, SRG-OS-000424-GPOS-00188
Fix: F-33171r568328_fix

Configure the system to force a frequent session key renegotiation for SSH connections to the server by add or modifying the following line in the "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" file: RekeyLimit 1G 1h Restart the SSH daemon for the settings to take effect. $ sudo systemctl restart sshd.service

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The systemd Ctrl-Alt-Delete burst key sequence in RHEL 8 must be disabled.
RMF Control
CM-6
Severity
High
CCI
CCI-000366
Version
RHEL-08-040172
Vuln IDs
V-230531
Rule IDs
SV-230531r1017292_rule
A locally logged-on user who presses Ctrl-Alt-Delete when at the console can reboot the system. If accidentally pressed, as could happen in the case of a mixed OS environment, this can create the risk of short-term loss of availability of systems due to unintentional reboot. In a graphical user environment, risk of unintentional reboot from the Ctrl-Alt-Delete sequence is reduced because the user will be prompted before any action is taken.
Fix: F-33175r1017291_fix

Configure the system to disable the CtrlAltDelBurstAction by added or modifying the following line in the "/etc/systemd/system.conf" configuration file: CtrlAltDelBurstAction=none Reload the daemon for this change to take effect. $ sudo systemctl daemon-reload

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The Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server package must not be installed if not required for RHEL 8 operational support.
RMF Control
CM-6
Severity
High
CCI
CCI-000366
Version
RHEL-08-040190
Vuln IDs
V-230533
Rule IDs
SV-230533r1017295_rule
If TFTP is required for operational support (such as the transmission of router configurations) its use must be documented with the Information System Security Officer (ISSO), restricted to only authorized personnel, and have access control rules established.
Fix: F-33177r568346_fix

Remove the TFTP package from the system with the following command: $ sudo yum remove tftp-server

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The root account must be the only account having unrestricted access to the RHEL 8 system.
RMF Control
CM-6
Severity
High
CCI
CCI-000366
Version
RHEL-08-040200
Vuln IDs
V-230534
Rule IDs
SV-230534r1017296_rule
If an account other than root also has a User Identifier (UID) of "0", it has root authority, giving that account unrestricted access to the entire operating system. Multiple accounts with a UID of "0" afford an opportunity for potential intruders to guess a password for a privileged account.
Fix: F-33178r568349_fix

Change the UID of any account on the system, other than root, that has a UID of "0". 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 of greater than "1000" that has not already been assigned.

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RHEL 8 must prevent IPv6 Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) redirect messages from being accepted.
RMF Control
CM-6
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000366
Version
RHEL-08-040210
Vuln IDs
V-230535
Rule IDs
SV-230535r1017297_rule
ICMP redirect messages are used by routers to inform hosts that a more direct route exists for a particular destination. These messages modify the host's route table and are unauthenticated. An illicit ICMP redirect message could result in a man-in-the-middle attack. The sysctl --system command will load settings from all system configuration files. All configuration files are sorted by their filename in lexicographic order, regardless of which of the directories they reside in. If multiple files specify the same option, the entry in the file with the lexicographically latest name will take precedence. Files are read from directories in the following list from top to bottom. Once a file of a given filename is loaded, any file of the same name in subsequent directories is ignored. /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/local/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /etc/sysctl.conf
Fix: F-33179r858792_fix

Configure RHEL 8 to prevent IPv6 ICMP redirect messages from being accepted. Add or edit the following line in a system configuration file, in the "/etc/sysctl.d/" directory: net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_redirects = 0 Remove any configurations that conflict with the above from the following locations: /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/local/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /etc/sysctl.conf /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf Load settings from all system configuration files with the following command: $ sudo sysctl --system

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RHEL 8 must not send Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) redirects.
RMF Control
CM-6
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000366
Version
RHEL-08-040220
Vuln IDs
V-230536
Rule IDs
SV-230536r1017298_rule
ICMP redirect messages are used by routers to inform hosts that a more direct route exists for a particular destination. These messages contain information from the system's route table, possibly revealing portions of the network topology. There are notable differences between Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) and Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6). There is only a directive to disable sending of IPv4 redirected packets. Refer to RFC4294 for an explanation of "IPv6 Node Requirements", which resulted in this difference between IPv4 and IPv6. The sysctl --system command will load settings from all system configuration files. All configuration files are sorted by their filename in lexicographic order, regardless of which of the directories they reside in. If multiple files specify the same option, the entry in the file with the lexicographically latest name will take precedence. Files are read from directories in the following list from top to bottom. Once a file of a given filename is loaded, any file of the same name in subsequent directories is ignored. /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/local/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /etc/sysctl.conf
Fix: F-33180r858794_fix

Configure RHEL 8 to not allow interfaces to perform IPv4 ICMP redirects. Add or edit the following line in a system configuration file, in the "/etc/sysctl.d/" directory: net.ipv4.conf.all.send_redirects=0 Remove any configurations that conflict with the above from the following locations: /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/local/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /etc/sysctl.conf /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf Load settings from all system configuration files with the following command: $ sudo sysctl --system

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RHEL 8 must not respond to Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) echoes sent to a broadcast address.
RMF Control
CM-6
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000366
Version
RHEL-08-040230
Vuln IDs
V-230537
Rule IDs
SV-230537r1017299_rule
Responding to broadcast ICMP echoes facilitates network mapping and provides a vector for amplification attacks. There are notable differences between Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) and Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6). IPv6 does not implement the same method of broadcast as IPv4. Instead, IPv6 uses multicast addressing to the all-hosts multicast group. Refer to RFC4294 for an explanation of "IPv6 Node Requirements", which resulted in this difference between IPv4 and IPv6. The sysctl --system command will load settings from all system configuration files. All configuration files are sorted by their filename in lexicographic order, regardless of which of the directories they reside in. If multiple files specify the same option, the entry in the file with the lexicographically latest name will take precedence. Files are read from directories in the following list from top to bottom. Once a file of a given filename is loaded, any file of the same name in subsequent directories is ignored. /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/local/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /etc/sysctl.conf
Fix: F-33181r858796_fix

Configure RHEL 8 to not respond to IPv4 ICMP echoes sent to a broadcast address. Add or edit the following line in a system configuration file, in the "/etc/sysctl.d/" directory: net.ipv4.icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts=1 Remove any configurations that conflict with the above from the following locations: /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/local/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /etc/sysctl.conf /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf Load settings from all system configuration files with the following command: $ sudo sysctl --system

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RHEL 8 must not forward IPv6 source-routed packets.
RMF Control
CM-6
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000366
Version
RHEL-08-040240
Vuln IDs
V-230538
Rule IDs
SV-230538r1017300_rule
Source-routed packets allow the source of the packet to suggest that routers forward the packet along a different path than configured on the router, which can be used to bypass network security measures. This requirement applies only to the forwarding of source-routed traffic, such as when forwarding is enabled and the system is functioning as a router. The sysctl --system command will load settings from all system configuration files. All configuration files are sorted by their filename in lexicographic order, regardless of which of the directories they reside in. If multiple files specify the same option, the entry in the file with the lexicographically latest name will take precedence. Files are read from directories in the following list from top to bottom. Once a file of a given filename is loaded, any file of the same name in subsequent directories is ignored. /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/local/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /etc/sysctl.conf
Fix: F-33182r858800_fix

Configure RHEL 8 to not forward IPv6 source-routed packets. Add or edit the following line in a system configuration file, in the "/etc/sysctl.d/" directory: net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_source_route=0 Remove any configurations that conflict with the above from the following locations: /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/local/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /etc/sysctl.conf /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf Load settings from all system configuration files with the following command: $ sudo sysctl --system

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RHEL 8 must not forward IPv6 source-routed packets by default.
RMF Control
CM-6
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000366
Version
RHEL-08-040250
Vuln IDs
V-230539
Rule IDs
SV-230539r1017301_rule
Source-routed packets allow the source of the packet to suggest that routers forward the packet along a different path than configured on the router, which can be used to bypass network security measures. This requirement applies only to the forwarding of source-routed traffic, such as when forwarding is enabled and the system is functioning as a router. The sysctl --system command will load settings from all system configuration files. All configuration files are sorted by their filename in lexicographic order, regardless of which of the directories they reside in. If multiple files specify the same option, the entry in the file with the lexicographically latest name will take precedence. Files are read from directories in the following list from top to bottom. Once a file of a given filename is loaded, any file of the same name in subsequent directories is ignored. /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/local/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /etc/sysctl.conf
Fix: F-33183r858805_fix

Configure RHEL 8 to not forward IPv6 source-routed packets by default. Add or edit the following line in a system configuration file, in the "/etc/sysctl.d/" directory: net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_source_route=0 Remove any configurations that conflict with the above from the following locations: /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/local/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /etc/sysctl.conf /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf Load settings from all system configuration files with the following command: $ sudo sysctl --system

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RHEL 8 must not enable IPv6 packet forwarding unless the system is a router.
RMF Control
CM-6
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000366
Version
RHEL-08-040260
Vuln IDs
V-230540
Rule IDs
SV-230540r1017302_rule
Routing protocol daemons are typically used on routers to exchange network topology information with other routers. If this software is used when not required, system network information may be unnecessarily transmitted across the network. The sysctl --system command will load settings from all system configuration files. All configuration files are sorted by their filename in lexicographic order, regardless of which of the directories they reside in. If multiple files specify the same option, the entry in the file with the lexicographically latest name will take precedence. Files are read from directories in the following list from top to bottom. Once a file of a given filename is loaded, any file of the same name in subsequent directories is ignored. /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/local/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /etc/sysctl.conf
Fix: F-33184r858809_fix

Configure RHEL 8 to not allow IPv6 packet forwarding, unless the system is a router. Add or edit the following line in a system configuration file, in the "/etc/sysctl.d/" directory: net.ipv6.conf.all.forwarding=0 Remove any configurations that conflict with the above from the following locations: /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/local/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /etc/sysctl.conf /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf Load settings from all system configuration files with the following command: $ sudo sysctl --system

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RHEL 8 must not accept router advertisements on all IPv6 interfaces.
RMF Control
CM-6
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000366
Version
RHEL-08-040261
Vuln IDs
V-230541
Rule IDs
SV-230541r1017303_rule
Routing protocol daemons are typically used on routers to exchange network topology information with other routers. If this software is used when not required, system network information may be unnecessarily transmitted across the network. An illicit router advertisement message could result in a man-in-the-middle attack. The sysctl --system command will load settings from all system configuration files. All configuration files are sorted by their filename in lexicographic order, regardless of which of the directories they reside in. If multiple files specify the same option, the entry in the file with the lexicographically latest name will take precedence. Files are read from directories in the following list from top to bottom. Once a file of a given filename is loaded, any file of the same name in subsequent directories is ignored. /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/local/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /etc/sysctl.conf
Fix: F-33185r858811_fix

Configure RHEL 8 to not accept router advertisements on all IPv6 interfaces unless the system is a router. Add or edit the following line in a system configuration file, in the "/etc/sysctl.d/" directory: net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_ra=0 Remove any configurations that conflict with the above from the following locations: /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/local/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /etc/sysctl.conf /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf Load settings from all system configuration files with the following command: $ sudo sysctl --system

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RHEL 8 must not accept router advertisements on all IPv6 interfaces by default.
RMF Control
CM-6
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000366
Version
RHEL-08-040262
Vuln IDs
V-230542
Rule IDs
SV-230542r1017304_rule
Routing protocol daemons are typically used on routers to exchange network topology information with other routers. If this software is used when not required, system network information may be unnecessarily transmitted across the network. An illicit router advertisement message could result in a man-in-the-middle attack. The sysctl --system command will load settings from all system configuration files. All configuration files are sorted by their filename in lexicographic order, regardless of which of the directories they reside in. If multiple files specify the same option, the entry in the file with the lexicographically latest name will take precedence. Files are read from directories in the following list from top to bottom. Once a file of a given filename is loaded, any file of the same name in subsequent directories is ignored. /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/local/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /etc/sysctl.conf
Fix: F-33186r858813_fix

Configure RHEL 8 to not accept router advertisements on all IPv6 interfaces by default unless the system is a router. Add or edit the following line in a system configuration file, in the "/etc/sysctl.d/" directory: net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_ra=0 Remove any configurations that conflict with the above from the following locations: /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/local/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /etc/sysctl.conf /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf Load settings from all system configuration files with the following command: $ sudo sysctl --system

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RHEL 8 must not allow interfaces to perform Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) redirects by default.
RMF Control
CM-6
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000366
Version
RHEL-08-040270
Vuln IDs
V-230543
Rule IDs
SV-230543r1017305_rule
ICMP redirect messages are used by routers to inform hosts that a more direct route exists for a particular destination. These messages contain information from the system's route table, possibly revealing portions of the network topology. There are notable differences between Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) and Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6). There is only a directive to disable sending of IPv4 redirected packets. Refer to RFC4294 for an explanation of "IPv6 Node Requirements", which resulted in this difference between IPv4 and IPv6. The sysctl --system command will load settings from all system configuration files. All configuration files are sorted by their filename in lexicographic order, regardless of which of the directories they reside in. If multiple files specify the same option, the entry in the file with the lexicographically latest name will take precedence. Files are read from directories in the following list from top to bottom. Once a file of a given filename is loaded, any file of the same name in subsequent directories is ignored. /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/local/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /etc/sysctl.conf
Fix: F-33187r858815_fix

Configure RHEL 8 to not allow interfaces to perform Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) ICMP redirects by default. Add or edit the following line in a system configuration file, in the "/etc/sysctl.d/" directory: net.ipv4.conf.default.send_redirects = 0 Remove any configurations that conflict with the above from the following locations: /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/local/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /etc/sysctl.conf /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf Load settings from all system configuration files with the following command: $ sudo sysctl --system

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RHEL 8 must ignore IPv6 Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) redirect messages.
RMF Control
CM-6
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000366
Version
RHEL-08-040280
Vuln IDs
V-230544
Rule IDs
SV-230544r1017306_rule
ICMP redirect messages are used by routers to inform hosts that a more direct route exists for a particular destination. These messages modify the host's route table and are unauthenticated. An illicit ICMP redirect message could result in a man-in-the-middle attack. The sysctl --system command will load settings from all system configuration files. All configuration files are sorted by their filename in lexicographic order, regardless of which of the directories they reside in. If multiple files specify the same option, the entry in the file with the lexicographically latest name will take precedence. Files are read from directories in the following list from top to bottom. Once a file of a given filename is loaded, any file of the same name in subsequent directories is ignored. /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/local/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /etc/sysctl.conf
Fix: F-33188r858819_fix

Configure RHEL 8 to ignore IPv6 ICMP redirect messages. Add or edit the following line in a system configuration file, in the "/etc/sysctl.d/" directory: net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_redirects = 0 Remove any configurations that conflict with the above from the following locations: /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/local/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /etc/sysctl.conf /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf Load settings from all system configuration files with the following command: $ sudo sysctl --system

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RHEL 8 must disable access to network bpf syscall from unprivileged processes.
RMF Control
CM-6
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000366
Version
RHEL-08-040281
Vuln IDs
V-230545
Rule IDs
SV-230545r1017307_rule
It is detrimental for operating systems to provide, or install by default, functionality exceeding requirements or mission objectives. These unnecessary capabilities or services are often overlooked and therefore may remain unsecured. They increase the risk to the platform by providing additional attack vectors. The sysctl --system command will load settings from all system configuration files. All configuration files are sorted by their filename in lexicographic order, regardless of which of the directories they reside in. If multiple files specify the same option, the entry in the file with the lexicographically latest name will take precedence. Files are read from directories in the following list from top to bottom. Once a file of a given filename is loaded, any file of the same name in subsequent directories is ignored. /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/local/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /etc/sysctl.conf
Fix: F-33189r858821_fix

Configure RHEL 8 to prevent privilege escalation thru the kernel by disabling access to the bpf syscall by adding the following line to a file, in the "/etc/sysctl.d" directory: kernel.unprivileged_bpf_disabled = 1 Remove any configurations that conflict with the above from the following locations: /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/local/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /etc/sysctl.conf /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf The system configuration files need to be reloaded for the changes to take effect. To reload the contents of the files, run the following command: $ sudo sysctl --system

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RHEL 8 must restrict usage of ptrace to descendant processes.
RMF Control
CM-6
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000366
Version
RHEL-08-040282
Vuln IDs
V-230546
Rule IDs
SV-230546r1017308_rule
It is detrimental for operating systems to provide, or install by default, functionality exceeding requirements or mission objectives. These unnecessary capabilities or services are often overlooked and therefore may remain unsecured. They increase the risk to the platform by providing additional attack vectors. The sysctl --system command will load settings from all system configuration files. All configuration files are sorted by their filename in lexicographic order, regardless of which of the directories they reside in. If multiple files specify the same option, the entry in the file with the lexicographically latest name will take precedence. Files are read from directories in the following list from top to bottom. Once a file of a given filename is loaded, any file of the same name in subsequent directories is ignored. /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/local/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /etc/sysctl.conf
Fix: F-33190r858823_fix

Configure RHEL 8 to restrict usage of ptrace to descendant processes by adding the following line to a file, in the "/etc/sysctl.d" directory: kernel.yama.ptrace_scope = 1 Remove any configurations that conflict with the above from the following locations: /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/local/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /etc/sysctl.conf /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf The system configuration files need to be reloaded for the changes to take effect. To reload the contents of the files, run the following command: $ sudo sysctl --system

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RHEL 8 must restrict exposed kernel pointer addresses access.
RMF Control
CM-6
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000366
Version
RHEL-08-040283
Vuln IDs
V-230547
Rule IDs
SV-230547r1017309_rule
It is detrimental for operating systems to provide, or install by default, functionality exceeding requirements or mission objectives. These unnecessary capabilities or services are often overlooked and therefore may remain unsecured. They increase the risk to the platform by providing additional attack vectors. The sysctl --system command will load settings from all system configuration files. All configuration files are sorted by their filename in lexicographic order, regardless of which of the directories they reside in. If multiple files specify the same option, the entry in the file with the lexicographically latest name will take precedence. Files are read from directories in the following list from top to bottom. Once a file of a given filename is loaded, any file of the same name in subsequent directories is ignored. /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/local/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /etc/sysctl.conf
Fix: F-33191r858825_fix

Configure RHEL 8 to restrict exposed kernel pointer addresses access by adding the following line to a file, in the "/etc/sysctl.d" directory: kernel.kptr_restrict = 1 Remove any configurations that conflict with the above from the following locations: /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/local/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /etc/sysctl.conf /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf The system configuration files need to be reloaded for the changes to take effect. To reload the contents of the files, run the following command: $ sudo sysctl --system

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RHEL 8 must disable the use of user namespaces.
RMF Control
CM-6
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000366
Version
RHEL-08-040284
Vuln IDs
V-230548
Rule IDs
SV-230548r1017310_rule
It is detrimental for operating systems to provide, or install by default, functionality exceeding requirements or mission objectives. These unnecessary capabilities or services are often overlooked and therefore may remain unsecured. They increase the risk to the platform by providing additional attack vectors. The sysctl --system command will load settings from all system configuration files. All configuration files are sorted by their filename in lexicographic order, regardless of which of the directories they reside in. If multiple files specify the same option, the entry in the file with the lexicographically latest name will take precedence. Files are read from directories in the following list from top to bottom. Once a file of a given filename is loaded, any file of the same name in subsequent directories is ignored. /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/local/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /etc/sysctl.conf
Fix: F-33192r1014817_fix

Configure RHEL 8 to disable the use of user namespaces by adding the following line to a file, in the "/etc/sysctl.d" directory: user.max_user_namespaces = 0 Remove any configurations that conflict with the above from the following locations: /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/local/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /etc/sysctl.conf /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf The system configuration files need to be reloaded for the changes to take effect. To reload the contents of the files, run the following command: $ sudo sysctl --system

b
RHEL 8 must use reverse path filtering on all IPv4 interfaces.
RMF Control
CM-6
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000366
Version
RHEL-08-040285
Vuln IDs
V-230549
Rule IDs
SV-230549r1017311_rule
It is detrimental for operating systems to provide, or install by default, functionality exceeding requirements or mission objectives. These unnecessary capabilities or services are often overlooked and therefore may remain unsecured. They increase the risk to the platform by providing additional attack vectors. The sysctl --system command will load settings from all system configuration files. All configuration files are sorted by their filename in lexicographic order, regardless of which of the directories they reside in. If multiple files specify the same option, the entry in the file with the lexicographically latest name will take precedence. Files are read from directories in the following list from top to bottom. Once a file of a given filename is loaded, any file of the same name in subsequent directories is ignored. /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/local/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /etc/sysctl.conf
Fix: F-33193r858829_fix

Configure RHEL 8 to use reverse path filtering on all IPv4 interfaces by adding the following line to a file, in the "/etc/sysctl.d" directory: net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter = 1 Remove any configurations that conflict with the above from the following locations: /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/local/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /etc/sysctl.conf /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf The system configuration files need to be reloaded for the changes to take effect. To reload the contents of the files, run the following command: $ sudo sysctl --system

b
RHEL 8 must be configured to prevent unrestricted mail relaying.
RMF Control
CM-6
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000366
Version
RHEL-08-040290
Vuln IDs
V-230550
Rule IDs
SV-230550r1017312_rule
If unrestricted mail relaying is permitted, unauthorized senders could use this host as a mail relay for the purpose of sending spam or other unauthorized activity.
Fix: F-33194r568397_fix

If "postfix" is installed, modify the "/etc/postfix/main.cf" file to restrict client connections to the local network with the following command: $ sudo postconf -e 'smtpd_client_restrictions = permit_mynetworks,reject'

b
RHEL 8 remote X connections for interactive users must be disabled unless to fulfill documented and validated mission requirements.
RMF Control
CM-6
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000366
Version
RHEL-08-040340
Vuln IDs
V-230555
Rule IDs
SV-230555r1017317_rule
The security risk of using X11 forwarding is that the client's X11 display server may be exposed to attack when the SSH client requests forwarding. A system administrator may have a stance in which they want to protect clients that may expose themselves to attack by unwittingly requesting X11 forwarding, which can warrant a "no" setting. X11 forwarding should be enabled with caution. Users with the ability to bypass file permissions on the remote host (for the user's X11 authorization database) can access the local X11 display through the forwarded connection. An attacker may then be able to perform activities such as keystroke monitoring if the ForwardX11Trusted option is also enabled. If X11 services are not required for the system's intended function, they should be disabled or restricted as appropriate to the system’s needs.
Fix: F-33199r568412_fix

Edit the "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" file to uncomment or add the line for the "X11Forwarding" keyword and set its value to "no" (this file may be named differently or be in a different location if using a version of SSH that is provided by a third-party vendor): X11Forwarding no The SSH service must be restarted for changes to take effect: $ sudo systemctl restart sshd

b
The RHEL 8 SSH daemon must prevent remote hosts from connecting to the proxy display.
RMF Control
CM-6
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000366
Version
RHEL-08-040341
Vuln IDs
V-230556
Rule IDs
SV-230556r1017318_rule
When X11 forwarding is enabled, there may be additional exposure to the server and client displays if the sshd proxy display is configured to listen on the wildcard address. By default, sshd binds the forwarding server to the loopback address and sets the hostname part of the DIPSLAY environment variable to localhost. This prevents remote hosts from connecting to the proxy display.
Fix: F-33200r568415_fix

Configure the SSH daemon to prevent remote hosts from connecting to the proxy display. Edit the "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" file to uncomment or add the line for the "X11UseLocalhost" keyword and set its value to "yes" (this file may be named differently or be in a different location if using a version of SSH that is provided by a third-party vendor): X11UseLocalhost yes

b
If the Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server is required, the RHEL 8 TFTP daemon must be configured to operate in secure mode.
RMF Control
CM-6
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000366
Version
RHEL-08-040350
Vuln IDs
V-230557
Rule IDs
SV-230557r1017319_rule
Restricting TFTP to a specific directory prevents remote users from copying, transferring, or overwriting system files.
Fix: F-33201r568418_fix

Configure the TFTP daemon to operate in secure mode by adding the following line to "/etc/xinetd.d/tftp" (or modify the line to have the required value): server_args = -s /var/lib/tftpboot

c
A File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server package must not be installed unless mission essential on RHEL 8.
RMF Control
CM-6
Severity
High
CCI
CCI-000366
Version
RHEL-08-040360
Vuln IDs
V-230558
Rule IDs
SV-230558r1017320_rule
The FTP service provides an unencrypted remote access that does not provide for the confidentiality and integrity of user passwords or the remote session. If a privileged user were to log on using this service, the privileged user password could be compromised. SSH or other encrypted file transfer methods must be used in place of this service.
Fix: F-33202r568421_fix

Document the FTP server package with the ISSO as an operational requirement or remove it from the system with the following command: $ sudo yum remove vsftpd

b
The gssproxy package must not be installed unless mission essential on RHEL 8.
RMF Control
CM-7
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000381
Version
RHEL-08-040370
Vuln IDs
V-230559
Rule IDs
SV-230559r1014820_rule
It is detrimental for operating systems to provide, or install by default, functionality exceeding requirements or mission objectives. These unnecessary capabilities or services are often overlooked and therefore may remain unsecured. They increase the risk to the platform by providing additional attack vectors. Operating systems are capable of providing a wide variety of functions and services. Some of the functions and services, provided by default, may not be necessary to support essential organizational operations (e.g., key missions, functions). The gssproxy package is a proxy for GSS API credential handling and could expose secrets on some networks. It is not needed for normal function of the OS.
Fix: F-33203r568424_fix

Document the gssproxy package with the ISSO as an operational requirement or remove it from the system with the following command: $ sudo yum remove gssproxy

b
The iprutils package must not be installed unless mission essential on RHEL 8.
RMF Control
CM-6
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000366
Version
RHEL-08-040380
Vuln IDs
V-230560
Rule IDs
SV-230560r1017321_rule
It is detrimental for operating systems to provide, or install by default, functionality exceeding requirements or mission objectives. These unnecessary capabilities or services are often overlooked and therefore may remain unsecured. They increase the risk to the platform by providing additional attack vectors. Operating systems are capable of providing a wide variety of functions and services. Some of the functions and services, provided by default, may not be necessary to support essential organizational operations (e.g., key missions, functions). The iprutils package provides a suite of utilities to manage and configure SCSI devices supported by the ipr SCSI storage device driver.
Fix: F-33204r568427_fix

Document the iprutils package with the ISSO as an operational requirement or remove it from the system with the following command: $ sudo yum remove iprutils

b
The tuned package must not be installed unless mission essential on RHEL 8.
RMF Control
CM-6
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000366
Version
RHEL-08-040390
Vuln IDs
V-230561
Rule IDs
SV-230561r1017322_rule
It is detrimental for operating systems to provide, or install by default, functionality exceeding requirements or mission objectives. These unnecessary capabilities or services are often overlooked and therefore may remain unsecured. They increase the risk to the platform by providing additional attack vectors. Operating systems are capable of providing a wide variety of functions and services. Some of the functions and services, provided by default, may not be necessary to support essential organizational operations (e.g., key missions, functions). The tuned package contains a daemon that tunes the system settings dynamically. It does so by monitoring the usage of several system components periodically. Based on that information, components will then be put into lower or higher power savings modes to adapt to the current usage. The tuned package is not needed for normal OS operations.
Fix: F-33205r568430_fix

Document the tuned package with the ISSO as an operational requirement or remove it from the system with the following command: $ sudo yum remove tuned

b
The krb5-server package must not be installed on RHEL 8.
RMF Control
IA-7
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000803
Version
RHEL-08-010163
Vuln IDs
V-237640
Rule IDs
SV-237640r1017323_rule
Unapproved mechanisms that are used for authentication to the cryptographic module are not verified and therefore cannot be relied upon to provide confidentiality or integrity, and DoD data may be compromised. RHEL 8 systems utilizing encryption are required to use FIPS-compliant mechanisms for authenticating to cryptographic modules. Currently, Kerberos does not utilize FIPS 140-2 cryptography. FIPS 140-2 is the current standard for validating that mechanisms used to access cryptographic modules utilize authentication that meets DoD requirements. This allows for Security Levels 1, 2, 3, or 4 for use on a general-purpose computing system.
Fix: F-40822r646889_fix

Document the krb5-server package with the ISSO as an operational requirement or remove it from the system with the following command: $ sudo yum remove krb5-server

b
RHEL 8 must restrict privilege elevation to authorized personnel.
RMF Control
CM-6
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000366
Version
RHEL-08-010382
Vuln IDs
V-237641
Rule IDs
SV-237641r1017324_rule
The sudo command allows a user to execute programs with elevated (administrator) privileges. It prompts the user for their password and confirms your request to execute a command by checking a file, called sudoers. If the "sudoers" file is not configured correctly, any user defined on the system can initiate privileged actions on the target system.
Fix: F-40823r646892_fix

Remove the following entries from the sudoers file: ALL ALL=(ALL) ALL ALL ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL

b
RHEL 8 must use the invoking user's password for privilege escalation when using "sudo".
RMF Control
AC-6
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-002227
Version
RHEL-08-010383
Vuln IDs
V-237642
Rule IDs
SV-237642r991589_rule
The sudoers security policy requires that users authenticate themselves before they can use sudo. When sudoers requires authentication, it validates the invoking user's credentials. If the rootpw, targetpw, or runaspw flags are defined and not disabled, by default the operating system will prompt the invoking user for the "root" user password. For more information on each of the listed configurations, reference the sudoers(5) manual page.
Fix: F-40824r880726_fix

Define the following in the Defaults section of the /etc/sudoers file or a configuration file in the /etc/sudoers.d/ directory: Defaults !targetpw Defaults !rootpw Defaults !runaspw Remove any configurations that conflict with the above from the following locations: /etc/sudoers /etc/sudoers.d/

b
RHEL 8 must require re-authentication when using the "sudo" command.
RMF Control
IA-11
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-002038
Version
RHEL-08-010384
Vuln IDs
V-237643
Rule IDs
SV-237643r1017325_rule
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 the organization requires the user to re-authenticate when using the "sudo" command. If the value is set to an integer less than 0, the user's time stamp will not expire and the user will not have to re-authenticate for privileged actions until the user's session is terminated.
Fix: F-40825r858763_fix

Configure the "sudo" command to require re-authentication. Edit the /etc/sudoers file: $ sudo visudo Add or modify the following line: Defaults timestamp_timeout=[value] Note: The "[value]" must be a number that is greater than or equal to "0". Remove any duplicate or conflicting lines from /etc/sudoers and /etc/sudoers.d/ files.

b
The RHEL 8 pam_unix.so module must be configured in the system-auth file to use a FIPS 140-2 approved cryptographic hashing algorithm for system authentication.
RMF Control
IA-7
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000803
Version
RHEL-08-010159
Vuln IDs
V-244524
Rule IDs
SV-244524r1017330_rule
Unapproved mechanisms that are used for authentication to the cryptographic module are not verified and therefore cannot be relied upon to provide confidentiality or integrity, and DoD data may be compromised. RHEL 8 systems utilizing encryption are required to use FIPS-compliant mechanisms for authenticating to cryptographic modules. FIPS 140-2 is the current standard for validating that mechanisms used to access cryptographic modules utilize authentication that meets DoD requirements. This allows for Security Levels 1, 2, 3, or 4 for use on a general-purpose computing system.
Fix: F-47756r809330_fix

Configure RHEL 8 to use a FIPS 140-2 approved cryptographic hashing algorithm for system authentication. Edit/modify the following line in the "/etc/pam.d/system-auth" file to include the sha512 option for pam_unix.so: password sufficient pam_unix.so sha512

c
RHEL 8 must not allow blank or null passwords in the password-auth file.
RMF Control
CM-6
Severity
High
CCI
CCI-000366
Version
RHEL-08-020332
Vuln IDs
V-244541
Rule IDs
SV-244541r1017347_rule
If an account has an empty password, anyone could log on and run commands with the privileges of that account. Accounts with empty passwords should never be used in operational environments.
Fix: F-47773r743871_fix

Remove any instances of the "nullok" option in the "/etc/pam.d/password-auth" file to prevent logons with empty passwords. Note: Manual changes to the listed file may be overwritten by the "authselect" program.

b
RHEL 8 must enable hardening for the Berkeley Packet Filter Just-in-time compiler.
RMF Control
CM-6
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000366
Version
RHEL-08-040286
Vuln IDs
V-244554
Rule IDs
SV-244554r1017354_rule
It is detrimental for operating systems to provide, or install by default, functionality exceeding requirements or mission objectives. These unnecessary capabilities or services are often overlooked and therefore may remain unsecured. They increase the risk to the platform by providing additional attack vectors. Enabling hardening for the Berkeley Packet Filter (BPF) Just-in-time (JIT) compiler aids in mitigating JIT spraying attacks. Setting the value to "2" enables JIT hardening for all users. The sysctl --system command will load settings from all system configuration files. All configuration files are sorted by their filename in lexicographic order, regardless of which of the directories they reside in. If multiple files specify the same option, the entry in the file with the lexicographically latest name will take precedence. Files are read from directories in the following list from top to bottom. Once a file of a given filename is loaded, any file of the same name in subsequent directories is ignored. /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/local/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /etc/sysctl.conf
Fix: F-47786r858831_fix

Configure RHEL 8 to enable hardening for the BPF JIT compiler by adding the following line to a file, in the "/etc/sysctl.d" directory: net.core.bpf_jit_harden = 2 Remove any configurations that conflict with the above from the following locations: /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/local/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /etc/sysctl.conf /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf The system configuration files need to be reloaded for the changes to take effect. To reload the contents of the files, run the following command: $ sudo sysctl --system

c
The RHEL 8 operating system must not have accounts configured with blank or null passwords.
RMF Control
CM-6
Severity
High
CCI
CCI-000366
Version
RHEL-08-010121
Vuln IDs
V-251706
Rule IDs
SV-251706r1017359_rule
If an account has an empty password, anyone could log on and run commands with the privileges of that account. Accounts with empty passwords should never be used in operational environments.
Fix: F-55097r809341_fix

Configure all accounts on the system to have a password or lock the account with the following commands: Perform a password reset: $ sudo passwd [username] Lock an account: $ sudo passwd -l [username]

b
RHEL 8 systems below version 8.4 must ensure the password complexity module in the system-auth file is configured for three retries or less.
RMF Control
CM-6
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-000366
Version
RHEL-08-020102
Vuln IDs
V-251714
Rule IDs
SV-251714r1017367_rule
Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute-force attacks. "pwquality" enforces complex password construction configuration and has the ability to limit brute-force attacks on the system. RHEL 8 uses "pwquality" as a mechanism to enforce password complexity. This is set in both: /etc/pam.d/password-auth /etc/pam.d/system-auth By limiting the number of attempts to meet the pwquality module complexity requirements before returning with an error, the system will audit abnormal attempts at password changes.
Fix: F-55105r902742_fix

Configure the operating system to limit the "pwquality" retry option to 3. Add the following line to the "/etc/pam.d/system-auth" file (or modify the line to have the required value): password requisite pam_pwquality.so retry=3

b
RHEL 8.7 and higher must terminate idle user sessions.
RMF Control
SC-10
Severity
Medium
CCI
CCI-001133
Version
RHEL-08-020035
Vuln IDs
V-257258
Rule IDs
SV-257258r1017375_rule
Terminating an idle session within a short time period reduces the window of opportunity for unauthorized personnel to take control of a management session enabled on the console or console port that has been left unattended.
Fix: F-60884r1014792_fix

Configure RHEL 8 to log out idle sessions after 10 minutes by editing the /etc/systemd/logind.conf file with the following line: StopIdleSessionSec=600 The "logind" service must be restarted for the changes to take effect. To restart the "logind" service, run the following command: $ sudo systemctl restart systemd-logind