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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide
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: [email protected]
Vuln
Rule
Version
CCI
Severity
Title
Description
SV-86479r4_rule
RHEL-07-010020
CCI-000663
HIGH
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that the cryptographic hash of system files and commands matches vendor values.
Without cryptographic integrity protections, system command and files can be altered by unauthorized users without detection.
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 key used to generate the hash.
SV-86483r4_rule
RHEL-07-010030
CCI-000048
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must display the Standard Mandatory DoD Notice and Consent Banner before granting local or remote access to the system via a graphical user logon.
Display of a standardized and approved use notification before granting access to the operating system ensures privacy and security notification verbiage used is consistent with applicable federal laws, Executive Orders, directives, policies, regulations, standards, and guidance.
System use notifications are required only for access via logon interfaces with human users and are not required when such human interfaces do not exist.
The banner must be formatted in accordance with applicable DoD policy. Use the following verbiage for operating systems that can accommodate banners of 1300 characters:
"You are accessing a U.S. Government (USG) Information System (IS) that is provided for USG-authorized use only.
By using this IS (which includes any device attached to this IS), you consent to the following conditions:
-The USG routinely intercepts and monitors communications on this IS for purposes including, but not limited to, penetration testing, COMSEC monitoring, network operations and defense, personnel misconduct (PM), law enforcement (LE), and counterintelligence (CI) investigations.
-At any time, the USG may inspect and seize data stored on this IS.
-Communications using, or data stored on, this IS are not private, are subject to routine monitoring, interception, and search, and may be disclosed or used for any USG-authorized purpose.
-This IS includes security measures (e.g., authentication and access controls) to protect USG interests--not for your personal benefit or privacy.
-Notwithstanding the above, using this IS does not constitute consent to PM, LE or CI investigative searching or monitoring of the content of privileged communications, or work product, related to personal representation or services by attorneys, psychotherapists, or clergy, and their assistants. Such communications and work product are private and confidential. See User Agreement for details."
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000023-GPOS-00006, SRG-OS-000024-GPOS-00007, SRG-OS-000228-GPOS-00088
SV-86485r4_rule
RHEL-07-010040
CCI-000048
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must display the approved Standard Mandatory DoD Notice and Consent Banner before granting local or remote access to the system via a graphical user logon.
Display of a standardized and approved use notification before granting access to the operating system ensures privacy and security notification verbiage used is consistent with applicable federal laws, Executive Orders, directives, policies, regulations, standards, and guidance.
System use notifications are required only for access via logon interfaces with human users and are not required when such human interfaces do not exist.
The banner must be formatted in accordance with applicable DoD policy. Use the following verbiage for operating systems that can accommodate banners of 1300 characters:
"You are accessing a U.S. Government (USG) Information System (IS) that is provided for USG-authorized use only.
By using this IS (which includes any device attached to this IS), you consent to the following conditions:
-The USG routinely intercepts and monitors communications on this IS for purposes including, but not limited to, penetration testing, COMSEC monitoring, network operations and defense, personnel misconduct (PM), law enforcement (LE), and counterintelligence (CI) investigations.
-At any time, the USG may inspect and seize data stored on this IS.
-Communications using, or data stored on, this IS are not private, are subject to routine monitoring, interception, and search, and may be disclosed or used for any USG-authorized purpose.
-This IS includes security measures (e.g., authentication and access controls) to protect USG interests--not for your personal benefit or privacy.
-Notwithstanding the above, using this IS does not constitute consent to PM, LE or CI investigative searching or monitoring of the content of privileged communications, or work product, related to personal representation or services by attorneys, psychotherapists, or clergy, and their assistants. Such communications and work product are private and confidential. See User Agreement for details."
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000023-GPOS-00006, SRG-OS-000024-GPOS-00007, SRG-OS-000228-GPOS-00088
SV-86487r3_rule
RHEL-07-010050
CCI-000048
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must display the Standard Mandatory DoD Notice and Consent Banner before granting local or remote access to the system via a command line user logon.
Display of a standardized and approved use notification before granting access to the operating system ensures privacy and security notification verbiage used is consistent with applicable federal laws, Executive Orders, directives, policies, regulations, standards, and guidance.
System use notifications are required only for access via logon interfaces with human users and are not required when such human interfaces do not exist.
The banner must be formatted in accordance with applicable DoD policy. Use the following verbiage for operating systems that can accommodate banners of 1300 characters:
"You are accessing a U.S. Government (USG) Information System (IS) that is provided for USG-authorized use only.
By using this IS (which includes any device attached to this IS), you consent to the following conditions:
-The USG routinely intercepts and monitors communications on this IS for purposes including, but not limited to, penetration testing, COMSEC monitoring, network operations and defense, personnel misconduct (PM), law enforcement (LE), and counterintelligence (CI) investigations.
-At any time, the USG may inspect and seize data stored on this IS.
-Communications using, or data stored on, this IS are not private, are subject to routine monitoring, interception, and search, and may be disclosed or used for any USG-authorized purpose.
-This IS includes security measures (e.g., authentication and access controls) to protect USG interests--not for your personal benefit or privacy.
-Notwithstanding the above, using this IS does not constitute consent to PM, LE or CI investigative searching or monitoring of the content of privileged communications, or work product, related to personal representation or services by attorneys, psychotherapists, or clergy, and their assistants. Such communications and work product are private and confidential. See User Agreement for details."
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000023-GPOS-00006, SRG-OS-000024-GPOS-00007
SV-86515r6_rule
RHEL-07-010060
CCI-000056
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must enable a user session lock until that user re-establishes access using established identification and authentication procedures.
A session lock is a temporary action taken when a user stops work and moves away from the immediate physical vicinity of the information system but does not want to log out because of the temporary nature of the absence.
The session lock is implemented at the point where session activity can be determined.
Regardless of where the session lock is determined and implemented, once invoked, the session lock must remain in place until the user reauthenticates. No other activity aside from reauthentication must unlock the system.
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000028-GPOS-00009, SRG-OS-000030-GPOS-00011
SV-86517r5_rule
RHEL-07-010070
CCI-000057
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must initiate a screensaver after a 15-minute period of inactivity for graphical user interfaces.
A session time-out lock is a temporary action taken when a user stops work and moves away from the immediate physical vicinity of the information system but does not log out because of the temporary nature of the absence. Rather than relying on the user to manually lock their operating system session prior to vacating the vicinity, operating systems need to be able to identify when a user's session has idled and take action to initiate the session lock.
The session lock is implemented at the point where session activity can be determined and/or controlled.
SV-86521r3_rule
RHEL-07-010090
CCI-000057
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must have the screen package installed.
: A session time-out lock is a temporary action taken when a user stops work and moves away from the immediate physical vicinity of the information system but does not log out because of the temporary nature of the absence. Rather than relying on the user to manually lock their operating system session prior to vacating the vicinity, operating systems need to be able to identify when a user's session has idled and take action to initiate the session lock.
The screen and tmux packages allow for a session lock to be implemented and configured.
SV-86523r5_rule
RHEL-07-010100
CCI-000057
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must initiate a session lock for the screensaver after a period of inactivity for graphical user interfaces.
A session time-out lock is a temporary action taken when a user stops work and moves away from the immediate physical vicinity of the information system but does not log out because of the temporary nature of the absence. Rather than relying on the user to manually lock their operating system session prior to vacating the vicinity, operating systems need to be able to identify when a user's session has idled and take action to initiate the session lock.
The session lock is implemented at the point where session activity can be determined and/or controlled.
SV-86525r3_rule
RHEL-07-010110
CCI-000057
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must initiate a session lock for graphical user interfaces when the screensaver is activated.
A session time-out lock is a temporary action taken when a user stops work and moves away from the immediate physical vicinity of the information system but does not log out because of the temporary nature of the absence. Rather than relying on the user to manually lock their operating system session prior to vacating the vicinity, operating systems need to be able to identify when a user's session has idled and take action to initiate the session lock.
The session lock is implemented at the point where session activity can be determined and/or controlled.
SV-86527r3_rule
RHEL-07-010120
CCI-000192
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that when passwords are changed or new passwords are established, the new password must contain at least one upper-case character.
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.
SV-86529r5_rule
RHEL-07-010130
CCI-000193
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that when passwords are changed or new passwords are established, the new password must contain at least one lower-case character.
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.
SV-86531r3_rule
RHEL-07-010140
CCI-000194
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that when passwords are changed or new passwords are assigned, the new password must contain at least one numeric character.
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.
SV-86533r2_rule
RHEL-07-010150
CCI-001619
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that when passwords are changed or new passwords are established, the new password must contain at least one special character.
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.
SV-86535r2_rule
RHEL-07-010160
CCI-000195
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that when passwords are changed a minimum of eight of the total number of characters must be changed.
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.
SV-86537r2_rule
RHEL-07-010170
CCI-000195
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that when passwords are changed a minimum of four character classes must be changed.
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.
SV-86539r3_rule
RHEL-07-010180
CCI-000195
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that when passwords are changed the number of repeating consecutive characters must not be more than three characters.
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.
SV-86541r2_rule
RHEL-07-010190
CCI-000195
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that when passwords are changed the number of repeating characters of the same character class must not be more than four characters.
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.
SV-86543r3_rule
RHEL-07-010200
CCI-000196
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that the PAM system service is configured to store only encrypted representations of passwords.
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. Passwords encrypted with a weak algorithm are no more protected than if they are kept in plain text.
SV-86545r2_rule
RHEL-07-010210
CCI-000196
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured to use the shadow file to store only encrypted representations of passwords.
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. Passwords encrypted with a weak algorithm are no more protected than if they are kept in plain text.
SV-86547r3_rule
RHEL-07-010220
CCI-000196
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that user and group account administration utilities are configured to store only encrypted representations of passwords.
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. Passwords encrypted with a weak algorithm are no more protected than if they are kept in plain text.
SV-86549r2_rule
RHEL-07-010230
CCI-000198
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that passwords for new users are restricted to a 24 hours/1 day minimum lifetime.
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.
SV-86551r2_rule
RHEL-07-010240
CCI-000198
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that passwords are restricted to a 24 hours/1 day minimum lifetime.
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.
SV-86553r2_rule
RHEL-07-010250
CCI-000199
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that passwords for new users are restricted to a 60-day maximum lifetime.
Any password, no matter how complex, can eventually be cracked. Therefore, passwords need to be changed periodically. If the operating system does not limit the lifetime of passwords and force users to change their passwords, there is the risk that the operating system passwords could be compromised.
SV-86555r3_rule
RHEL-07-010260
CCI-000199
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that existing passwords are restricted to a 60-day maximum lifetime.
Any password, no matter how complex, can eventually be cracked. Therefore, passwords need to be changed periodically. If the operating system does not limit the lifetime of passwords and force users to change their passwords, there is the risk that the operating system passwords could be compromised.
SV-86557r3_rule
RHEL-07-010270
CCI-000200
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that passwords are prohibited from reuse for a minimum of five generations.
Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute-force attacks. If the information system or application allows the user to consecutively reuse their password when that password has exceeded its defined lifetime, the end result is a password that is not changed per policy requirements.
SV-86559r2_rule
RHEL-07-010280
CCI-000205
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that passwords are a minimum of 15 characters in length.
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 exponentially increase the time and/or resources required to compromise the password.
SV-86561r3_rule
RHEL-07-010290
CCI-000366
HIGH
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must not have accounts configured with blank or null passwords.
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.
SV-86563r3_rule
RHEL-07-010300
CCI-000766
HIGH
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that the SSH daemon does not allow authentication using an empty password.
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.
SV-86565r2_rule
RHEL-07-010310
CCI-000795
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must disable account identifiers (individuals, groups, roles, and devices) if the password expires.
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.
Operating systems need to track periods of inactivity and disable application identifiers after zero days of inactivity.
SV-86571r3_rule
RHEL-07-010340
CCI-002038
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that users must provide a password for privilege escalation.
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 user re-authenticate.
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00156, SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00157, SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00158
SV-86573r3_rule
RHEL-07-010350
CCI-002038
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that users must re-authenticate for privilege escalation.
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 user reauthenticate.
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00156, SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00157, SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00158
SV-86575r2_rule
RHEL-07-010430
CCI-000366
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that the delay between logon prompts following a failed console logon attempt is at least four seconds.
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 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.
SV-86577r2_rule
RHEL-07-010440
CCI-000366
HIGH
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must not allow an unattended or automatic logon to the system via a graphical user interface.
Failure to restrict system access to authenticated users negatively impacts operating system security.
SV-86579r3_rule
RHEL-07-010450
CCI-000366
HIGH
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must not allow an unrestricted logon to the system.
Failure to restrict system access to authenticated users negatively impacts operating system security.
SV-86581r3_rule
RHEL-07-010460
CCI-000366
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must not allow users to override SSH environment variables.
Failure to restrict system access to authenticated users negatively impacts operating system security.
SV-86583r3_rule
RHEL-07-010470
CCI-000366
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must not allow a non-certificate trusted host SSH logon to the system.
Failure to restrict system access to authenticated users negatively impacts operating system security.
SV-86585r6_rule
RHEL-07-010480
CCI-000213
HIGH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating systems prior to version 7.2 with a Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) must require authentication upon booting into single-user and maintenance modes.
If the system does not require valid root 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 7 and is designed to require a password to boot into single-user mode or make modifications to the boot menu.
SV-86587r4_rule
RHEL-07-010490
CCI-000213
HIGH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating systems prior to version 7.2 using Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) must require authentication upon booting into single-user and maintenance modes.
If the system does not require valid root 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 7 and is designed to require a password to boot into single-user mode or make modifications to the boot menu.
SV-86591r2_rule
RHEL-07-020000
CCI-000381
HIGH
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must not have the rsh-server package installed.
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.
SV-86593r2_rule
RHEL-07-020010
CCI-000381
HIGH
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must not have the ypserv package installed.
Removing the "ypserv" package decreases the risk of the accidental (or intentional) activation of NIS or NIS+ services.
SV-86597r2_rule
RHEL-07-020030
CCI-001744
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that a file integrity tool verifies the baseline operating system configuration at least weekly.
Unauthorized changes to the baseline configuration could make the system vulnerable to various attacks or allow unauthorized access to the operating system. Changes to operating system configurations can have unintended side effects, some of which may be relevant to security.
Detecting such changes and providing an automated response can help avoid unintended, negative consequences that could ultimately affect the security state of the operating system. The operating system's Information Management Officer (IMO)/Information System Security Officer (ISSO) and System Administrators (SAs) must be notified via email and/or monitoring system trap when there is an unauthorized modification of a configuration item.
SV-86601r2_rule
RHEL-07-020050
CCI-001749
HIGH
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system 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.
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.
SV-86603r2_rule
RHEL-07-020060
CCI-001749
HIGH
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system 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.
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.
SV-86607r4_rule
RHEL-07-020100
CCI-000366
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured to disable USB mass storage.
USB mass storage permits easy introduction of unknown devices, thereby facilitating malicious activity.
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000114-GPOS-00059, SRG-OS-000378-GPOS-00163, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
SV-86609r2_rule
RHEL-07-020110
CCI-000366
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must disable the file system automounter unless required.
Automatically mounting file systems permits easy introduction of unknown devices, thereby facilitating malicious activity.
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000114-GPOS-00059, SRG-OS-000378-GPOS-00163, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
SV-86611r2_rule
RHEL-07-020200
CCI-002617
LOW
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must remove all software components after updated versions have been installed.
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.
SV-86619r2_rule
RHEL-07-020240
CCI-000366
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must define default permissions for all authenticated users in such a way that the user can only read and modify their own files.
Setting the most restrictive default permissions ensures that when new accounts are created, they do not have unnecessary access.
SV-86621r5_rule
RHEL-07-020250
CCI-000366
HIGH
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be a vendor supported release.
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.
SV-86627r2_rule
RHEL-07-020300
CCI-000764
LOW
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that all Group Identifiers (GIDs) referenced in the /etc/passwd file are defined in the /etc/group file.
If a user is assigned the GID of a group not existing on the system, and a group with the GID is subsequently created, the user may have unintended rights to any files associated with the group.
SV-86629r2_rule
RHEL-07-020310
CCI-000366
HIGH
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that the root account must be the only account having unrestricted access to the system.
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.
SV-86635r2_rule
RHEL-07-020600
CCI-000366
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that all local interactive users have a home directory assigned in the /etc/passwd file.
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.
SV-86637r2_rule
RHEL-07-020610
CCI-000366
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that all local interactive user accounts, upon creation, are assigned a home directory.
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.
SV-86639r2_rule
RHEL-07-020620
CCI-000366
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that all local interactive user home directories are defined in the /etc/passwd file.
If a local interactive user has a home directory defined that does not exist, the user may be given access to the / directory as the current working directory upon logon. This could create a Denial of Service because the user would not be able to access their logon configuration files, and it may give them visibility to system files they normally would not be able to access.
SV-86669r2_rule
RHEL-07-021020
CCI-000366
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must prevent files with the setuid and setgid bit set from being executed on file systems that are being imported via Network File System (NFS).
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.
SV-86671r4_rule
RHEL-07-021030
CCI-000366
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that all world-writable directories are group-owned by root, sys, bin, or an application group.
If a world-writable directory has the sticky bit set and is not group-owned by a privileged Group Identifier (GID), unauthorized users may be able to modify files created by others.
The only authorized public directories are those temporary directories supplied with the system or those designed to be temporary file repositories. The setting is normally reserved for directories used by the system and by users for temporary file storage, (e.g., /tmp), and for directories requiring global read/write access.
SV-86677r3_rule
RHEL-07-021110
CCI-000366
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that the cron.allow file, if it exists, is owned by root.
If the owner of the "cron.allow" file is not set to root, the possibility exists for an unauthorized user to view or to edit sensitive information.
SV-86679r2_rule
RHEL-07-021120
CCI-000366
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that the cron.allow file, if it exists, is group-owned by root.
If the group owner of the "cron.allow" file is not set to root, sensitive information could be viewed or edited by unauthorized users.
SV-86683r2_rule
RHEL-07-021310
CCI-000366
LOW
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that a separate file system is used for user home directories (such as /home or an equivalent).
The use of separate file systems for different paths can protect the system from failures resulting from a file system becoming full or failing.
SV-86685r2_rule
RHEL-07-021320
CCI-000366
LOW
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must use a separate file system for /var.
The use of separate file systems for different paths can protect the system from failures resulting from a file system becoming full or failing.
SV-86687r6_rule
RHEL-07-021330
CCI-000366
LOW
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must use a separate file system for the system audit data path.
The use of separate file systems for different paths can protect the system from failures resulting from a file system becoming full or failing.
SV-86689r3_rule
RHEL-07-021340
CCI-000366
LOW
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must use a separate file system for /tmp (or equivalent).
The use of separate file systems for different paths can protect the system from failures resulting from a file system becoming full or failing.
SV-86691r4_rule
RHEL-07-021350
CCI-000068
HIGH
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system 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.
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.
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000033-GPOS-00014, SRG-OS-000185-GPOS-00079, SRG-OS-000396-GPOS-00176, SRG-OS-000405-GPOS-00184, SRG-OS-000478-GPOS-00223
SV-86701r2_rule
RHEL-07-021710
CCI-000381
HIGH
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must not have the telnet-server package installed.
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.
SV-86703r3_rule
RHEL-07-030000
CCI-000126
HIGH
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that auditing is configured to produce records containing information to establish what type of events occurred, where the events occurred, the source of the events, and the outcome of the events. These audit records must also identify individual identities of group account users.
Without establishing what type of events occurred, 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 the operating system audit logs provides a means of investigating an attack; recognizing resource utilization or capacity thresholds; or identifying an improperly configured operating system.
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000038-GPOS-00016, SRG-OS-000039-GPOS-00017, SRG-OS-000042-GPOS-00021, SRG-OS-000254-GPOS-00095, SRG-OS-000255-GPOS-00096
SV-86705r4_rule
RHEL-07-030010
CCI-000139
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must shut down upon audit processing failure, unless availability is an overriding concern. If availability is a concern, the system must alert the designated staff (System Administrator [SA] and Information System Security Officer [ISSO] at a minimum) in the event of an audit processing failure.
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.
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000046-GPOS-00022, SRG-OS-000047-GPOS-00023
SV-86707r2_rule
RHEL-07-030300
CCI-001851
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must off-load audit records onto a different system or media from the system being audited.
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.
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000342-GPOS-00133, SRG-OS-000479-GPOS-00224
SV-86709r2_rule
RHEL-07-030310
CCI-001851
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must encrypt the transfer of audit records off-loaded onto a different system or media from the system being audited.
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.
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000342-GPOS-00133, SRG-OS-000479-GPOS-00224
SV-86711r3_rule
RHEL-07-030320
CCI-001851
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that the audit system takes appropriate action when the audit storage volume is full.
Taking appropriate action in case of a filled audit storage volume will minimize the possibility of losing audit records.
SV-86715r2_rule
RHEL-07-030340
CCI-001855
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must immediately notify the System Administrator (SA) and Information System Security Officer (ISSO) (at a minimum) via email when the threshold for the repository maximum audit record storage capacity is reached.
If security personnel are not notified immediately when the threshold for the repository maximum audit record storage capacity is reached, they are unable to expand the audit record storage capacity before records are lost.
SV-86717r3_rule
RHEL-07-030350
CCI-001855
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must immediately notify the System Administrator (SA) and Information System Security Officer (ISSO) (at a minimum) when the threshold for the repository maximum audit record storage capacity is reached.
If security personnel are not notified immediately when the threshold for the repository maximum audit record storage capacity is reached, they are unable to expand the audit record storage capacity before records are lost.
SV-86719r7_rule
RHEL-07-030360
CCI-002234
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must audit all executions of privileged functions.
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.
SV-86721r5_rule
RHEL-07-030370
CCI-000126
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must audit all uses of the chown syscall.
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-000064-GPOS-00033, SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172, SRG-OS-000458-GPOS-00203, SRG-OS-000474-GPOS-00219
SV-86723r5_rule
RHEL-07-030380
CCI-000126
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must audit all uses of the fchown syscall.
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-000064-GPOS-00033, SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172, SRG-OS-000458-GPOS-00203, SRG-OS-000474-GPOS-00219
SV-86725r5_rule
RHEL-07-030390
CCI-000126
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must audit all uses of the lchown syscall.
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-000064-GPOS-00033, SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172, SRG-OS-000458-GPOS-00203, SRG-OS-000474-GPOS-00219
SV-86727r5_rule
RHEL-07-030400
CCI-000126
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must audit all uses of the fchownat syscall.
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-000064-GPOS-00033, SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172, SRG-OS-000458-GPOS-00203, SRG-OS-000474-GPOS-00219
SV-86729r5_rule
RHEL-07-030410
CCI-000172
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must audit all uses of the chmod syscall.
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-000458-GPOS-00203, SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172, SRG-OS-000064-GPOS-00033
SV-86731r5_rule
RHEL-07-030420
CCI-000172
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must audit all uses of the fchmod syscall.
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-000458-GPOS-00203, SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172, SRG-OS-000064-GPOS-00033
SV-86733r5_rule
RHEL-07-030430
CCI-000172
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must audit all uses of the fchmodat syscall.
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-000458-GPOS-00203, SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172, SRG-OS-000064-GPOS-00033
SV-86735r5_rule
RHEL-07-030440
CCI-000172
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must audit all uses of the setxattr syscall.
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-000458-GPOS-00203, SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172, SRG-OS-000064-GPOS-00033
SV-86737r5_rule
RHEL-07-030450
CCI-000172
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must audit all uses of the fsetxattr syscall.
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-000458-GPOS-00203, SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172, SRG-OS-000064-GPOS-00033
SV-86739r5_rule
RHEL-07-030460
CCI-000172
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must audit all uses of the lsetxattr syscall.
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-000458-GPOS-00203, SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172, SRG-OS-000064-GPOS-00033
SV-86741r5_rule
RHEL-07-030470
CCI-000172
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must audit all uses of the removexattr syscall.
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-000458-GPOS-00203, SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172, SRG-OS-000064-GPOS-00033
SV-86743r5_rule
RHEL-07-030480
CCI-000172
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must audit all uses of the fremovexattr syscall.
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-000458-GPOS-00203, SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172, SRG-OS-000064-GPOS-00033
SV-86745r5_rule
RHEL-07-030490
CCI-000172
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must audit all uses of the lremovexattr syscall.
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-000458-GPOS-00203, SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172, SRG-OS-000064-GPOS-00033
SV-86747r5_rule
RHEL-07-030500
CCI-000172
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must audit all uses of the creat syscall.
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-000064-GPOS-00033, SRG-OS-000458-GPOS-00203, SRG-OS-000461-GPOS-00205, SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172
SV-86749r5_rule
RHEL-07-030510
CCI-000172
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must audit all uses of the open syscall.
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-000064-GPOS-00033, SRG-OS-000458-GPOS-00203, SRG-OS-000461-GPOS-00205, SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172
SV-86751r5_rule
RHEL-07-030520
CCI-000172
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must audit all uses of the openat syscall.
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-000064-GPOS-00033, SRG-OS-000458-GPOS-00203, SRG-OS-000461-GPOS-00205, SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172
SV-86753r5_rule
RHEL-07-030530
CCI-000172
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must audit all uses of the open_by_handle_at syscall.
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-000064-GPOS-00033, SRG-OS-000458-GPOS-00203, SRG-OS-000461-GPOS-00205, SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172
SV-86755r5_rule
RHEL-07-030540
CCI-000172
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must audit all uses of the truncate syscall.
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-000064-GPOS-00033, SRG-OS-000458-GPOS-00203, SRG-OS-000461-GPOS-00205, SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172
SV-86757r5_rule
RHEL-07-030550
CCI-000172
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must audit all uses of the ftruncate syscall.
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-000064-GPOS-00033, SRG-OS-000458-GPOS-00203, SRG-OS-000461-GPOS-00205, SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172
SV-86759r4_rule
RHEL-07-030560
CCI-000172
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must audit all uses of the semanage command.
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-000392-GPOS-00172, SRG-OS-000463-GPOS-00207, SRG-OS-000465-GPOS-00209
SV-86761r4_rule
RHEL-07-030570
CCI-000172
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must audit all uses of the setsebool command.
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-000392-GPOS-00172, SRG-OS-000463-GPOS-00207, SRG-OS-000465-GPOS-00209
SV-86763r4_rule
RHEL-07-030580
CCI-000172
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must audit all uses of the chcon command.
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-000392-GPOS-00172, SRG-OS-000463-GPOS-00207, SRG-OS-000465-GPOS-00209
SV-86765r5_rule
RHEL-07-030590
CCI-000172
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must audit all uses of the setfiles command.
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-000392-GPOS-00172, SRG-OS-000463-GPOS-00207, SRG-OS-000465-GPOS-00209
SV-86769r4_rule
RHEL-07-030610
CCI-000126
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must generate audit records for all unsuccessful account access events.
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-000392-GPOS-00172, SRG-OS-000470-GPOS-00214, SRG-OS-000473-GPOS-00218
SV-86771r3_rule
RHEL-07-030620
CCI-000126
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must generate audit records for all successful account access events.
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-000392-GPOS-00172, SRG-OS-000470-GPOS-00214, SRG-OS-000473-GPOS-00218
SV-86773r5_rule
RHEL-07-030630
CCI-000135
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must audit all uses of the passwd command.
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 password commands. The organization must maintain audit trails in sufficient detail to reconstruct events to determine the cause and impact of compromise.
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000042-GPOS-00020, SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172, SRG-OS-000471-GPOS-00215
SV-86775r5_rule
RHEL-07-030640
CCI-000135
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must audit all uses of the unix_chkpwd command.
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 password commands. The organization must maintain audit trails in sufficient detail to reconstruct events to determine the cause and impact of compromise.
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000042-GPOS-00020, SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172, SRG-OS-000471-GPOS-00215
SV-86777r5_rule
RHEL-07-030650
CCI-000135
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must audit all uses of the gpasswd command.
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 password commands. The organization must maintain audit trails in sufficient detail to reconstruct events to determine the cause and impact of compromise.
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000042-GPOS-00020, SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172, SRG-OS-000471-GPOS-00215
SV-86779r5_rule
RHEL-07-030660
CCI-000135
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must audit all uses of the chage command.
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 password commands. The organization must maintain audit trails in sufficient detail to reconstruct events to determine the cause and impact of compromise.
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000042-GPOS-00020, SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172, SRG-OS-000471-GPOS-00215
SV-86781r5_rule
RHEL-07-030670
CCI-000135
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must audit all uses of the userhelper command.
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 password commands. The organization must maintain audit trails in sufficient detail to reconstruct events to determine the cause and impact of compromise.
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000042-GPOS-00020, SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172, SRG-OS-000471-GPOS-00215
SV-86783r5_rule
RHEL-07-030680
CCI-000130
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must audit all uses of the su command.
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 access commands. The organization must maintain audit trails in sufficient detail to reconstruct events to determine the cause and impact of compromise.
Satisfies: 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
SV-86785r4_rule
RHEL-07-030690
CCI-000130
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must audit all uses of the sudo command.
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 access commands. The organization must maintain audit trails in sufficient detail to reconstruct events to determine the cause and impact of compromise.
Satisfies: 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
SV-86787r5_rule
RHEL-07-030700
CCI-000130
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must audit all uses of the sudoers file and all files in the /etc/sudoers.d/ directory.
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 access commands. The organization must maintain audit trails in sufficient detail to reconstruct events to determine the cause and impact of compromise.
Satisfies: 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
SV-86789r4_rule
RHEL-07-030710
CCI-000130
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must audit all uses of the newgrp command.
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 access commands. The organization must maintain audit trails in sufficient detail to reconstruct events to determine the cause and impact of compromise.
Satisfies: 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
SV-86791r4_rule
RHEL-07-030720
CCI-000130
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must audit all uses of the chsh command.
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 access commands. The organization must maintain audit trails in sufficient detail to reconstruct events to determine the cause and impact of compromise.
Satisfies: 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
SV-86795r7_rule
RHEL-07-030740
CCI-000135
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must audit all uses of the mount command and syscall.
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 mount commands. The organization must maintain audit trails in sufficient detail to reconstruct events to determine the cause and impact of compromise.
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000042-GPOS-00020, SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172
SV-86797r5_rule
RHEL-07-030750
CCI-000135
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must audit all uses of the umount command.
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 mount commands. The organization must maintain audit trails in sufficient detail to reconstruct events to determine the cause and impact of compromise.
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000042-GPOS-00020, SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172
SV-86799r4_rule
RHEL-07-030760
CCI-000135
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must audit all uses of the postdrop command.
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 postfix commands. The organization must maintain audit trails in sufficient detail to reconstruct events to determine the cause and impact of compromise.
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000042-GPOS-00020, SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172
SV-86801r3_rule
RHEL-07-030770
CCI-000135
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must audit all uses of the postqueue command.
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 postfix commands. The organization must maintain audit trails in sufficient detail to reconstruct events to determine the cause and impact of compromise.
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000042-GPOS-00020, SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172
SV-86803r3_rule
RHEL-07-030780
CCI-000135
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must audit all uses of the ssh-keysign command.
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 ssh commands. The organization must maintain audit trails in sufficient detail to reconstruct events to determine the cause and impact of compromise.
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000042-GPOS-00020, SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172, SRG-OS-000471-GPOS-00215
SV-86807r3_rule
RHEL-07-030800
CCI-000135
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must audit all uses of the crontab command.
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.
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000042-GPOS-00020, SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172, SRG-OS-000471-GPOS-00215
SV-86809r4_rule
RHEL-07-030810
CCI-000172
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must audit all uses of the pam_timestamp_check command.
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.
SV-86811r5_rule
RHEL-07-030820
CCI-000172
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must audit all uses of the init_module syscall.
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-000471-GPOS-00216, SRG-OS-000477-GPOS-00222
SV-86813r5_rule
RHEL-07-030830
CCI-000172
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must audit all uses of the delete_module syscall.
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-000471-GPOS-00216, SRG-OS-000477-GPOS-00222
SV-86815r5_rule
RHEL-07-030840
CCI-000172
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must audit all uses of the kmod command.
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-000471-GPOS-00216, SRG-OS-000477-GPOS-00222
SV-86821r5_rule
RHEL-07-030870
CCI-000018
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must generate audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events that affect /etc/passwd.
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-000004-GPOS-00004, SRG-OS-000239-GPOS-00089, SRG-OS-000240-GPOS-00090, SRG-OS-000241-GPOS-00091, SRG-OS-000303-GPOS-00120, SRG-OS-000476-GPOS-00221
SV-86823r5_rule
RHEL-07-030880
CCI-000172
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must audit all uses of the rename syscall.
If the system is not configured to audit certain activities and write them to an audit log, it is more difficult to detect and track system compromises and damages incurred during a system compromise.
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000466-GPOS-00210, SRG-OS-000467-GPOS-00210, SRG-OS-000468-GPOS-00212, SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172
SV-86825r5_rule
RHEL-07-030890
CCI-000172
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must audit all uses of the renameat syscall.
If the system is not configured to audit certain activities and write them to an audit log, it is more difficult to detect and track system compromises and damages incurred during a system compromise.
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000466-GPOS-00210, SRG-OS-000467-GPOS-00210, SRG-OS-000468-GPOS-00212, SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172
SV-86827r5_rule
RHEL-07-030900
CCI-000172
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must audit all uses of the rmdir syscall.
If the system is not configured to audit certain activities and write them to an audit log, it is more difficult to detect and track system compromises and damages incurred during a system compromise.
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000466-GPOS-00210, SRG-OS-000467-GPOS-00210, SRG-OS-000468-GPOS-00212, SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172
SV-86829r5_rule
RHEL-07-030910
CCI-000172
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must audit all uses of the unlink syscall.
If the system is not configured to audit certain activities and write them to an audit log, it is more difficult to detect and track system compromises and damages incurred during a system compromise.
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000466-GPOS-00210, SRG-OS-000467-GPOS-00210, SRG-OS-000468-GPOS-00212, SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172
SV-86831r5_rule
RHEL-07-030920
CCI-000172
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must audit all uses of the unlinkat syscall.
If the system is not configured to audit certain activities and write them to an audit log, it is more difficult to detect and track system compromises and damages incurred during a system compromise.
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000466-GPOS-00210, SRG-OS-000467-GPOS-00210, SRG-OS-000468-GPOS-00212, SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172
SV-86841r3_rule
RHEL-07-040000
CCI-000054
LOW
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must limit the number of concurrent sessions to 10 for all accounts and/or account types.
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.
SV-86845r3_rule
RHEL-07-040110
CCI-000068
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must use a FIPS 140-2 approved cryptographic algorithm for SSH communications.
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.
Operating 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.
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000033-GPOS-00014, SRG-OS-000120-GPOS-00061, SRG-OS-000125-GPOS-00065, SRG-OS-000250-GPOS-00093, SRG-OS-000393-GPOS-00173
SV-86849r4_rule
RHEL-07-040170
CCI-000048
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must display the Standard Mandatory DoD Notice and Consent Banner immediately prior to, or as part of, remote access logon prompts.
Display of a standardized and approved use notification before granting access to the publicly accessible operating system ensures privacy and security notification verbiage used is consistent with applicable federal laws, Executive Orders, directives, policies, regulations, standards, and guidance.
System use notifications are required only for access via logon interfaces with human users and are not required when such human interfaces do not exist.
The banner must be formatted in accordance with applicable DoD policy. Use the following verbiage for operating systems that can accommodate banners of 1300 characters:
"You are accessing a U.S. Government (USG) Information System (IS) that is provided for USG-authorized use only.
By using this IS (which includes any device attached to this IS), you consent to the following conditions:
-The USG routinely intercepts and monitors communications on this IS for purposes including, but not limited to, penetration testing, COMSEC monitoring, network operations and defense, personnel misconduct (PM), law enforcement (LE), and counterintelligence (CI) investigations.
-At any time, the USG may inspect and seize data stored on this IS.
-Communications using, or data stored on, this IS are not private, are subject to routine monitoring, interception, and search, and may be disclosed or used for any USG-authorized purpose.
-This IS includes security measures (e.g., authentication and access controls) to protect USG interests--not for your personal benefit or privacy.
-Notwithstanding the above, using this IS does not constitute consent to PM, LE or CI investigative searching or monitoring of the content of privileged communications, or work product, related to personal representation or services by attorneys, psychotherapists, or clergy, and their assistants. Such communications and work product are private and confidential. See User Agreement for details."
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000023-GPOS-00006, SRG-OS-000024-GPOS-00007 , SRG-OS-000228-GPOS-00088
SV-86857r3_rule
RHEL-07-040300
CCI-002418
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that all networked systems have SSH installed.
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, 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
SV-86861r4_rule
RHEL-07-040320
CCI-001133
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that all network connections associated with SSH traffic are terminated at the end of the session or after 10 minutes of inactivity, except to fulfill documented and validated mission requirements.
Terminating an idle 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, de-allocating associated TCP/IP address/port pairs at the operating system level and de-allocating networking assignments at the application level if multiple application sessions are using a single operating system-level network connection. This does not mean that the operating system terminates all sessions or network access; it only ends the inactive session and releases the resources associated with that session.
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000163-GPOS-00072, SRG-OS-000279-GPOS-00109
SV-86863r4_rule
RHEL-07-040330
CCI-000366
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that the SSH daemon does not allow authentication using RSA rhosts authentication.
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.
SV-86865r4_rule
RHEL-07-040340
CCI-001133
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that all network connections associated with SSH traffic terminate after a period of inactivity.
Terminating an idle 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, de-allocating associated TCP/IP address/port pairs at the operating system level and de-allocating networking assignments at the application level if multiple application sessions are using a single operating system-level network connection. This does not mean that the operating system terminates all sessions or network access; it only ends the inactive session and releases the resources associated with that session.
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000163-GPOS-00072, SRG-OS-000279-GPOS-00109
SV-86867r3_rule
RHEL-07-040350
CCI-000366
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that the SSH daemon does not allow authentication using rhosts authentication.
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.
SV-86869r3_rule
RHEL-07-040360
CCI-000366
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must display the date and time of the last successful account logon upon an SSH logon.
Providing users with feedback on when account accesses via SSH last occurred facilitates user recognition and reporting of unauthorized account use.
SV-86871r3_rule
RHEL-07-040370
CCI-000366
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must not permit direct logons to the root account using remote access via SSH.
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.
SV-86873r3_rule
RHEL-07-040380
CCI-000366
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that the SSH daemon does not allow authentication using known hosts authentication.
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.
SV-86875r4_rule
RHEL-07-040390
CCI-000197
HIGH
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that the SSH daemon is configured to only use the SSHv2 protocol.
SSHv1 is an insecure implementation of the SSH protocol and has many well-known vulnerability exploits. Exploits of the SSH daemon could provide immediate root access to the system.
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000074-GPOS-00042, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
SV-86877r3_rule
RHEL-07-040400
CCI-001453
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that the SSH daemon is configured to only use Message Authentication Codes (MACs) employing FIPS 140-2 approved cryptographic hash algorithms.
DoD information systems are required to use FIPS 140-2 approved cryptographic hash functions. The only SSHv2 hash algorithm meeting this requirement is SHA.
SV-86879r2_rule
RHEL-07-040410
CCI-000366
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that the SSH public host key files have mode 0644 or less permissive.
If a public host key file is modified by an unauthorized user, the SSH service may be compromised.
SV-86881r3_rule
RHEL-07-040420
CCI-000366
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that the SSH private host key files have mode 0640 or less permissive.
If an unauthorized user obtains the private SSH host key file, the host could be impersonated.
SV-86883r3_rule
RHEL-07-040430
CCI-000318
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that the SSH daemon does not permit Generic Security Service Application Program Interface (GSSAPI) authentication unless needed.
GSSAPI authentication is used to provide additional authentication mechanisms to applications. Allowing GSSAPI authentication through SSH exposes the system's GSSAPI to remote hosts, increasing the attack surface of the system. GSSAPI authentication must be disabled unless needed.
SV-86885r3_rule
RHEL-07-040440
CCI-000318
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that the SSH daemon does not permit Kerberos authentication unless needed.
Kerberos authentication for SSH is often implemented using Generic Security Service Application Program Interface (GSSAPI). If Kerberos is enabled through SSH, the SSH daemon provides a means of access to the system's Kerberos implementation. Vulnerabilities in the system's Kerberos implementation may then be subject to exploitation. To reduce the attack surface of the system, the Kerberos authentication mechanism within SSH must be disabled for systems not using this capability.
SV-86887r3_rule
RHEL-07-040450
CCI-000366
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that the SSH daemon performs strict mode checking of home directory configuration files.
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.
SV-86889r3_rule
RHEL-07-040460
CCI-000366
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that the SSH daemon uses privilege separation.
SSH daemon privilege separation causes the SSH process to drop root privileges when not needed, which would decrease the impact of software vulnerabilities in the unprivileged section.
SV-86891r3_rule
RHEL-07-040470
CCI-000366
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that the SSH daemon does not allow compression or only allows compression after successful authentication.
If compression is allowed in an SSH connection prior to authentication, vulnerabilities in the compression software could result in compromise of the system from an unauthenticated connection, potentially with root privileges.
SV-86899r4_rule
RHEL-07-040530
CCI-000366
LOW
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must display the date and time of the last successful account logon upon logon.
Providing users with feedback on when account accesses last occurred facilitates user recognition and reporting of unauthorized account use.
SV-86901r2_rule
RHEL-07-040540
CCI-000366
HIGH
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must not contain .shosts files.
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.
SV-86903r2_rule
RHEL-07-040550
CCI-000366
HIGH
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must not contain shosts.equiv files.
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.
SV-86905r2_rule
RHEL-07-040600
CCI-000366
LOW
For Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating systems using DNS resolution, at least two name servers must be configured.
To provide availability for name resolution services, multiple redundant name servers are mandated. A failure in name resolution could lead to the failure of security functions requiring name resolution, which may include time synchronization, centralized authentication, and remote system logging.
SV-86907r2_rule
RHEL-07-040610
CCI-000366
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must not forward Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) source-routed packets.
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 IPv4 forwarding is enabled and the system is functioning as a router.
SV-86909r2_rule
RHEL-07-040620
CCI-000366
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must not forward Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) source-routed packets by default.
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 IPv4 forwarding is enabled and the system is functioning as a router.
SV-86911r2_rule
RHEL-07-040630
CCI-000366
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must not respond to Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) echoes sent to a broadcast address.
Responding to broadcast (ICMP) echoes facilitates network mapping and provides a vector for amplification attacks.
SV-86913r3_rule
RHEL-07-040640
CCI-000366
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must prevent Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) redirect messages from being accepted.
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.
SV-86915r4_rule
RHEL-07-040650
CCI-000366
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must not allow interfaces to perform Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) redirects by default.
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.
SV-86917r3_rule
RHEL-07-040660
CCI-000366
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must not send Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) redirects.
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.
SV-86923r3_rule
RHEL-07-040690
CCI-000366
HIGH
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must not have a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server package installed unless needed.
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.
SV-86925r2_rule
RHEL-07-040700
CCI-000318
HIGH
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must not have the Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server package installed if not required for operational support.
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.
SV-86927r4_rule
RHEL-07-040710
CCI-000366
HIGH
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that remote X connections for interactive users are encrypted.
Open X displays allow an attacker to capture keystrokes and execute commands remotely.
SV-86931r4_rule
RHEL-07-040730
CCI-000366
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must not have an X Windows display manager installed unless approved.
Internet services that are not required for system or application processes must not be active to decrease the attack surface of the system. X Windows has a long history of security vulnerabilities and will not be used unless approved and documented.
SV-86933r2_rule
RHEL-07-040740
CCI-000366
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must not be performing packet forwarding unless the system is a router.
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.
SV-86937r2_rule
RHEL-07-040800
CCI-000366
HIGH
SNMP community strings on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be changed from the default.
Whether active or not, default Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) community strings must be changed to maintain security. If the service is running with the default authenticators, anyone can gather data about the system and the network and use the information to potentially compromise the integrity of the system or network(s). It is highly recommended that SNMP version 3 user authentication and message encryption be used in place of the version 2 community strings.
SV-86943r2_rule
RHEL-07-040830
CCI-000366
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must not forward IPv6 source-routed packets.
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 IPv6 forwarding is enabled and the system is functioning as a router.
SV-87041r4_rule
RHEL-07-041001
CCI-001948
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must have the required packages for multifactor authentication installed.
Using an authentication device, such as a CAC or token that is separate from the information system, ensures that even if the information system is compromised, that compromise will not affect credentials stored on the authentication device.
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 card and the DoD Common Access Card.
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).
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000375-GPOS-00160, SRG-OS-000375-GPOS-00161, SRG-OS-000375-GPOS-00162
SV-87051r4_rule
RHEL-07-041002
CCI-001948
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must implement multifactor authentication for access to privileged accounts via pluggable authentication modules (PAM).
Using an authentication device, such as a CAC or token that is separate from the information system, ensures that even if the information system is compromised, that compromise will not affect credentials stored on the authentication device.
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 card and the DoD Common Access Card.
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).
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000375-GPOS-00160, SRG-OS-000375-GPOS-00161, SRG-OS-000375-GPOS-00162
SV-87057r5_rule
RHEL-07-041003
CCI-001948
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must implement certificate status checking for PKI authentication.
Using an authentication device, such as a CAC or token that is separate from the information system, ensures that even if the information system is compromised, that compromise will not affect credentials stored on the authentication device.
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 card and the DoD Common Access Card.
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).
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000375-GPOS-00160, SRG-OS-000375-GPOS-00161, SRG-OS-000375-GPOS-00162
SV-87807r4_rule
RHEL-07-010081
CCI-000057
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must prevent a user from overriding the screensaver lock-delay setting for the graphical user interface.
A session time-out lock is a temporary action taken when a user stops work and moves away from the immediate physical vicinity of the information system but does not log out because of the temporary nature of the absence. Rather than relying on the user to manually lock their operating system session prior to vacating the vicinity, operating systems need to be able to identify when a user's session has idled and take action to initiate the session lock.
The session lock is implemented at the point where session activity can be determined and/or controlled.
SV-87811r4_rule
RHEL-07-010119
CCI-000192
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that when passwords are changed or new passwords are established, pwquality must be used.
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.
SV-87813r2_rule
RHEL-07-021021
CCI-000366
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must prevent binary files from being executed on file systems that are being imported via Network File System (NFS).
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.
SV-87815r3_rule
RHEL-07-030321
CCI-001851
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that the audit system takes appropriate action when there is an error sending audit records to a remote system.
Taking appropriate action when there is an error sending audit records to a remote system will minimize the possibility of losing audit records.
SV-87817r3_rule
RHEL-07-030871
CCI-000018
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must generate audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events that affect /etc/group.
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).
SV-87819r4_rule
RHEL-07-030872
CCI-000018
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must generate audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events that affect /etc/gshadow.
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).
SV-87823r4_rule
RHEL-07-030873
CCI-000018
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must generate audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events that affect /etc/shadow.
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).
SV-87825r5_rule
RHEL-07-030874
CCI-000018
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must generate audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events that affect /etc/opasswd.
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).
SV-87827r4_rule
RHEL-07-040641
CCI-000366
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must ignore Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) redirect messages.
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.
SV-92515r2_rule
RHEL-07-010061
CCI-001948
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must uniquely identify and must authenticate users using multifactor authentication via a graphical user logon.
To assure accountability and prevent unauthenticated access, users must be identified and authenticated to prevent potential misuse and compromise of the system.
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 card and the DoD Common Access Card.
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000375-GPOS-00161,SRG-OS-000375-GPOS-00162
SV-92517r3_rule
RHEL-07-020101
CCI-001958
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that the Datagram Congestion Control Protocol (DCCP) kernel module is disabled unless required.
Disabling DCCP protects the system against exploitation of any flaws in the protocol implementation.
SV-92519r2_rule
RHEL-07-010481
CCI-000213
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must require authentication upon booting into single-user and maintenance modes.
If the system does not require valid root 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.
SV-92521r2_rule
RHEL-07-040201
CCI-000366
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must implement virtual address space randomization.
Address space layout randomization (ASLR) makes it more difficult for an attacker to predict the location of attack code he or she has introduced into a process's address space during an attempt at exploitation. Additionally, ASLR also makes it more difficult for an attacker to know the location of existing code in order to repurpose it using return-oriented programming (ROP) techniques.
SV-93703r2_rule
RHEL-07-010101
CCI-000057
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must prevent a user from overriding the screensaver idle-activation-enabled setting for the graphical user interface.
A session lock is a temporary action taken when a user stops work and moves away from the immediate physical vicinity of the information system but does not want to log out because of the temporary nature of the absence.
The session lock is implemented at the point where session activity can be determined.
The ability to enable/disable a session lock is given to the user by default. Disabling the user's ability to disengage the graphical user interface session lock provides the assurance that all sessions will lock after the specified period of time.
SV-93705r3_rule
RHEL-07-030819
CCI-000172
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must audit all uses of the create_module syscall.
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-000471-GPOS-00216, SRG-OS-000477-GPOS-00222
SV-93707r3_rule
RHEL-07-030821
CCI-000172
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must audit all uses of the finit_module syscall.
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-000471-GPOS-00216, SRG-OS-000477-GPOS-00222
SV-95715r1_rule
RHEL-07-010118
CCI-000192
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that /etc/pam.d/passwd implements /etc/pam.d/system-auth when changing passwords.
Pluggable authentication modules (PAM) allow for a modular approach to integrating authentication methods. PAM operates in a top-down processing model and if the modules are not listed in the correct order, an important security function could be bypassed if stack entries are not centralized.
SV-95717r1_rule
RHEL-07-010482
CCI-000213
HIGH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating systems version 7.2 or newer with a Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) must require authentication upon booting into single-user and maintenance modes.
If the system does not require valid root 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 7 and is designed to require a password to boot into single-user mode or make modifications to the boot menu.
SV-95719r1_rule
RHEL-07-010491
CCI-000213
HIGH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating systems version 7.2 or newer using Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) must require authentication upon booting into single-user and maintenance modes.
If the system does not require valid root 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 7 and is designed to require a password to boot into single-user mode or make modifications to the boot menu.
SV-95727r1_rule
RHEL-07-030200
CCI-001851
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured to use the au-remote plugin.
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.
Without the configuration of the "au-remote" plugin, the audisp-remote daemon will not off-load the logs from the system being audited.
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000342-GPOS-00133, SRG-OS-000479-GPOS-00224
SV-95729r1_rule
RHEL-07-030201
CCI-001851
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must configure the au-remote plugin to off-load audit logs using the audisp-remote daemon.
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.
Without the configuration of the "au-remote" plugin, the audisp-remote daemon will not off load the logs from the system being audited.
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000342-GPOS-00133, SRG-OS-000479-GPOS-00224
SV-95731r1_rule
RHEL-07-030210
CCI-001851
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must take appropriate action when the audisp-remote buffer is full.
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.
When the remote buffer is full, audit logs will not be collected and sent to the central log server.
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000342-GPOS-00133, SRG-OS-000479-GPOS-00224
SV-95733r1_rule
RHEL-07-030211
CCI-001851
MEDIUM
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must label all off-loaded audit logs before sending them to the central log server.
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.
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.
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000342-GPOS-00133, SRG-OS-000479-GPOS-00224
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