contains 188 rules |
System Settings
[ref]groupContains rules that check correct system settings. |
contains 122 rules |
Installing and Maintaining Software
[ref]groupThe following sections contain information on
security-relevant choices during the initial operating system
installation process and the setup of software
updates. |
contains 10 rules |
System and Software Integrity
[ref]groupSystem and software integrity can be gained by installing antivirus, increasing
system encryption strength with FIPS, verifying installed software, enabling SELinux,
installing an Intrusion Prevention System, etc. However, installing or enabling integrity
checking tools cannot prevent intrusions, but they can detect that an intrusion
may have occurred. Requirements for integrity checking may be highly dependent on
the environment in which the system will be used. Snapshot-based approaches such
as AIDE may induce considerable overhead in the presence of frequent software updates. |
contains 4 rules |
Software Integrity Checking
[ref]groupBoth the AIDE (Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment)
software and the RPM package management system provide
mechanisms for verifying the integrity of installed software.
AIDE uses snapshots of file metadata (such as hashes) and compares these
to current system files in order to detect changes.
The RPM package management system can conduct integrity
checks by comparing information in its metadata database with
files installed on the system. |
contains 3 rules |
Verify Integrity with AIDE
[ref]groupAIDE conducts integrity checks by comparing information about
files with previously-gathered information. Ideally, the AIDE database is
created immediately after initial system configuration, and then again after any
software update. AIDE is highly configurable, with further configuration
information located in /usr/share/doc/aide-VERSION . |
contains 3 rules |
Install AIDE
[ref]ruleThe aide package can be installed with the following command:
$ apt-get install aide Rationale:The AIDE package must be installed if it is to be available for integrity checking. References:
BP28(R51), 1, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 5.10.1.3, APO01.06, BAI01.06, BAI02.01, BAI03.05, BAI06.01, BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05, DSS01.03, DSS03.05, DSS04.07, DSS05.02, DSS05.03, DSS05.05, DSS05.07, DSS06.02, DSS06.06, CCI-002696, CCI-002699, CCI-001744, 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3, 4.3.4.4.4, SR 3.1, SR 3.3, SR 3.4, SR 3.8, SR 4.1, SR 6.2, SR 7.6, 1034, 1288, 1341, 1417, A.11.2.4, A.12.1.2, A.12.2.1, A.12.4.1, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4, A.14.2.7, A.15.2.1, A.8.2.3, CM-6(a), DE.CM-1, DE.CM-7, PR.DS-1, PR.DS-6, PR.DS-8, PR.IP-1, PR.IP-3, Req-11.5, SRG-OS-000363-GPOS-00150, SRG-OS-000445-GPOS-00199, UBTU-20-010450, 1.4.1 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
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Disruption: | low |
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Reboot: | false |
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Strategy: | enable |
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# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y "aide"
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation script: (show)
[[packages]]
name = "aide"
version = "*"
Remediation Puppet snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
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Disruption: | low |
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Reboot: | false |
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Strategy: | enable |
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include install_aide
class install_aide {
package { 'aide':
ensure => 'installed',
}
}
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
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Disruption: | low |
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Reboot: | false |
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Strategy: | enable |
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- name: Ensure aide is installed
package:
name: aide
state: present
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- CJIS-5.10.1.3
- DISA-STIG-UBTU-20-010450
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- PCI-DSS-Req-11.5
- enable_strategy
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- package_aide_installed
|
Build and Test AIDE Database
[ref]ruleRun the following command to generate a new database:
$ sudo aideinit
By default, the database will be written to the file
/var/lib/aide/aide.db.new .
Storing the database, the configuration file /etc/aide.conf , and the binary
/usr/bin/aide.wrapper
(or hashes of these files), in a secure location (such as on read-only media) provides additional assurance about their integrity.
The newly-generated database can be installed as follows:
$ sudo cp /var/lib/aide/aide.db.new /var/lib/aide/aide.db
To initiate a manual check, run the following command:
$ sudo /usr/bin/aide.wrapper --check
If this check produces any unexpected output, investigate.Rationale:For AIDE to be effective, an initial database of "known-good" information about files
must be captured and it should be able to be verified against the installed files. References:
BP28(R51), 1, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 5.10.1.3, APO01.06, BAI01.06, BAI02.01, BAI03.05, BAI06.01, BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05, DSS01.03, DSS03.05, DSS04.07, DSS05.02, DSS05.03, DSS05.05, DSS05.07, DSS06.02, DSS06.06, 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3, 4.3.4.4.4, SR 3.1, SR 3.3, SR 3.4, SR 3.8, SR 4.1, SR 6.2, SR 7.6, A.11.2.4, A.12.1.2, A.12.2.1, A.12.4.1, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4, A.14.2.7, A.15.2.1, A.8.2.3, CM-6(a), DE.CM-1, DE.CM-7, PR.DS-1, PR.DS-6, PR.DS-8, PR.IP-1, PR.IP-3, Req-11.5, 1.4.1 Remediation Shell script: (show)
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y "aide"
/usr/sbin/aideinit
/bin/mv /var/lib/aide/aide.db.new /var/lib/aide/aide.db
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
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Disruption: | low |
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Reboot: | false |
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Strategy: | restrict |
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- name: Ensure AIDE is installed
package:
name: '{{ item }}'
state: present
with_items:
- aide
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- CJIS-5.10.1.3
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- PCI-DSS-Req-11.5
- aide_build_database
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- restrict_strategy
- name: Build and Test AIDE Database
command: /usr/sbin/aide --init
changed_when: true
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- CJIS-5.10.1.3
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- PCI-DSS-Req-11.5
- aide_build_database
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- restrict_strategy
- name: Check whether the stock AIDE Database exists
stat:
path: /var/lib/aide/aide.db.new.gz
register: aide_database_stat
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- CJIS-5.10.1.3
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- PCI-DSS-Req-11.5
- aide_build_database
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- restrict_strategy
- name: Stage AIDE Database
copy:
src: /var/lib/aide/aide.db.new
dest: /var/lib/aide/aide.db
backup: true
remote_src: true
when:
- ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
- (aide_database_stat.stat.exists is defined and aide_database_stat.stat.exists)
tags:
- CJIS-5.10.1.3
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- PCI-DSS-Req-11.5
- aide_build_database
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- restrict_strategy
|
Configure Periodic Execution of AIDE
[ref]ruleAt a minimum, AIDE should be configured to run a weekly scan.
To implement a daily execution of AIDE at 4:05am using cron, add the following line to /etc/crontab :
05 4 * * * root /usr/bin/aide.wrapper --config /etc/aide/aide.conf --check
To implement a weekly execution of AIDE at 4:05am using cron, add the following line to /etc/crontab :
05 4 * * 0 root /usr/bin/aide.wrapper --config /etc/aide/aide.conf --check
AIDE can be executed periodically through other means; this is merely one example.
The usage of cron's special time codes, such as @daily and
@weekly is acceptable.Rationale:By default, AIDE does not install itself for periodic execution. Periodically
running AIDE is necessary to reveal unexpected changes in installed files.
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. References:
BP28(R51), 1, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 5.10.1.3, APO01.06, BAI01.06, BAI02.01, BAI03.05, BAI06.01, BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05, DSS01.03, DSS03.05, DSS04.07, DSS05.02, DSS05.03, DSS05.05, DSS05.07, DSS06.02, DSS06.06, CCI-001744, CCI-002699, CCI-002702, 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3, 4.3.4.4.4, SR 3.1, SR 3.3, SR 3.4, SR 3.8, SR 4.1, SR 6.2, SR 7.6, A.11.2.4, A.12.1.2, A.12.2.1, A.12.4.1, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4, A.14.2.7, A.15.2.1, A.8.2.3, SI-7, SI-7(1), CM-6(a), DE.CM-1, DE.CM-7, PR.DS-1, PR.DS-6, PR.DS-8, PR.IP-1, PR.IP-3, Req-11.5, SRG-OS-000363-GPOS-00150, SRG-OS-000446-GPOS-00200, SRG-OS-000447-GPOS-00201, UBTU-20-010074, 1.4.2 Remediation Shell script: (show)
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y "aide"
# AiDE usually adds its own cron jobs to /etc/cron.daily. If script is there, this rule is
# compliant. Otherwise, we copy the script to the /etc/cron.weekly
if ! egrep -q '^(/usr/bin/)?aide\.wrapper\s+' /etc/cron.*/*; then
cp -f /usr/share/aide/config/cron.daily/aide /etc/cron.weekly/
fi
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | restrict |
---|
- name: Ensure AIDE is installed
package:
name: '{{ item }}'
state: present
with_items:
- aide
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- CJIS-5.10.1.3
- DISA-STIG-UBTU-20-010074
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-SI-7
- NIST-800-53-SI-7(1)
- PCI-DSS-Req-11.5
- aide_periodic_cron_checking
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- restrict_strategy
- name: Set cron package name - RedHat
set_fact:
cron_pkg_name: cronie
when:
- ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
- ansible_os_family == "RedHat" or ansible_os_family == "Suse"
tags:
- CJIS-5.10.1.3
- DISA-STIG-UBTU-20-010074
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-SI-7
- NIST-800-53-SI-7(1)
- PCI-DSS-Req-11.5
- aide_periodic_cron_checking
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- restrict_strategy
- name: Set cron package name - Debian
set_fact:
cron_pkg_name: cron
when:
- ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
- ansible_os_family == "Debian"
tags:
- CJIS-5.10.1.3
- DISA-STIG-UBTU-20-010074
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-SI-7
- NIST-800-53-SI-7(1)
- PCI-DSS-Req-11.5
- aide_periodic_cron_checking
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- restrict_strategy
- name: Install cron
package:
name: '{{ cron_pkg_name }}'
state: present
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- CJIS-5.10.1.3
- DISA-STIG-UBTU-20-010074
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-SI-7
- NIST-800-53-SI-7(1)
- PCI-DSS-Req-11.5
- aide_periodic_cron_checking
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- restrict_strategy
- name: Configure Periodic Execution of AIDE
cron:
name: run AIDE check
minute: 5
hour: 4
weekday: 0
user: root
job: /usr/bin/aide.wrapper --check
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- CJIS-5.10.1.3
- DISA-STIG-UBTU-20-010074
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-SI-7
- NIST-800-53-SI-7(1)
- PCI-DSS-Req-11.5
- aide_periodic_cron_checking
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- restrict_strategy
|
Disable Prelinking
[ref]ruleThe prelinking feature changes binaries in an attempt to decrease their startup
time. In order to disable it, change or add the following line inside the file
/etc/sysconfig/prelink :
PRELINKING=no
Next, run the following command to return binaries to a normal, non-prelinked state:
$ sudo /usr/sbin/prelink -ua Rationale:Because the prelinking feature changes binaries, it can interfere with the
operation of certain software and/or modes such as AIDE, FIPS, etc. References:
11, 13, 14, 2, 3, 9, 5.10.1.3, APO01.06, BAI02.01, BAI03.05, BAI06.01, BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05, DSS04.07, DSS05.03, DSS06.02, DSS06.06, 3.13.11, CCI-000803, CCI-002450, 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3, 4.3.4.4.4, SR 3.1, SR 3.3, SR 3.4, SR 3.8, SR 4.1, SR 7.6, A.11.2.4, A.12.1.2, A.12.2.1, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4, A.8.2.3, CIP-003-8 R4.2, CIP-007-3 R5.1, SC-13, CM-6(a), PR.DS-1, PR.DS-6, PR.DS-8, PR.IP-1, Req-11.5, SRG-OS-000120-VMM-000600, SRG-OS-000478-VMM-001980, SRG-OS-000396-VMM-001590, 1.6.3 Remediation Shell script: (show)
# prelink not installed
if test -e /etc/sysconfig/prelink -o -e /usr/sbin/prelink; then
if grep -q ^PRELINKING /etc/sysconfig/prelink
then
sed -i 's/^PRELINKING[:blank:]*=[:blank:]*[:alpha:]*/PRELINKING=no/' /etc/sysconfig/prelink
else
printf '\n' >> /etc/sysconfig/prelink
printf '%s\n' '# Set PRELINKING=no per security requirements' 'PRELINKING=no' >> /etc/sysconfig/prelink
fi
# Undo previous prelink changes to binaries if prelink is available.
if test -x /usr/sbin/prelink; then
/usr/sbin/prelink -ua
fi
fi
|
Disk Partitioning
[ref]groupTo ensure separation and protection of data, there
are top-level system directories which should be placed on their
own physical partition or logical volume. The installer's default
partitioning scheme creates separate logical volumes for
/ , /boot , and swap .
- If starting with any of the default layouts, check the box to
\"Review and modify partitioning.\" This allows for the easy creation
of additional logical volumes inside the volume group already
created, though it may require making
/ 's logical volume smaller to
create space. In general, using logical volumes is preferable to
using partitions because they can be more easily adjusted
later. - If creating a custom layout, create the partitions mentioned in
the previous paragraph (which the installer will require anyway),
as well as separate ones described in the following sections.
If a system has already been installed, and the default
partitioning
scheme was used, it is possible but nontrivial to
modify it to create separate logical volumes for the directories
listed above. The Logical Volume Manager (LVM) makes this possible.
See the LVM HOWTO at
http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/
for more detailed information on LVM. |
contains 1 rule |
Ensure /tmp Located On Separate Partition
[ref]ruleThe /tmp directory is a world-writable directory used
for temporary file storage. Ensure it has its own partition or
logical volume at installation time, or migrate it using LVM. Rationale:The /tmp partition is used as temporary storage by many programs.
Placing /tmp in its own partition enables the setting of more
restrictive mount options, which can help protect programs which use it. References:
BP28(R12), 12, 15, 8, APO13.01, DSS05.02, CCI-000366, SR 3.1, SR 3.5, SR 3.8, SR 4.1, SR 4.3, SR 5.1, SR 5.2, SR 5.3, SR 7.1, SR 7.6, A.13.1.1, A.13.2.1, A.14.1.3, CM-6(a), SC-5(2), PR.PT-4, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 1.1.2 |
GNOME Desktop Environment
[ref]groupGNOME is a graphical desktop environment bundled with many Linux distributions that
allow users to easily interact with the operating system graphically rather than
textually. The GNOME Graphical Display Manager (GDM) provides login, logout, and user
switching contexts as well as display server management.
GNOME is developed by the GNOME Project and is considered the default
Red Hat Graphical environment.
For more information on GNOME and the GNOME Project, see https://www.gnome.org. |
contains 2 rules |
Configure GNOME Login Screen
[ref]groupIn the default GNOME desktop, the login is displayed after system boot
and can display user accounts, allow users to reboot the system, and allow users to
login automatically and/or with a guest account. The login screen should be configured
to prevent such behavior.
For more information about enforcing preferences in the GNOME3 environment using the DConf
configuration system, see https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/7/html/desktop_migration_and_administration_guide/> and the man page dconf(1) . |
contains 1 rule |
Disable the GNOME3 Login User List
[ref]ruleIn the default graphical environment, users logging directly into the
system are greeted with a login screen that displays all known users.
This functionality should be disabled by setting disable-user-list
to true .
To disable, add or edit disable-user-list to
/etc/dconf/db/gdm.d/00-security-settings . For example:
[org/gnome/login-screen]
disable-user-list=true
Once the setting has been added, add a lock to
/etc/dconf/db/gdm.d/locks/00-security-settings-lock to prevent
user modification. For example:
/org/gnome/login-screen/disable-user-list
After the settings have been set, run dconf update .Rationale:Leaving the user list enabled is a security risk since it allows anyone
with physical access to the system to quickly enumerate known user accounts
without logging in. Remediation Shell script: (show)
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if dpkg-query --show --showformat='${db:Status-Status}\n' 'gdm3' 2>/dev/null | grep -q installed && { [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; }; then
# Check for setting in any of the DConf db directories
# If files contain ibus or distro, ignore them.
# The assignment assumes that individual filenames don't contain :
readarray -t SETTINGSFILES < <(grep -r "\\[org/gnome/login-screen\\]" "/etc/dconf/db/" | grep -v 'distro\|ibus' | cut -d":" -f1)
DCONFFILE="/etc/dconf/db/gdm.d/00-security-settings"
DBDIR="/etc/dconf/db/gdm.d"
mkdir -p "${DBDIR}"
if [ "${#SETTINGSFILES[@]}" -eq 0 ]
then
[ ! -z ${DCONFFILE} ] || echo "" >> ${DCONFFILE}
printf '%s\n' "[org/gnome/login-screen]" >> ${DCONFFILE}
printf '%s=%s\n' "disable-user-list" "true" >> ${DCONFFILE}
else
escaped_value="$(sed -e 's/\\/\\\\/g' <<< "true")"
if grep -q "^\\s*disable-user-list\\s*=" "${SETTINGSFILES[@]}"
then
sed -i "s/\\s*disable-user-list\\s*=\\s*.*/disable-user-list=${escaped_value}/g" "${SETTINGSFILES[@]}"
else
sed -i "\\|\\[org/gnome/login-screen\\]|a\\disable-user-list=${escaped_value}" "${SETTINGSFILES[@]}"
fi
fi
dconf update
# Check for setting in any of the DConf db directories
LOCKFILES=$(grep -r "^/org/gnome/login-screen/disable-user-list$" "/etc/dconf/db/" | grep -v 'distro\|ibus' | cut -d":" -f1)
LOCKSFOLDER="/etc/dconf/db/gdm.d/locks"
mkdir -p "${LOCKSFOLDER}"
if [[ -z "${LOCKFILES}" ]]
then
echo "/org/gnome/login-screen/disable-user-list" >> "/etc/dconf/db/gdm.d/locks/00-security-settings-lock"
fi
dconf update
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
|
Configure GNOME3 DConf User Profile
[ref]ruleBy default, DConf provides a standard user profile. This profile contains a list
of DConf configuration databases. The user profile and database always take the
highest priority. As such the DConf User profile should always exist and be
configured correctly.
To make sure that the user profile is configured correctly, the /etc/dconf/profile/user
should be set as follows:
user-db:user
system-db:local
system-db:site
system-db:distro
Rationale:Failure to have a functional DConf profile prevents GNOME3 configuration settings
from being enforced for all users and allows various security risks. |
Sudo , which stands for "su 'do'", provides the ability to delegate authority
to certain users, groups of users, or system administrators. When configured for system
users and/or groups, Sudo can allow a user or group to execute privileged commands
that normally only root is allowed to execute.
For more information on Sudo and addition Sudo configuration options, see
https://www.sudo.ws.
|
contains 3 rules |
Install sudo Package
[ref]ruleThe sudo package can be installed with the following command:
$ apt-get install sudo Rationale:sudo is a program designed to allow a system administrator to give
limited root privileges to users and log root activity. The basic philosophy
is to give as few privileges as possible but still allow system users to
get their work done. Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | enable |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y "sudo"
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation script: (show)
[[packages]]
name = "sudo"
version = "*"
Remediation Puppet snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | enable |
---|
include install_sudo
class install_sudo {
package { 'sudo':
ensure => 'installed',
}
}
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | enable |
---|
- name: Ensure sudo is installed
package:
name: sudo
state: present
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- enable_strategy
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- package_sudo_installed
|
Ensure Only Users Logged In To Real tty Can Execute Sudo - sudo use_pty
[ref]ruleThe sudo use_pty tag, when specified, will only execute sudo
commands from users logged in to a real tty.
This should be enabled by making sure that the use_pty tag exists in
/etc/sudoers configuration file or any sudo configuration snippets
in /etc/sudoers.d/ . Rationale:Requiring that sudo commands be run in a pseudo-terminal can prevent an attacker from retaining
access to the user's terminal after the main program has finished executing. Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | restrict |
---|
if /usr/sbin/visudo -qcf /etc/sudoers; then
cp /etc/sudoers /etc/sudoers.bak
if ! grep -P '^[\s]*Defaults.*\buse_pty\b.*$' /etc/sudoers; then
# sudoers file doesn't define Option use_pty
echo "Defaults use_pty" >> /etc/sudoers
fi
# Check validity of sudoers and cleanup bak
if /usr/sbin/visudo -qcf /etc/sudoers; then
rm -f /etc/sudoers.bak
else
echo "Fail to validate remediated /etc/sudoers, reverting to original file."
mv /etc/sudoers.bak /etc/sudoers
false
fi
else
echo "Skipping remediation, /etc/sudoers failed to validate"
false
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | restrict |
---|
- name: Ensure use_pty is enabled in /etc/sudoers
lineinfile:
path: /etc/sudoers
regexp: ^[\s]*Defaults.*\buse_pty\b.*$
line: Defaults use_pty
validate: /usr/sbin/visudo -cf %s
tags:
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- restrict_strategy
- sudo_add_use_pty
|
Ensure Sudo Logfile Exists - sudo logfile
[ref]ruleA custom log sudo file can be configured with the 'logfile' tag. This rule configures
a sudo custom logfile at the default location suggested by CIS, which uses
/var/log/sudo.log. Rationale:A sudo log file simplifies auditing of sudo commands. Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | restrict |
---|
var_sudo_logfile='/var/log/sudo.log'
if /usr/sbin/visudo -qcf /etc/sudoers; then
cp /etc/sudoers /etc/sudoers.bak
if ! grep -P '^[\s]*Defaults.*\blogfile=("(?:\\"|\\\\|[^"\\\n])*"\B|[^"](?:(?:\\,|\\"|\\ |\\\\|[^", \\\n])*)\b)\b.*$' /etc/sudoers; then
# sudoers file doesn't define Option logfile
echo "Defaults logfile=${var_sudo_logfile}" >> /etc/sudoers
else
# sudoers file defines Option logfile, remediate if appropriate value is not set
if ! grep -P "^[\s]*Defaults.*\blogfile=${var_sudo_logfile}\b.*$" /etc/sudoers; then
sed -Ei "s/(^[\s]*Defaults.*\blogfile=)[-]?\w+(\b.*$)/\1${var_sudo_logfile}\2/" /etc/sudoers
fi
fi
# Check validity of sudoers and cleanup bak
if /usr/sbin/visudo -qcf /etc/sudoers; then
rm -f /etc/sudoers.bak
else
echo "Fail to validate remediated /etc/sudoers, reverting to original file."
mv /etc/sudoers.bak /etc/sudoers
false
fi
else
echo "Skipping remediation, /etc/sudoers failed to validate"
false
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | restrict |
---|
- name: XCCDF Value var_sudo_logfile # promote to variable
set_fact:
var_sudo_logfile: !!str /var/log/sudo.log
tags:
- always
- name: Ensure logfile is enabled with the appropriate value in /etc/sudoers
lineinfile:
path: /etc/sudoers
regexp: ^[\s]*Defaults\s(.*)\blogfile=[-]?\w+\b(.*)$
line: Defaults \1logfile={{ var_sudo_logfile }}\2
validate: /usr/sbin/visudo -cf %s
backrefs: true
register: edit_sudoers_logfile_option
tags:
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- low_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- restrict_strategy
- sudo_custom_logfile
- name: Enable logfile option with appropriate value in /etc/sudoers
lineinfile:
path: /etc/sudoers
line: Defaults logfile={{ var_sudo_logfile }}
validate: /usr/sbin/visudo -cf %s
when: edit_sudoers_logfile_option is defined and not edit_sudoers_logfile_option.changed
tags:
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- low_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- restrict_strategy
- sudo_custom_logfile
|
Account and Access Control
[ref]groupIn traditional Unix security, if an attacker gains
shell access to a certain login account, they can perform any action
or access any file to which that account has access. Therefore,
making it more difficult for unauthorized people to gain shell
access to accounts, particularly to privileged accounts, is a
necessary part of securing a system. This section introduces
mechanisms for restricting access to accounts under
Ubuntu 20.04. |
contains 40 rules |
Warning Banners for System Accesses
[ref]groupEach system should expose as little information about
itself as possible.
System banners, which are typically displayed just before a
login prompt, give out information about the service or the host's
operating system. This might include the distribution name and the
system kernel version, and the particular version of a network
service. This information can assist intruders in gaining access to
the system as it can reveal whether the system is running
vulnerable software. Most network services can be configured to
limit what information is displayed.
Many organizations implement security policies that require a
system banner provide notice of the system's ownership, provide
warning to unauthorized users, and remind authorized users of their
consent to monitoring. |
contains 8 rules |
Implement a GUI Warning Banner
[ref]groupIn the default graphical environment, users logging
directly into the system are greeted with a login screen provided
by the GNOME Display Manager (GDM). The warning banner should be
displayed in this graphical environment for these users.
The following sections describe how to configure the GDM login
banner. |
contains 2 rules |
Enable GNOME3 Login Warning Banner
[ref]ruleIn the default graphical environment, displaying a login warning banner
in the GNOME Display Manager's login screen can be enabled on the login
screen by setting banner-message-enable to true .
To enable, add or edit banner-message-enable to
/etc/dconf/db/gdm.d/00-security-settings . For example:
[org/gnome/login-screen]
banner-message-enable=true
Once the setting has been added, add a lock to
/etc/dconf/db/gdm.d/locks/00-security-settings-lock to prevent user modification.
For example:
/org/gnome/login-screen/banner-message-enable
After the settings have been set, run dconf update .
The banner text must also be set.Rationale: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.
For U.S. Government systems, system use notifications are required only for access via login interfaces
with human users and are not required when such human interfaces do not exist. References:
1, 12, 15, 16, DSS05.04, DSS05.10, DSS06.10, 3.1.9, CCI-000048, CCI-000050, CCI-001384, CCI-001385, CCI-001386, CCI-001387, CCI-001388, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.2, SR 1.5, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, A.18.1.4, A.9.2.1, A.9.2.4, A.9.3.1, A.9.4.2, A.9.4.3, AC-8(a), AC-8(b), AC-8(c), PR.AC-7, FMT_MOF_EXT.1, SRG-OS-000023-GPOS-00006, SRG-OS-000228-GPOS-00088, UBTU-20-010002, 1.10 Remediation Shell script: (show)
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if dpkg-query --show --showformat='${db:Status-Status}\n' 'gdm3' 2>/dev/null | grep -q installed; then
# Check for setting in any of the DConf db directories
# If files contain ibus or distro, ignore them.
# The assignment assumes that individual filenames don't contain :
readarray -t SETTINGSFILES < <(grep -r "\\[org/gnome/login-screen\\]" "/etc/dconf/db/" | grep -v 'distro\|ibus' | cut -d":" -f1)
DCONFFILE="/etc/dconf/db/gdm.d/00-security-settings"
DBDIR="/etc/dconf/db/gdm.d"
mkdir -p "${DBDIR}"
if [ "${#SETTINGSFILES[@]}" -eq 0 ]
then
[ ! -z ${DCONFFILE} ] || echo "" >> ${DCONFFILE}
printf '%s\n' "[org/gnome/login-screen]" >> ${DCONFFILE}
printf '%s=%s\n' "banner-message-enable" "true" >> ${DCONFFILE}
else
escaped_value="$(sed -e 's/\\/\\\\/g' <<< "true")"
if grep -q "^\\s*banner-message-enable\\s*=" "${SETTINGSFILES[@]}"
then
sed -i "s/\\s*banner-message-enable\\s*=\\s*.*/banner-message-enable=${escaped_value}/g" "${SETTINGSFILES[@]}"
else
sed -i "\\|\\[org/gnome/login-screen\\]|a\\banner-message-enable=${escaped_value}" "${SETTINGSFILES[@]}"
fi
fi
dconf update
# Check for setting in any of the DConf db directories
LOCKFILES=$(grep -r "^/org/gnome/login-screen/banner-message-enable$" "/etc/dconf/db/" | grep -v 'distro\|ibus' | cut -d":" -f1)
LOCKSFOLDER="/etc/dconf/db/gdm.d/locks"
mkdir -p "${LOCKSFOLDER}"
if [[ -z "${LOCKFILES}" ]]
then
echo "/org/gnome/login-screen/banner-message-enable" >> "/etc/dconf/db/gdm.d/locks/00-security-settings-lock"
fi
dconf update
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
|
Set the GNOME3 Login Warning Banner Text
[ref]ruleIn the default graphical environment, configuring the login warning banner text
in the GNOME Display Manager's login screen can be configured on the login
screen by setting banner-message-text to 'APPROVED_BANNER'
where APPROVED_BANNER is the approved banner for your environment.
To enable, add or edit banner-message-text to
/etc/gdm3/greeter.dconf-defaults . For example:
[org/gnome/login-screen]
banner-message-text='APPROVED_BANNER'
After the settings have been set, run dconf update .
When entering a warning banner that spans several lines, remember
to begin and end the string with ' and use \n for new lines.Rationale:An appropriate warning message reinforces policy awareness during the logon
process and facilitates possible legal action against attackers. References:
1, 12, 15, 16, DSS05.04, DSS05.10, DSS06.10, 3.1.9, CCI-000048, CCI-001384, CCI-001385, CCI-001386, CCI-001387, CCI-001388, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.2, SR 1.5, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, A.18.1.4, A.9.2.1, A.9.2.4, A.9.3.1, A.9.4.2, A.9.4.3, AC-8(a), AC-8(c), PR.AC-7, FMT_MOF_EXT.1, SRG-OS-000023-GPOS-00006, SRG-OS-000228-GPOS-00088, UBTU-20-010003, 1.10 Remediation Shell script: (show)
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if dpkg-query --show --showformat='${db:Status-Status}\n' 'gdm3' 2>/dev/null | grep -q installed; then
login_banner_text='^Authorized[\s\n]+uses[\s\n]+only\.[\s\n]+All[\s\n]+activity[\s\n]+may[\s\n]+be[\s\n]+monitored[\s\n]+and[\s\n]+reported\.$'
# Multiple regexes transform the banner regex into a usable banner
# 0 - Remove anchors around the banner text
login_banner_text=$(echo "$login_banner_text" | sed 's/^\^\(.*\)\$$/\1/g')
# 1 - Keep only the first banners if there are multiple
# (dod_banners contains the long and short banner)
login_banner_text=$(echo "$login_banner_text" | sed 's/^(\(.*\.\)|.*)$/\1/g')
# 2 - Add spaces ' '. (Transforms regex for "space or newline" into a " ")
login_banner_text=$(echo "$login_banner_text" | sed 's/\[\\s\\n\]+/ /g')
# 3 - Adds newline "tokens". (Transforms "(?:\[\\n\]+|(?:\\n)+)" into "(n)*")
login_banner_text=$(echo "$login_banner_text" | sed 's/(?:\[\\n\]+|(?:\\\\n)+)/(n)*/g')
# 4 - Remove any leftover backslash. (From any parethesis in the banner, for example).
login_banner_text=$(echo "$login_banner_text" | sed 's/\\//g')
# 5 - Removes the newline "token." (Transforms them into newline escape sequences "\n").
# ( Needs to be done after 4, otherwise the escapce sequence will become just "n".
login_banner_text=$(echo "$login_banner_text" | sed 's/(n)\*/\\n/g')
# Will do both approach, since we plan to migrate to checks over dconf db. That way, future updates of the tool
# will pass the check even if we decide to check only for the dconf db path.
if [ -e "/etc/gdm3/greeter.dconf-defaults" ] ; then
LC_ALL=C sed -i "/^\s*banner\-message\-text/Id" "/etc/gdm3/greeter.dconf-defaults"
else
touch "/etc/gdm3/greeter.dconf-defaults"
fi
# make sure file has newline at the end
sed -i -e '$a\' "/etc/gdm3/greeter.dconf-defaults"
cp "/etc/gdm3/greeter.dconf-defaults" "/etc/gdm3/greeter.dconf-defaults.bak"
# Insert after the line matching the regex '\[org/gnome/login-screen\]'
line_number="$(LC_ALL=C grep -n "\[org/gnome/login-screen\]" "/etc/gdm3/greeter.dconf-defaults.bak" | LC_ALL=C sed 's/:.*//g')"
if [ -z "$line_number" ]; then
# There was no match of '\[org/gnome/login-screen\]', insert at
# the end of the file.
printf '%s\n' "banner-message-text='${login_banner_text}'" >> "/etc/gdm3/greeter.dconf-defaults"
else
head -n "$(( line_number ))" "/etc/gdm3/greeter.dconf-defaults.bak" > "/etc/gdm3/greeter.dconf-defaults"
printf '%s\n' "banner-message-text='${login_banner_text}'" >> "/etc/gdm3/greeter.dconf-defaults"
tail -n "+$(( line_number + 1 ))" "/etc/gdm3/greeter.dconf-defaults.bak" >> "/etc/gdm3/greeter.dconf-defaults"
fi
# Clean up after ourselves.
rm "/etc/gdm3/greeter.dconf-defaults.bak"
# Check for setting in any of the DConf db directories
# If files contain ibus or distro, ignore them.
# The assignment assumes that individual filenames don't contain :
readarray -t SETTINGSFILES < <(grep -r "\\[org/gnome/login-screen\\]" "/etc/dconf/db/" | grep -v 'distro\|ibus' | cut -d":" -f1)
DCONFFILE="/etc/dconf/db/gdm.d/00-security-settings"
DBDIR="/etc/dconf/db/gdm.d"
mkdir -p "${DBDIR}"
if [ "${#SETTINGSFILES[@]}" -eq 0 ]
then
[ ! -z ${DCONFFILE} ] || echo "" >> ${DCONFFILE}
printf '%s\n' "[org/gnome/login-screen]" >> ${DCONFFILE}
printf '%s=%s\n' "banner-message-text" "'${login_banner_text}'" >> ${DCONFFILE}
else
escaped_value="$(sed -e 's/\\/\\\\/g' <<< "'${login_banner_text}'")"
if grep -q "^\\s*banner-message-text\\s*=" "${SETTINGSFILES[@]}"
then
sed -i "s/\\s*banner-message-text\\s*=\\s*.*/banner-message-text=${escaped_value}/g" "${SETTINGSFILES[@]}"
else
sed -i "\\|\\[org/gnome/login-screen\\]|a\\banner-message-text=${escaped_value}" "${SETTINGSFILES[@]}"
fi
fi
dconf update
# No need to use dconf update, since bash_dconf_settings does that already
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
|
Verify Group Ownership of System Login Banner
[ref]rule
To properly set the group owner of /etc/issue , run the command:
$ sudo chgrp root /etc/issue Rationale: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.
Proper group ownership will ensure that only root user can modify the banner. Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
chgrp 0 /etc/issue
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
- name: Test for existence /etc/issue
stat:
path: /etc/issue
register: file_exists
tags:
- configure_strategy
- file_groupowner_etc_issue
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- name: Ensure group owner 0 on /etc/issue
file:
path: /etc/issue
group: '0'
when: file_exists.stat is defined and file_exists.stat.exists
tags:
- configure_strategy
- file_groupowner_etc_issue
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
|
Verify Group Ownership of Message of the Day Banner
[ref]rule
To properly set the group owner of /etc/motd , run the command:
$ sudo chgrp root /etc/motd Rationale: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.
Proper group ownership will ensure that only root user can modify the banner. Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
chgrp 0 /etc/motd
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
- name: Test for existence /etc/motd
stat:
path: /etc/motd
register: file_exists
tags:
- configure_strategy
- file_groupowner_etc_motd
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- name: Ensure group owner 0 on /etc/motd
file:
path: /etc/motd
group: '0'
when: file_exists.stat is defined and file_exists.stat.exists
tags:
- configure_strategy
- file_groupowner_etc_motd
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
|
Verify ownership of System Login Banner
[ref]rule
To properly set the owner of /etc/issue , run the command:
$ sudo chown root /etc/issue Rationale: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.
Proper ownership will ensure that only root user can modify the banner. Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
chown 0 /etc/issue
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
- name: Test for existence /etc/issue
stat:
path: /etc/issue
register: file_exists
tags:
- configure_strategy
- file_owner_etc_issue
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- name: Ensure owner 0 on /etc/issue
file:
path: /etc/issue
owner: '0'
when: file_exists.stat is defined and file_exists.stat.exists
tags:
- configure_strategy
- file_owner_etc_issue
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
|
Verify ownership of Message of the Day Banner
[ref]rule
To properly set the owner of /etc/motd , run the command:
$ sudo chown root /etc/motd Rationale: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.
Proper ownership will ensure that only root user can modify the banner. Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
chown 0 /etc/motd
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
- name: Test for existence /etc/motd
stat:
path: /etc/motd
register: file_exists
tags:
- configure_strategy
- file_owner_etc_motd
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- name: Ensure owner 0 on /etc/motd
file:
path: /etc/motd
owner: '0'
when: file_exists.stat is defined and file_exists.stat.exists
tags:
- configure_strategy
- file_owner_etc_motd
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
|
Verify permissions on System Login Banner
[ref]rule
To properly set the permissions of /etc/issue , run the command:
$ sudo chmod 0644 /etc/issue Rationale: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.
Proper permissions will ensure that only root user can modify the banner. Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
chmod u-xs,g-xws,o-xwt /etc/issue
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
- name: Test for existence /etc/issue
stat:
path: /etc/issue
register: file_exists
tags:
- configure_strategy
- file_permissions_etc_issue
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- name: Ensure permission u-xs,g-xws,o-xwt on /etc/issue
file:
path: /etc/issue
mode: u-xs,g-xws,o-xwt
when: file_exists.stat is defined and file_exists.stat.exists
tags:
- configure_strategy
- file_permissions_etc_issue
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
|
Verify permissions on Message of the Day Banner
[ref]rule
To properly set the permissions of /etc/motd , run the command:
$ sudo chmod 0644 /etc/motd Rationale: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.
Proper permissions will ensure that only root user can modify the banner. Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
chmod u-xs,g-xws,o-xwt /etc/motd
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
- name: Test for existence /etc/motd
stat:
path: /etc/motd
register: file_exists
tags:
- configure_strategy
- file_permissions_etc_motd
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- name: Ensure permission u-xs,g-xws,o-xwt on /etc/motd
file:
path: /etc/motd
mode: u-xs,g-xws,o-xwt
when: file_exists.stat is defined and file_exists.stat.exists
tags:
- configure_strategy
- file_permissions_etc_motd
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
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Protect Accounts by Configuring PAM
[ref]groupPAM, or Pluggable Authentication Modules, is a system
which implements modular authentication for Linux programs. PAM provides
a flexible and configurable architecture for authentication, and it should be configured
to minimize exposure to unnecessary risk. This section contains
guidance on how to accomplish that.
PAM is implemented as a set of shared objects which are
loaded and invoked whenever an application wishes to authenticate a
user. Typically, the application must be running as root in order
to take advantage of PAM, because PAM's modules often need to be able
to access sensitive stores of account information, such as /etc/shadow.
Traditional privileged network listeners
(e.g. sshd) or SUID programs (e.g. sudo) already meet this
requirement. An SUID root application, userhelper, is provided so
that programs which are not SUID or privileged themselves can still
take advantage of PAM.
PAM looks in the directory /etc/pam.d for
application-specific configuration information. For instance, if
the program login attempts to authenticate a user, then PAM's
libraries follow the instructions in the file /etc/pam.d/login
to determine what actions should be taken.
One very important file in /etc/pam.d is
/etc/pam.d/system-auth . This file, which is included by
many other PAM configuration files, defines 'default' system authentication
measures. Modifying this file is a good way to make far-reaching
authentication changes, for instance when implementing a
centralized authentication service. Warning:
Be careful when making changes to PAM's configuration files.
The syntax for these files is complex, and modifications can
have unexpected consequences. The default configurations shipped
with applications should be sufficient for most users. |
contains 9 rules |
Set Lockouts for Failed Password Attempts
[ref]groupThe pam_faillock PAM module provides the capability to
lock out user accounts after a number of failed login attempts. Its
documentation is available in
/usr/share/doc/pam-VERSION/txts/README.pam_faillock .
Warning:
Locking out user accounts presents the
risk of a denial-of-service attack. The lockout policy
must weigh whether the risk of such a
denial-of-service attack outweighs the benefits of thwarting
password guessing attacks. |
contains 2 rules |
Limit Password Reuse
[ref]ruleDo not allow users to reuse recent passwords. This can be
accomplished by using the remember option for the
pam_pwhistory PAM modules.
In the file /etc/pam.d/common-password , make sure the parameters
remember and use_authtok are present, and that the value
for the remember parameter is 5 or greater. For example:
password requisite pam_pwhistory.so ...existing_options... remember=5 use_authtok
The DoD STIG requirement is 5 passwords.Rationale:Preventing re-use of previous passwords helps ensure that a compromised password is not re-used by a user. Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
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Disruption: | low |
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Reboot: | false |
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Strategy: | restrict |
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# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if dpkg-query --show --showformat='${db:Status-Status}\n' 'libpam-runtime' 2>/dev/null | grep -q installed; then
declare -a VALUES=()
declare -a VALUE_NAMES=()
declare -a ARGS=()
declare -a NEW_ARGS=()
var_password_pam_remember='5'
VALUES+=("$var_password_pam_remember")
VALUE_NAMES+=("remember")
ARGS+=("")
NEW_ARGS+=("")
VALUES+=("")
VALUE_NAMES+=("")
ARGS+=("use_authtok")
NEW_ARGS+=("use_authtok")
for idx in "${!VALUES[@]}"
do
if [ -e "/etc/pam.d/common-password" ] ; then
valueRegex="${VALUES[$idx]}" defaultValue="${VALUES[$idx]}"
# non-empty values need to be preceded by an equals sign
[ -n "${valueRegex}" ] && valueRegex="=${valueRegex}"
# add an equals sign to non-empty values
[ -n "${defaultValue}" ] && defaultValue="=${defaultValue}"
# fix the value for 'option' if one exists but does not match 'valueRegex'
if grep -q -P "^\\s*password\\s+requisite\\s+pam_pwhistory.so(\\s.+)?\\s+${VALUE_NAMES[$idx]}(?"'!'"${valueRegex}(\\s|\$))" < "/etc/pam.d/common-password" ; then
sed --follow-symlinks -i -E -e "s/^(\\s*password\\s+requisite\\s+pam_pwhistory.so(\\s.+)?\\s)${VALUE_NAMES[$idx]}=[^[:space:]]*/\\1${VALUE_NAMES[$idx]}${defaultValue}/" "/etc/pam.d/common-password"
# add 'option=default' if option is not set
elif grep -q -E "^\\s*password\\s+requisite\\s+pam_pwhistory.so" < "/etc/pam.d/common-password" &&
grep -E "^\\s*password\\s+requisite\\s+pam_pwhistory.so" < "/etc/pam.d/common-password" | grep -q -E -v "\\s${VALUE_NAMES[$idx]}(=|\\s|\$)" ; then
sed --follow-symlinks -i -E -e "s/^(\\s*password\\s+requisite\\s+pam_pwhistory.so[^\\n]*)/\\1 ${VALUE_NAMES[$idx]}${defaultValue}/" "/etc/pam.d/common-password"
# add a new entry if none exists
elif ! grep -q -P "^\\s*password\\s+requisite\\s+pam_pwhistory.so(\\s.+)?\\s+${VALUE_NAMES[$idx]}${valueRegex}(\\s|\$)" < "/etc/pam.d/common-password" ; then
echo "password requisite pam_pwhistory.so ${VALUE_NAMES[$idx]}${defaultValue}" >> "/etc/pam.d/common-password"
fi
else
echo "/etc/pam.d/common-password doesn't exist" >&2
fi
done
for idx in "${!ARGS[@]}"
do
if ! grep -q -P "^\s*password\s+requisite\s+pam_pwhistory.so.*\s+${ARGS[$idx]}\s*$" /etc/pam.d/common-password ; then
sed --follow-symlinks -i -E -e "s/^\\s*password\\s+requisite\\s+pam_pwhistory.so.*\$/& ${NEW_ARGS[$idx]}/" /etc/pam.d/common-password
fi
done
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
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Set Deny For Failed Password Attempts
[ref]ruleThe Ubuntu 20.04 operating system must lock an account after - at most - 3
consecutive invalid access attempts. Rationale:By limiting the number of failed logon attempts, the risk of unauthorized
system access via user password guessing, otherwise known as brute-force
attacks, is reduced. Limits are imposed by locking the account.
To configure the operating system to lock an account after three
unsuccessful consecutive access attempts using pam_tally2.so ,
modify the content of both /etc/pam.d/common-auth and
/etc/pam.d/common-account as follows:
Remediation Shell script: (show)
var_password_pam_tally2='3'
# Use a non-number regexp to force update of the value of the deny option
if [ -e "/etc/pam.d/common-auth" ] ; then
valueRegex="X" defaultValue="${var_password_pam_tally2}"
# non-empty values need to be preceded by an equals sign
[ -n "${valueRegex}" ] && valueRegex="=${valueRegex}"
# add an equals sign to non-empty values
[ -n "${defaultValue}" ] && defaultValue="=${defaultValue}"
# fix 'type' if it's wrong
if grep -q -P "^\\s*(?"'!'"auth\\s)[[:alnum:]]+\\s+[[:alnum:]]+\\s+pam_tally2.so" < "/etc/pam.d/common-auth" ; then
sed --follow-symlinks -i -E -e "s/^(\\s*)[[:alnum:]]+(\\s+[[:alnum:]]+\\s+pam_tally2.so)/\\1auth\\2/" "/etc/pam.d/common-auth"
fi
# fix 'control' if it's wrong
if grep -q -P "^\\s*auth\\s+(?"'!'"required)[[:alnum:]]+\\s+pam_tally2.so" < "/etc/pam.d/common-auth" ; then
sed --follow-symlinks -i -E -e "s/^(\\s*auth\\s+)[[:alnum:]]+(\\s+pam_tally2.so)/\\1required\\2/" "/etc/pam.d/common-auth"
fi
# fix the value for 'option' if one exists but does not match 'valueRegex'
if grep -q -P "^\\s*auth\\s+required\\s+pam_tally2.so(\\s.+)?\\s+deny(?"'!'"${valueRegex}(\\s|\$))" < "/etc/pam.d/common-auth" ; then
sed --follow-symlinks -i -E -e "s/^(\\s*auth\\s+required\\s+pam_tally2.so(\\s.+)?\\s)deny=[^[:space:]]*/\\1deny${defaultValue}/" "/etc/pam.d/common-auth"
# add 'option=default' if option is not set
elif grep -q -E "^\\s*auth\\s+required\\s+pam_tally2.so" < "/etc/pam.d/common-auth" &&
grep -E "^\\s*auth\\s+required\\s+pam_tally2.so" < "/etc/pam.d/common-auth" | grep -q -E -v "\\sdeny(=|\\s|\$)" ; then
sed --follow-symlinks -i -E -e "s/^(\\s*auth\\s+required\\s+pam_tally2.so[^\\n]*)/\\1 deny${defaultValue}/" "/etc/pam.d/common-auth"
# add a new entry if none exists
elif ! grep -q -P "^\\s*auth\\s+required\\s+pam_tally2.so(\\s.+)?\\s+deny${valueRegex}(\\s|\$)" < "/etc/pam.d/common-auth" ; then
echo "auth required pam_tally2.so deny${defaultValue}" >> "/etc/pam.d/common-auth"
fi
else
echo "/etc/pam.d/common-auth doesn't exist" >&2
fi
if [ -e "/etc/pam.d/common-auth" ] ; then
valueRegex="(fail)" defaultValue="fail"
# non-empty values need to be preceded by an equals sign
[ -n "${valueRegex}" ] && valueRegex="=${valueRegex}"
# add an equals sign to non-empty values
[ -n "${defaultValue}" ] && defaultValue="=${defaultValue}"
# fix 'type' if it's wrong
if grep -q -P "^\\s*(?"'!'"auth\\s)[[:alnum:]]+\\s+[[:alnum:]]+\\s+pam_tally2.so" < "/etc/pam.d/common-auth" ; then
sed --follow-symlinks -i -E -e "s/^(\\s*)[[:alnum:]]+(\\s+[[:alnum:]]+\\s+pam_tally2.so)/\\1auth\\2/" "/etc/pam.d/common-auth"
fi
# fix 'control' if it's wrong
if grep -q -P "^\\s*auth\\s+(?"'!'"required)[[:alnum:]]+\\s+pam_tally2.so" < "/etc/pam.d/common-auth" ; then
sed --follow-symlinks -i -E -e "s/^(\\s*auth\\s+)[[:alnum:]]+(\\s+pam_tally2.so)/\\1required\\2/" "/etc/pam.d/common-auth"
fi
# fix the value for 'option' if one exists but does not match 'valueRegex'
if grep -q -P "^\\s*auth\\s+required\\s+pam_tally2.so(\\s.+)?\\s+onerr(?"'!'"${valueRegex}(\\s|\$))" < "/etc/pam.d/common-auth" ; then
sed --follow-symlinks -i -E -e "s/^(\\s*auth\\s+required\\s+pam_tally2.so(\\s.+)?\\s)onerr=[^[:space:]]*/\\1onerr${defaultValue}/" "/etc/pam.d/common-auth"
# add 'option=default' if option is not set
elif grep -q -E "^\\s*auth\\s+required\\s+pam_tally2.so" < "/etc/pam.d/common-auth" &&
grep -E "^\\s*auth\\s+required\\s+pam_tally2.so" < "/etc/pam.d/common-auth" | grep -q -E -v "\\sonerr(=|\\s|\$)" ; then
sed --follow-symlinks -i -E -e "s/^(\\s*auth\\s+required\\s+pam_tally2.so[^\\n]*)/\\1 onerr${defaultValue}/" "/etc/pam.d/common-auth"
# add a new entry if none exists
elif ! grep -q -P "^\\s*auth\\s+required\\s+pam_tally2.so(\\s.+)?\\s+onerr${valueRegex}(\\s|\$)" < "/etc/pam.d/common-auth" ; then
echo "auth required pam_tally2.so onerr${defaultValue}" >> "/etc/pam.d/common-auth"
fi
else
echo "/etc/pam.d/common-auth doesn't exist" >&2
fi
if [ -e "/etc/pam.d/common-account" ] ; then
valueRegex="" defaultValue=""
# non-empty values need to be preceded by an equals sign
[ -n "${valueRegex}" ] && valueRegex="=${valueRegex}"
# add an equals sign to non-empty values
[ -n "${defaultValue}" ] && defaultValue="=${defaultValue}"
# fix 'type' if it's wrong
if grep -q -P "^\\s*(?"'!'"account\\s)[[:alnum:]]+\\s+[[:alnum:]]+\\s+pam_tally2.so" < "/etc/pam.d/common-account" ; then
sed --follow-symlinks -i -E -e "s/^(\\s*)[[:alnum:]]+(\\s+[[:alnum:]]+\\s+pam_tally2.so)/\\1account\\2/" "/etc/pam.d/common-account"
fi
# fix 'control' if it's wrong
if grep -q -P "^\\s*account\\s+(?"'!'"required)[[:alnum:]]+\\s+pam_tally2.so" < "/etc/pam.d/common-account" ; then
sed --follow-symlinks -i -E -e "s/^(\\s*account\\s+)[[:alnum:]]+(\\s+pam_tally2.so)/\\1required\\2/" "/etc/pam.d/common-account"
fi
# fix the value for 'option' if one exists but does not match 'valueRegex'
if grep -q -P "^\\s*account\\s+required\\s+pam_tally2.so(\\s.+)?\\s+(?"'!'"${valueRegex}(\\s|\$))" < "/etc/pam.d/common-account" ; then
sed --follow-symlinks -i -E -e "s/^(\\s*account\\s+required\\s+pam_tally2.so(\\s.+)?\\s)=[^[:space:]]*/\\1${defaultValue}/" "/etc/pam.d/common-account"
# add 'option=default' if option is not set
elif grep -q -E "^\\s*account\\s+required\\s+pam_tally2.so" < "/etc/pam.d/common-account" &&
grep -E "^\\s*account\\s+required\\s+pam_tally2.so" < "/etc/pam.d/common-account" | grep -q -E -v "\\s(=|\\s|\$)" ; then
sed --follow-symlinks -i -E -e "s/^(\\s*account\\s+required\\s+pam_tally2.so[^\\n]*)/\\1 ${defaultValue}/" "/etc/pam.d/common-account"
# add a new entry if none exists
elif ! grep -q -P "^\\s*account\\s+required\\s+pam_tally2.so(\\s.+)?\\s+${valueRegex}(\\s|\$)" < "/etc/pam.d/common-account" ; then
echo "account required pam_tally2.so ${defaultValue}" >> "/etc/pam.d/common-account"
fi
else
echo "/etc/pam.d/common-account doesn't exist" >&2
fi
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Set Password Quality Requirements
[ref]groupThe default pam_pwquality PAM module provides strength
checking for passwords. It performs a number of checks, such as
making sure passwords are not similar to dictionary words, are of
at least a certain length, are not the previous password reversed,
and are not simply a change of case from the previous password. It
can also require passwords to be in certain character classes. The
pam_pwquality module is the preferred way of configuring
password requirements.
The man pages pam_pwquality(8)
provide information on the capabilities and configuration of
each. |
contains 7 rules |
Set Password Quality Requirements with pam_pwquality
[ref]groupThe pam_pwquality PAM module can be configured to meet
requirements for a variety of policies.
For example, to configure pam_pwquality to require at least one uppercase
character, lowercase character, digit, and other (special)
character, make sure that pam_pwquality exists in /etc/pam.d/system-auth :
password requisite pam_pwquality.so try_first_pass local_users_only retry=3 authtok_type=
If no such line exists, add one as the first line of the password section in /etc/pam.d/system-auth .
Next, modify the settings in /etc/security/pwquality.conf to match the following:
difok = 4
minlen = 14
dcredit = -1
ucredit = -1
lcredit = -1
ocredit = -1
maxrepeat = 3
The arguments can be modified to ensure compliance with
your organization's security policy. Discussion of each parameter follows. |
contains 7 rules |
Ensure PAM Enforces Password Requirements - Minimum Digit Characters
[ref]ruleThe pam_pwquality module's dcredit parameter controls requirements for
usage of digits in a password. When set to a negative number, any password will be required to
contain that many digits. When set to a positive number, pam_pwquality will grant +1 additional
length credit for each digit. Modify the dcredit setting in
/etc/security/pwquality.conf to require the use of a digit in passwords. Rationale: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.
Requiring digits makes password guessing attacks more difficult by ensuring a larger
search space. References:
BP28(R18), 1, 12, 15, 16, 5, DSS05.04, DSS05.05, DSS05.07, DSS05.10, DSS06.03, DSS06.10, CCI-000194, 4.3.3.2.2, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.4, SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, 0421, 0422, 0431, 0974, 1173, 1401, 1504, 1505, 1546, 1557, 1558, 1559, 1560, 1561, A.18.1.4, A.7.1.1, A.9.2.1, A.9.2.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.2.4, A.9.2.6, A.9.3.1, A.9.4.2, A.9.4.3, IA-5(c), IA-5(1)(a), CM-6(a), IA-5(4), PR.AC-1, PR.AC-6, PR.AC-7, FMT_MOF_EXT.1, Req-8.2.3, SRG-OS-000071-GPOS-00039, SRG-OS-000071-VMM-000380, UBTU-20-010052, 5.3.1 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
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Disruption: | low |
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Reboot: | false |
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Strategy: | restrict |
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# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if dpkg-query --show --showformat='${db:Status-Status}\n' 'libpam-runtime' 2>/dev/null | grep -q installed; then
var_password_pam_dcredit='-1'
# Test if the config_file is a symbolic link. If so, use --follow-symlinks with sed.
# Otherwise, regular sed command will do.
sed_command=('sed' '-i')
if test -L "/etc/security/pwquality.conf"; then
sed_command+=('--follow-symlinks')
fi
# Strip any search characters in the key arg so that the key can be replaced without
# adding any search characters to the config file.
stripped_key=$(sed 's/[\^=\$,;+]*//g' <<< "^dcredit")
# shellcheck disable=SC2059
printf -v formatted_output "%s = %s" "$stripped_key" "$var_password_pam_dcredit"
# If the key exists, change it. Otherwise, add it to the config_file.
# We search for the key string followed by a word boundary (matched by \>),
# so if we search for 'setting', 'setting2' won't match.
if LC_ALL=C grep -q -m 1 -i -e "^dcredit\\>" "/etc/security/pwquality.conf"; then
escaped_formatted_output=$(sed -e 's|/|\\/|g' <<< "$formatted_output")
"${sed_command[@]}" "s/^dcredit\\>.*/$escaped_formatted_output/gi" "/etc/security/pwquality.conf"
else
# \n is precaution for case where file ends without trailing newline
printf '%s\n' "$formatted_output" >> "/etc/security/pwquality.conf"
fi
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
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Disruption: | low |
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Reboot: | false |
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Strategy: | restrict |
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- name: Gather the package facts
package_facts:
manager: auto
tags:
- DISA-STIG-UBTU-20-010052
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-IA-5(1)(a)
- NIST-800-53-IA-5(4)
- NIST-800-53-IA-5(c)
- PCI-DSS-Req-8.2.3
- accounts_password_pam_dcredit
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- restrict_strategy
- name: XCCDF Value var_password_pam_dcredit # promote to variable
set_fact:
var_password_pam_dcredit: !!str -1
tags:
- always
- name: Ensure PAM variable dcredit is set accordingly
lineinfile:
create: true
dest: /etc/security/pwquality.conf
regexp: ^#?\s*dcredit
line: dcredit = {{ var_password_pam_dcredit }}
when: '"libpam-runtime" in ansible_facts.packages'
tags:
- DISA-STIG-UBTU-20-010052
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-IA-5(1)(a)
- NIST-800-53-IA-5(4)
- NIST-800-53-IA-5(c)
- PCI-DSS-Req-8.2.3
- accounts_password_pam_dcredit
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- restrict_strategy
|
Ensure PAM Enforces Password Requirements - Minimum Lowercase Characters
[ref]ruleThe pam_pwquality module's lcredit parameter controls requirements for
usage of lowercase letters in a password. When set to a negative number, any password will be required to
contain that many lowercase characters. When set to a positive number, pam_pwquality will grant +1 additional
length credit for each lowercase character. Modify the lcredit setting in
/etc/security/pwquality.conf to require the use of a lowercase character in passwords. Rationale: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
possble combinations that need to be tested before the password is compromised.
Requiring a minimum number of lowercase characters makes password guessing attacks
more difficult by ensuring a larger search space. References:
BP28(R18), 1, 12, 15, 16, 5, DSS05.04, DSS05.05, DSS05.07, DSS05.10, DSS06.03, DSS06.10, CCI-000193, 4.3.3.2.2, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.4, SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, 0421, 0422, 0431, 0974, 1173, 1401, 1504, 1505, 1546, 1557, 1558, 1559, 1560, 1561, A.18.1.4, A.7.1.1, A.9.2.1, A.9.2.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.2.4, A.9.2.6, A.9.3.1, A.9.4.2, A.9.4.3, IA-5(c), IA-5(1)(a), CM-6(a), IA-5(4), PR.AC-1, PR.AC-6, PR.AC-7, FMT_MOF_EXT.1, Req-8.2.3, SRG-OS-000070-GPOS-00038, SRG-OS-000070-VMM-000370, UBTU-20-010051, 5.3.1 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | restrict |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if dpkg-query --show --showformat='${db:Status-Status}\n' 'libpam-runtime' 2>/dev/null | grep -q installed; then
var_password_pam_lcredit='-1'
# Test if the config_file is a symbolic link. If so, use --follow-symlinks with sed.
# Otherwise, regular sed command will do.
sed_command=('sed' '-i')
if test -L "/etc/security/pwquality.conf"; then
sed_command+=('--follow-symlinks')
fi
# Strip any search characters in the key arg so that the key can be replaced without
# adding any search characters to the config file.
stripped_key=$(sed 's/[\^=\$,;+]*//g' <<< "^lcredit")
# shellcheck disable=SC2059
printf -v formatted_output "%s = %s" "$stripped_key" "$var_password_pam_lcredit"
# If the key exists, change it. Otherwise, add it to the config_file.
# We search for the key string followed by a word boundary (matched by \>),
# so if we search for 'setting', 'setting2' won't match.
if LC_ALL=C grep -q -m 1 -i -e "^lcredit\\>" "/etc/security/pwquality.conf"; then
escaped_formatted_output=$(sed -e 's|/|\\/|g' <<< "$formatted_output")
"${sed_command[@]}" "s/^lcredit\\>.*/$escaped_formatted_output/gi" "/etc/security/pwquality.conf"
else
# \n is precaution for case where file ends without trailing newline
printf '%s\n' "$formatted_output" >> "/etc/security/pwquality.conf"
fi
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | restrict |
---|
- name: Gather the package facts
package_facts:
manager: auto
tags:
- DISA-STIG-UBTU-20-010051
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-IA-5(1)(a)
- NIST-800-53-IA-5(4)
- NIST-800-53-IA-5(c)
- PCI-DSS-Req-8.2.3
- accounts_password_pam_lcredit
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- restrict_strategy
- name: XCCDF Value var_password_pam_lcredit # promote to variable
set_fact:
var_password_pam_lcredit: !!str -1
tags:
- always
- name: Ensure PAM variable lcredit is set accordingly
lineinfile:
create: true
dest: /etc/security/pwquality.conf
regexp: ^#?\s*lcredit
line: lcredit = {{ var_password_pam_lcredit }}
when: '"libpam-runtime" in ansible_facts.packages'
tags:
- DISA-STIG-UBTU-20-010051
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-IA-5(1)(a)
- NIST-800-53-IA-5(4)
- NIST-800-53-IA-5(c)
- PCI-DSS-Req-8.2.3
- accounts_password_pam_lcredit
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- restrict_strategy
|
Ensure PAM Enforces Password Requirements - Minimum Different Categories
[ref]ruleThe pam_pwquality module's minclass parameter controls
requirements for usage of different character classes, or types, of character
that must exist in a password before it is considered valid. For example,
setting this value to three (3) requires that any password must have characters
from at least three different categories in order to be approved. The default
value is zero (0), meaning there are no required classes. There are four
categories available:
* Upper-case characters
* Lower-case characters
* Digits
* Special characters (for example, punctuation)
Modify the minclass setting in /etc/security/pwquality.conf entry
to require 4
differing categories of characters when changing passwords.Rationale: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.
Requiring a minimum number of character categories makes password guessing attacks more difficult
by ensuring a larger search space. References:
1, 12, 15, 16, 5, DSS05.04, DSS05.05, DSS05.07, DSS05.10, DSS06.03, DSS06.10, CCI-000195, 4.3.3.2.2, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.4, SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, 0421, 0422, 0431, 0974, 1173, 1401, 1504, 1505, 1546, 1557, 1558, 1559, 1560, 1561, A.18.1.4, A.7.1.1, A.9.2.1, A.9.2.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.2.4, A.9.2.6, A.9.3.1, A.9.4.2, A.9.4.3, IA-5(c), IA-5(1)(a), CM-6(a), IA-5(4), PR.AC-1, PR.AC-6, PR.AC-7, SRG-OS-000072-GPOS-00040, 5.3.1 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | restrict |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if dpkg-query --show --showformat='${db:Status-Status}\n' 'libpam-runtime' 2>/dev/null | grep -q installed; then
var_password_pam_minclass='4'
# Test if the config_file is a symbolic link. If so, use --follow-symlinks with sed.
# Otherwise, regular sed command will do.
sed_command=('sed' '-i')
if test -L "/etc/security/pwquality.conf"; then
sed_command+=('--follow-symlinks')
fi
# Strip any search characters in the key arg so that the key can be replaced without
# adding any search characters to the config file.
stripped_key=$(sed 's/[\^=\$,;+]*//g' <<< "^minclass")
# shellcheck disable=SC2059
printf -v formatted_output "%s = %s" "$stripped_key" "$var_password_pam_minclass"
# If the key exists, change it. Otherwise, add it to the config_file.
# We search for the key string followed by a word boundary (matched by \>),
# so if we search for 'setting', 'setting2' won't match.
if LC_ALL=C grep -q -m 1 -i -e "^minclass\\>" "/etc/security/pwquality.conf"; then
escaped_formatted_output=$(sed -e 's|/|\\/|g' <<< "$formatted_output")
"${sed_command[@]}" "s/^minclass\\>.*/$escaped_formatted_output/gi" "/etc/security/pwquality.conf"
else
# \n is precaution for case where file ends without trailing newline
printf '%s\n' "$formatted_output" >> "/etc/security/pwquality.conf"
fi
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | restrict |
---|
- name: Gather the package facts
package_facts:
manager: auto
tags:
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-IA-5(1)(a)
- NIST-800-53-IA-5(4)
- NIST-800-53-IA-5(c)
- accounts_password_pam_minclass
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- restrict_strategy
- name: XCCDF Value var_password_pam_minclass # promote to variable
set_fact:
var_password_pam_minclass: !!str 4
tags:
- always
- name: Ensure PAM variable minclass is set accordingly
lineinfile:
create: true
dest: /etc/security/pwquality.conf
regexp: ^#?\s*minclass
line: minclass = {{ var_password_pam_minclass }}
when: '"libpam-runtime" in ansible_facts.packages'
tags:
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-IA-5(1)(a)
- NIST-800-53-IA-5(4)
- NIST-800-53-IA-5(c)
- accounts_password_pam_minclass
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- restrict_strategy
|
Ensure PAM Enforces Password Requirements - Minimum Length
[ref]ruleThe pam_pwquality module's minlen parameter controls requirements for
minimum characters required in a password. Add minlen=14
after pam_pwquality to set minimum password length requirements. Rationale: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. References:
BP28(R18), 1, 12, 15, 16, 5, 5.6.2.1.1, DSS05.04, DSS05.05, DSS05.07, DSS05.10, DSS06.03, DSS06.10, CCI-000205, 4.3.3.2.2, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.4, SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, 0421, 0422, 0431, 0974, 1173, 1401, 1504, 1505, 1546, 1557, 1558, 1559, 1560, 1561, A.18.1.4, A.7.1.1, A.9.2.1, A.9.2.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.2.4, A.9.2.6, A.9.3.1, A.9.4.2, A.9.4.3, IA-5(c), IA-5(1)(a), CM-6(a), IA-5(4), PR.AC-1, PR.AC-6, PR.AC-7, FMT_MOF_EXT.1, Req-8.2.3, SRG-OS-000078-GPOS-00046, SRG-OS-000072-VMM-000390, SRG-OS-000078-VMM-000450, UBTU-20-010054, 5.3.1 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | restrict |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if dpkg-query --show --showformat='${db:Status-Status}\n' 'libpam-runtime' 2>/dev/null | grep -q installed; then
var_password_pam_minlen='14'
# Test if the config_file is a symbolic link. If so, use --follow-symlinks with sed.
# Otherwise, regular sed command will do.
sed_command=('sed' '-i')
if test -L "/etc/security/pwquality.conf"; then
sed_command+=('--follow-symlinks')
fi
# Strip any search characters in the key arg so that the key can be replaced without
# adding any search characters to the config file.
stripped_key=$(sed 's/[\^=\$,;+]*//g' <<< "^minlen")
# shellcheck disable=SC2059
printf -v formatted_output "%s = %s" "$stripped_key" "$var_password_pam_minlen"
# If the key exists, change it. Otherwise, add it to the config_file.
# We search for the key string followed by a word boundary (matched by \>),
# so if we search for 'setting', 'setting2' won't match.
if LC_ALL=C grep -q -m 1 -i -e "^minlen\\>" "/etc/security/pwquality.conf"; then
escaped_formatted_output=$(sed -e 's|/|\\/|g' <<< "$formatted_output")
"${sed_command[@]}" "s/^minlen\\>.*/$escaped_formatted_output/gi" "/etc/security/pwquality.conf"
else
# \n is precaution for case where file ends without trailing newline
printf '%s\n' "$formatted_output" >> "/etc/security/pwquality.conf"
fi
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | restrict |
---|
- name: Gather the package facts
package_facts:
manager: auto
tags:
- CJIS-5.6.2.1.1
- DISA-STIG-UBTU-20-010054
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-IA-5(1)(a)
- NIST-800-53-IA-5(4)
- NIST-800-53-IA-5(c)
- PCI-DSS-Req-8.2.3
- accounts_password_pam_minlen
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- restrict_strategy
- name: XCCDF Value var_password_pam_minlen # promote to variable
set_fact:
var_password_pam_minlen: !!str 14
tags:
- always
- name: Ensure PAM variable minlen is set accordingly
lineinfile:
create: true
dest: /etc/security/pwquality.conf
regexp: ^#?\s*minlen
line: minlen = {{ var_password_pam_minlen }}
when: '"libpam-runtime" in ansible_facts.packages'
tags:
- CJIS-5.6.2.1.1
- DISA-STIG-UBTU-20-010054
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-IA-5(1)(a)
- NIST-800-53-IA-5(4)
- NIST-800-53-IA-5(c)
- PCI-DSS-Req-8.2.3
- accounts_password_pam_minlen
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- restrict_strategy
|
Ensure PAM Enforces Password Requirements - Minimum Special Characters
[ref]ruleThe pam_pwquality module's ocredit= parameter controls requirements for
usage of special (or "other") characters in a password. When set to a negative number,
any password will be required to contain that many special characters.
When set to a positive number, pam_pwquality will grant +1
additional length credit for each special character. Modify the ocredit setting
in /etc/security/pwquality.conf to equal -1
to require use of a special character in passwords. Rationale: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.
Requiring a minimum number of special characters makes password guessing attacks
more difficult by ensuring a larger search space. References:
BP28(R18), 1, 12, 15, 16, 5, DSS05.04, DSS05.05, DSS05.07, DSS05.10, DSS06.03, DSS06.10, CCI-001619, 4.3.3.2.2, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.4, SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, 0421, 0422, 0431, 0974, 1173, 1401, 1504, 1505, 1546, 1557, 1558, 1559, 1560, 1561, A.18.1.4, A.7.1.1, A.9.2.1, A.9.2.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.2.4, A.9.2.6, A.9.3.1, A.9.4.2, A.9.4.3, IA-5(c), IA-5(1)(a), CM-6(a), IA-5(4), PR.AC-1, PR.AC-6, PR.AC-7, FMT_MOF_EXT.1, SRG-OS-000266-GPOS-00101, SRG-OS-000266-VMM-000940, UBTU-20-010055, 5.3.1 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | restrict |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if dpkg-query --show --showformat='${db:Status-Status}\n' 'libpam-runtime' 2>/dev/null | grep -q installed; then
var_password_pam_ocredit='-1'
# Test if the config_file is a symbolic link. If so, use --follow-symlinks with sed.
# Otherwise, regular sed command will do.
sed_command=('sed' '-i')
if test -L "/etc/security/pwquality.conf"; then
sed_command+=('--follow-symlinks')
fi
# Strip any search characters in the key arg so that the key can be replaced without
# adding any search characters to the config file.
stripped_key=$(sed 's/[\^=\$,;+]*//g' <<< "^ocredit")
# shellcheck disable=SC2059
printf -v formatted_output "%s = %s" "$stripped_key" "$var_password_pam_ocredit"
# If the key exists, change it. Otherwise, add it to the config_file.
# We search for the key string followed by a word boundary (matched by \>),
# so if we search for 'setting', 'setting2' won't match.
if LC_ALL=C grep -q -m 1 -i -e "^ocredit\\>" "/etc/security/pwquality.conf"; then
escaped_formatted_output=$(sed -e 's|/|\\/|g' <<< "$formatted_output")
"${sed_command[@]}" "s/^ocredit\\>.*/$escaped_formatted_output/gi" "/etc/security/pwquality.conf"
else
# \n is precaution for case where file ends without trailing newline
printf '%s\n' "$formatted_output" >> "/etc/security/pwquality.conf"
fi
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | restrict |
---|
- name: Gather the package facts
package_facts:
manager: auto
tags:
- DISA-STIG-UBTU-20-010055
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-IA-5(1)(a)
- NIST-800-53-IA-5(4)
- NIST-800-53-IA-5(c)
- accounts_password_pam_ocredit
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- restrict_strategy
- name: XCCDF Value var_password_pam_ocredit # promote to variable
set_fact:
var_password_pam_ocredit: !!str -1
tags:
- always
- name: Ensure PAM variable ocredit is set accordingly
lineinfile:
create: true
dest: /etc/security/pwquality.conf
regexp: ^#?\s*ocredit
line: ocredit = {{ var_password_pam_ocredit }}
when: '"libpam-runtime" in ansible_facts.packages'
tags:
- DISA-STIG-UBTU-20-010055
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-IA-5(1)(a)
- NIST-800-53-IA-5(4)
- NIST-800-53-IA-5(c)
- accounts_password_pam_ocredit
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- restrict_strategy
|
Ensure PAM Enforces Password Requirements - Authentication Retry Prompts Permitted Per-Session
[ref]ruleTo configure the number of retry prompts that are permitted per-session:
Edit the pam_pwquality.so statement in
/etc/pam.d/common-password to show
retry=3 , or a lower value if site
policy is more restrictive. The DoD requirement is a maximum of 3 prompts
per session. Rationale:Setting the password retry prompts that are permitted on a per-session basis to a low value
requires some software, such as SSH, to re-connect. This can slow down and
draw additional attention to some types of password-guessing attacks. Note that this
is different from account lockout, which is provided by the pam_faillock module. References:
1, 11, 12, 15, 16, 3, 5, 9, 5.5.3, BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05, DSS05.04, DSS05.05, DSS05.07, DSS05.10, DSS06.03, DSS06.10, CCI-000192, CCI-000366, 4.3.3.2.2, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.4, 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3, SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 7.6, A.12.1.2, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4, A.18.1.4, A.7.1.1, A.9.2.1, A.9.2.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.2.4, A.9.2.6, A.9.3.1, A.9.4.2, A.9.4.3, CM-6(a), AC-7(a), IA-5(4), PR.AC-1, PR.AC-6, PR.AC-7, PR.IP-1, FMT_MOF_EXT.1, SRG-OS-000069-GPOS-00037, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, UBTU-20-010057, 5.3.1 Remediation Shell script: (show)
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if dpkg-query --show --showformat='${db:Status-Status}\n' 'libpam-runtime' 2>/dev/null | grep -q installed; then
var_password_pam_retry='3'
if [ -e "/etc/pam.d/common-password" ] ; then
valueRegex="$var_password_pam_retry" defaultValue="$var_password_pam_retry"
# non-empty values need to be preceded by an equals sign
[ -n "${valueRegex}" ] && valueRegex="=${valueRegex}"
# add an equals sign to non-empty values
[ -n "${defaultValue}" ] && defaultValue="=${defaultValue}"
# fix 'type' if it's wrong
if grep -q -P "^\\s*(?"'!'"password\\s)[[:alnum:]]+\\s+[[:alnum:]]+\\s+pam_pwquality.so" < "/etc/pam.d/common-password" ; then
sed --follow-symlinks -i -E -e "s/^(\\s*)[[:alnum:]]+(\\s+[[:alnum:]]+\\s+pam_pwquality.so)/\\1password\\2/" "/etc/pam.d/common-password"
fi
# fix 'control' if it's wrong
if grep -q -P "^\\s*password\\s+(?"'!'"requisite)[[:alnum:]]+\\s+pam_pwquality.so" < "/etc/pam.d/common-password" ; then
sed --follow-symlinks -i -E -e "s/^(\\s*password\\s+)[[:alnum:]]+(\\s+pam_pwquality.so)/\\1requisite\\2/" "/etc/pam.d/common-password"
fi
# fix the value for 'option' if one exists but does not match 'valueRegex'
if grep -q -P "^\\s*password\\s+requisite\\s+pam_pwquality.so(\\s.+)?\\s+retry(?"'!'"${valueRegex}(\\s|\$))" < "/etc/pam.d/common-password" ; then
sed --follow-symlinks -i -E -e "s/^(\\s*password\\s+requisite\\s+pam_pwquality.so(\\s.+)?\\s)retry=[^[:space:]]*/\\1retry${defaultValue}/" "/etc/pam.d/common-password"
# add 'option=default' if option is not set
elif grep -q -E "^\\s*password\\s+requisite\\s+pam_pwquality.so" < "/etc/pam.d/common-password" &&
grep -E "^\\s*password\\s+requisite\\s+pam_pwquality.so" < "/etc/pam.d/common-password" | grep -q -E -v "\\sretry(=|\\s|\$)" ; then
sed --follow-symlinks -i -E -e "s/^(\\s*password\\s+requisite\\s+pam_pwquality.so[^\\n]*)/\\1 retry${defaultValue}/" "/etc/pam.d/common-password"
# add a new entry if none exists
elif ! grep -q -P "^\\s*password\\s+requisite\\s+pam_pwquality.so(\\s.+)?\\s+retry${valueRegex}(\\s|\$)" < "/etc/pam.d/common-password" ; then
echo "password requisite pam_pwquality.so retry${defaultValue}" >> "/etc/pam.d/common-password"
fi
else
echo "/etc/pam.d/common-password doesn't exist" >&2
fi
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
|
Ensure PAM Enforces Password Requirements - Minimum Uppercase Characters
[ref]ruleThe pam_pwquality module's ucredit= parameter controls requirements for
usage of uppercase letters in a password. When set to a negative number, any password will be required to
contain that many uppercase characters. When set to a positive number, pam_pwquality will grant +1 additional
length credit for each uppercase character. Modify the ucredit setting in
/etc/security/pwquality.conf to require the use of an uppercase character in passwords. Rationale: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. References:
BP28(R18), 1, 12, 15, 16, 5, DSS05.04, DSS05.05, DSS05.07, DSS05.10, DSS06.03, DSS06.10, CCI-000192, CCI-000193, 4.3.3.2.2, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.4, SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, 0421, 0422, 0431, 0974, 1173, 1401, 1504, 1505, 1546, 1557, 1558, 1559, 1560, 1561, A.18.1.4, A.7.1.1, A.9.2.1, A.9.2.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.2.4, A.9.2.6, A.9.3.1, A.9.4.2, A.9.4.3, IA-5(c), IA-5(1)(a), CM-6(a), IA-5(4), PR.AC-1, PR.AC-6, PR.AC-7, FMT_MOF_EXT.1, Req-8.2.3, SRG-OS-000069-GPOS-00037, SRG-OS-000070-GPOS-00038, SRG-OS-000069-VMM-000360, UBTU-20-010050, 5.3.1 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | restrict |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if dpkg-query --show --showformat='${db:Status-Status}\n' 'libpam-runtime' 2>/dev/null | grep -q installed; then
var_password_pam_ucredit='-1'
# Test if the config_file is a symbolic link. If so, use --follow-symlinks with sed.
# Otherwise, regular sed command will do.
sed_command=('sed' '-i')
if test -L "/etc/security/pwquality.conf"; then
sed_command+=('--follow-symlinks')
fi
# Strip any search characters in the key arg so that the key can be replaced without
# adding any search characters to the config file.
stripped_key=$(sed 's/[\^=\$,;+]*//g' <<< "^ucredit")
# shellcheck disable=SC2059
printf -v formatted_output "%s = %s" "$stripped_key" "$var_password_pam_ucredit"
# If the key exists, change it. Otherwise, add it to the config_file.
# We search for the key string followed by a word boundary (matched by \>),
# so if we search for 'setting', 'setting2' won't match.
if LC_ALL=C grep -q -m 1 -i -e "^ucredit\\>" "/etc/security/pwquality.conf"; then
escaped_formatted_output=$(sed -e 's|/|\\/|g' <<< "$formatted_output")
"${sed_command[@]}" "s/^ucredit\\>.*/$escaped_formatted_output/gi" "/etc/security/pwquality.conf"
else
# \n is precaution for case where file ends without trailing newline
printf '%s\n' "$formatted_output" >> "/etc/security/pwquality.conf"
fi
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
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Disruption: | low |
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Reboot: | false |
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Strategy: | restrict |
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- name: Gather the package facts
package_facts:
manager: auto
tags:
- DISA-STIG-UBTU-20-010050
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-IA-5(1)(a)
- NIST-800-53-IA-5(4)
- NIST-800-53-IA-5(c)
- PCI-DSS-Req-8.2.3
- accounts_password_pam_ucredit
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- restrict_strategy
- name: XCCDF Value var_password_pam_ucredit # promote to variable
set_fact:
var_password_pam_ucredit: !!str -1
tags:
- always
- name: Ensure PAM variable ucredit is set accordingly
lineinfile:
create: true
dest: /etc/security/pwquality.conf
regexp: ^#?\s*ucredit
line: ucredit = {{ var_password_pam_ucredit }}
when: '"libpam-runtime" in ansible_facts.packages'
tags:
- DISA-STIG-UBTU-20-010050
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-IA-5(1)(a)
- NIST-800-53-IA-5(4)
- NIST-800-53-IA-5(c)
- PCI-DSS-Req-8.2.3
- accounts_password_pam_ucredit
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- restrict_strategy
|
Protect Accounts by Restricting Password-Based Login
[ref]groupConventionally, Unix shell accounts are accessed by
providing a username and password to a login program, which tests
these values for correctness using the /etc/passwd and
/etc/shadow files. Password-based login is vulnerable to
guessing of weak passwords, and to sniffing and man-in-the-middle
attacks against passwords entered over a network or at an insecure
console. Therefore, mechanisms for accessing accounts by entering
usernames and passwords should be restricted to those which are
operationally necessary. |
contains 12 rules |
Set Account Expiration Parameters
[ref]groupAccounts can be configured to be automatically disabled
after a certain time period,
meaning that they will require administrator interaction to become usable again.
Expiration of accounts after inactivity can be set for all accounts by default
and also on a per-account basis, such as for accounts that are known to be temporary.
To configure automatic expiration of an account following
the expiration of its password (that is, after the password has expired and not been changed),
run the following command, substituting NUM_DAYS and USER appropriately:
$ sudo chage -I NUM_DAYS USER
Accounts, such as temporary accounts, can also be configured to expire on an explicitly-set date with the
-E option.
The file /etc/default/useradd controls
default settings for all newly-created accounts created with the system's
normal command line utilities.Warning:
This will only apply to newly created accounts |
contains 1 rule |
Set Account Expiration Following Inactivity
[ref]ruleTo specify the number of days after a password expires (which
signifies inactivity) until an account is permanently disabled, add or correct
the following line in /etc/default/useradd :
INACTIVE=30
If a password is currently on the verge of expiration, then
30
day(s) remain(s) until the account is automatically
disabled. However, if the password will not expire for another 60 days, then 60
days plus 30 day(s) could
elapse until the account would be automatically disabled. See the
useradd man page for more information.Rationale:Inactive identifiers pose a risk to systems and applications because attackers may exploit an inactive identifier and potentially obtain undetected access to the system.
Disabling inactive accounts ensures that accounts which may not have been responsibly removed are not available to attackers who may have compromised their credentials.
Owners of inactive accounts will not notice if unauthorized access to their user account has been obtained. References:
1, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5, 7, 8, 5.6.2.1.1, DSS01.03, DSS03.05, DSS05.04, DSS05.05, DSS05.07, DSS05.10, DSS06.03, DSS06.10, 3.5.6, CCI-000017, CCI-000795, 4.3.3.2.2, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4, SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 6.2, A.12.4.1, A.12.4.3, A.18.1.4, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.1, A.9.2.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.2.4, A.9.2.6, A.9.3.1, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.2, A.9.4.3, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CIP-004-6 R2.2.2, CIP-004-6 R2.2.3, CIP-007-3 R.1.3, CIP-007-3 R5, CIP-007-3 R5.1.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.3, CIP-007-3 R5.2.1, CIP-007-3 R5.2.3, IA-4(e), AC-2(3), CM-6(a), DE.CM-1, DE.CM-3, PR.AC-1, PR.AC-4, PR.AC-6, PR.AC-7, Req-8.1.4, SRG-OS-000118-GPOS-00060, SRG-OS-000003-VMM-000030, SRG-OS-000118-VMM-000590, UBTU-20-010409, 5.4.1.4 Remediation Shell script: (show)
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if dpkg-query --show --showformat='${db:Status-Status}\n' 'login' 2>/dev/null | grep -q installed; then
var_account_disable_post_pw_expiration='30'
# Test if the config_file is a symbolic link. If so, use --follow-symlinks with sed.
# Otherwise, regular sed command will do.
sed_command=('sed' '-i')
if test -L "/etc/default/useradd"; then
sed_command+=('--follow-symlinks')
fi
# Strip any search characters in the key arg so that the key can be replaced without
# adding any search characters to the config file.
stripped_key=$(sed 's/[\^=\$,;+]*//g' <<< "^INACTIVE")
# shellcheck disable=SC2059
printf -v formatted_output "%s=%s" "$stripped_key" "$var_account_disable_post_pw_expiration"
# If the key exists, change it. Otherwise, add it to the config_file.
# We search for the key string followed by a word boundary (matched by \>),
# so if we search for 'setting', 'setting2' won't match.
if LC_ALL=C grep -q -m 1 -i -e "^INACTIVE\\>" "/etc/default/useradd"; then
escaped_formatted_output=$(sed -e 's|/|\\/|g' <<< "$formatted_output")
"${sed_command[@]}" "s/^INACTIVE\\>.*/$escaped_formatted_output/gi" "/etc/default/useradd"
else
# \n is precaution for case where file ends without trailing newline
printf '%s\n' "$formatted_output" >> "/etc/default/useradd"
fi
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
|
Set Password Expiration Parameters
[ref]groupThe file /etc/login.defs controls several
password-related settings. Programs such as passwd ,
su , and
login consult /etc/login.defs to determine
behavior with regard to password aging, expiration warnings,
and length. See the man page login.defs(5) for more information.
Users should be forced to change their passwords, in order to
decrease the utility of compromised passwords. However, the need to
change passwords often should be balanced against the risk that
users will reuse or write down passwords if forced to change them
too often. Forcing password changes every 90-360 days, depending on
the environment, is recommended. Set the appropriate value as
PASS_MAX_DAYS and apply it to existing accounts with the
-M flag.
The PASS_MIN_DAYS (-m ) setting prevents password
changes for 7 days after the first change, to discourage password
cycling. If you use this setting, train users to contact an administrator
for an emergency password change in case a new password becomes
compromised. The PASS_WARN_AGE (-W ) setting gives
users 7 days of warnings at login time that their passwords are about to expire.
For example, for each existing human user USER, expiration parameters
could be adjusted to a 180 day maximum password age, 7 day minimum password
age, and 7 day warning period with the following command:
$ sudo chage -M 180 -m 7 -W 7 USER |
contains 5 rules |
Set Password Maximum Age
[ref]ruleTo specify password maximum age for new accounts,
edit the file /etc/login.defs
and add or correct the following line:
PASS_MAX_DAYS 365
A value of 180 days is sufficient for many environments.
The DoD requirement is 60.
The profile requirement is 365 .Rationale: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.
Setting the password maximum age ensures users are required to
periodically change their passwords. Requiring shorter password lifetimes
increases the risk of users writing down the password in a convenient
location subject to physical compromise. References:
BP28(R18), 1, 12, 15, 16, 5, 5.6.2.1, DSS05.04, DSS05.05, DSS05.07, DSS05.10, DSS06.03, DSS06.10, 3.5.6, CCI-000199, 4.3.3.2.2, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.4, SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, 0418, 1055, 1402, A.18.1.4, A.7.1.1, A.9.2.1, A.9.2.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.2.4, A.9.2.6, A.9.3.1, A.9.4.2, A.9.4.3, IA-5(f), IA-5(1)(d), CM-6(a), PR.AC-1, PR.AC-6, PR.AC-7, Req-8.2.4, SRG-OS-000076-GPOS-00044, UBTU-20-010008, 5.4.1.1 Remediation Shell script: (show)
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if dpkg-query --show --showformat='${db:Status-Status}\n' 'login' 2>/dev/null | grep -q installed; then
var_accounts_maximum_age_login_defs='365'
grep -q ^PASS_MAX_DAYS /etc/login.defs && \
sed -i "s/PASS_MAX_DAYS.*/PASS_MAX_DAYS $var_accounts_maximum_age_login_defs/g" /etc/login.defs
if ! [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
echo "PASS_MAX_DAYS $var_accounts_maximum_age_login_defs" >> /etc/login.defs
fi
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
|
Set Password Minimum Age
[ref]ruleTo specify password minimum age for new accounts,
edit the file /etc/login.defs
and add or correct the following line:
PASS_MIN_DAYS 1
A value of 1 day is considered sufficient for many
environments. The DoD requirement is 1.
The profile requirement is 1 .Rationale:Enforcing a minimum password lifetime helps to prevent repeated password
changes to defeat the password reuse or history enforcement requirement. If
users are allowed to immediately and continually change their password,
then the password could be repeatedly changed in a short period of time to
defeat the organization's policy regarding password reuse.
Setting the minimum password age protects against users cycling back to a
favorite password after satisfying the password reuse requirement. References:
1, 12, 15, 16, 5, 5.6.2.1.1, DSS05.04, DSS05.05, DSS05.07, DSS05.10, DSS06.03, DSS06.10, 3.5.8, CCI-000198, 4.3.3.2.2, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.4, SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, 0418, 1055, 1402, A.18.1.4, A.7.1.1, A.9.2.1, A.9.2.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.2.4, A.9.2.6, A.9.3.1, A.9.4.2, A.9.4.3, IA-5(f), IA-5(1)(d), CM-6(a), PR.AC-1, PR.AC-6, PR.AC-7, SRG-OS-000075-GPOS-00043, UBTU-20-010007, 5.4.1.2 Remediation Shell script: (show)
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if dpkg-query --show --showformat='${db:Status-Status}\n' 'login' 2>/dev/null | grep -q installed; then
var_accounts_minimum_age_login_defs='1'
grep -q ^PASS_MIN_DAYS /etc/login.defs && \
sed -i "s/PASS_MIN_DAYS.*/PASS_MIN_DAYS $var_accounts_minimum_age_login_defs/g" /etc/login.defs
if ! [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
echo "PASS_MIN_DAYS $var_accounts_minimum_age_login_defs" >> /etc/login.defs
fi
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
|
Set Existing Passwords Maximum Age
[ref]ruleConfigure non-compliant accounts to enforce a 365-day maximum password lifetime
restriction by running the following command:
$ sudo chage -M 365 USER Rationale: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. |
Set Existing Passwords Minimum Age
[ref]ruleConfigure non-compliant accounts to enforce a 24 hours/1 day minimum password
lifetime by running the following command:
$ sudo chage -m 1 USER Rationale: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. |
Set Password Warning Age
[ref]ruleTo specify how many days prior to password
expiration that a warning will be issued to users,
edit the file /etc/login.defs and add or correct
the following line:
PASS_WARN_AGE 7
The DoD requirement is 7.
The profile requirement is 7 .Rationale:Setting the password warning age enables users to
make the change at a practical time. References:
1, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5, 7, 8, DSS01.03, DSS03.05, DSS05.04, DSS05.05, DSS05.07, DSS05.10, DSS06.03, DSS06.10, 3.5.8, 4.3.3.2.2, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4, SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 6.2, 0418, 1055, 1402, A.12.4.1, A.12.4.3, A.18.1.4, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.1, A.9.2.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.2.4, A.9.2.6, A.9.3.1, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.2, A.9.4.3, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, IA-5(f), IA-5(1)(d), CM-6(a), DE.CM-1, DE.CM-3, PR.AC-1, PR.AC-4, PR.AC-6, PR.AC-7, 5.4.1.3 Remediation Shell script: (show)
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if dpkg-query --show --showformat='${db:Status-Status}\n' 'login' 2>/dev/null | grep -q installed; then
var_accounts_password_warn_age_login_defs='7'
grep -q ^PASS_WARN_AGE /etc/login.defs && \
sed -i "s/PASS_WARN_AGE.*/PASS_WARN_AGE\t$var_accounts_password_warn_age_login_defs/g" /etc/login.defs
if ! [ $? -eq 0 ]
then
echo -e "PASS_WARN_AGE\t$var_accounts_password_warn_age_login_defs" >> /etc/login.defs
fi
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
|
Verify Proper Storage and Existence of Password
Hashes
[ref]groupBy default, password hashes for local accounts are stored
in the second field (colon-separated) in
/etc/shadow . This file should be readable only by
processes running with root credentials, preventing users from
casually accessing others' password hashes and attempting
to crack them.
However, it remains possible to misconfigure the system
and store password hashes
in world-readable files such as /etc/passwd , or
to even store passwords themselves in plaintext on the system.
Using system-provided tools for password change/creation
should allow administrators to avoid such misconfiguration. |
contains 3 rules |
Verify All Account Password Hashes are Shadowed with SHA512
[ref]ruleVerify the operating system requires the shadow password suite
configuration be set to encrypt interactive user passwords using a strong
cryptographic hash.
Check that the interactive user account passwords are using a strong
password hash with the following command:
$ sudo cut -d: -f2 /etc/shadow
$6$kcOnRq/5$NUEYPuyL.wghQwWssXRcLRFiiru7f5JPV6GaJhNC2aK5F3PZpE/BCCtwrxRc/AInKMNX3CdMw11m9STiql12f/
Password hashes ! or * indicate inactive accounts not
available for logon and are not evaluated.
If any interactive user password hash does not begin with $6 ,
this is a finding.Rationale:The system must use a strong hashing algorithm to store the password. The
system must use a sufficient number of hashing rounds to ensure the required
level of entropy. |
Prevent Login to Accounts With Empty Password
[ref]ruleIf an account is configured for password authentication
but does not have an assigned password, it may be possible to log
into the account without authentication. Remove any instances of the
nullok in
/etc/pam.d/system-auth
to prevent logins with empty passwords. Warning:
If the system relies on authselect tool to manage PAM settings, the remediation
will also use authselect tool. However, if any manual modification was made in
PAM files, the authselect integrity check will fail and the remediation will be
aborted in order to preserve intentional changes. In this case, an informative message will
be shown in the remediation report.
Note that this rule is not applicable for systems running within a
container. Having user with empty password within a container is not
considered a risk, because it should not be possible to directly login into
a container anyway. Rationale:If an account has an empty password, anyone could log in and
run commands with the privileges of that account. Accounts with
empty passwords should never be used in operational environments. References:
1, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5, 5.5.2, APO01.06, DSS05.04, DSS05.05, DSS05.07, DSS05.10, DSS06.02, DSS06.03, DSS06.10, 3.1.1, 3.1.5, CCI-000366, 164.308(a)(1)(ii)(B), 164.308(a)(7)(i), 164.308(a)(7)(ii)(A), 164.310(a)(1), 164.310(a)(2)(i), 164.310(a)(2)(ii), 164.310(a)(2)(iii), 164.310(b), 164.310(c), 164.310(d)(1), 164.310(d)(2)(iii), 4.3.3.2.2, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4, SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 5.2, A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.18.1.4, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.1, A.9.2.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.2.4, A.9.2.6, A.9.3.1, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.2, A.9.4.3, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, IA-5(1)(a), IA-5(c), CM-6(a), PR.AC-1, PR.AC-4, PR.AC-6, PR.AC-7, PR.DS-5, FIA_UAU.1, Req-8.2.3, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 6.2.1 |
Verify No netrc Files Exist
[ref]ruleThe .netrc files contain login information
used to auto-login into FTP servers and reside in the user's home
directory. These files may contain unencrypted passwords to
remote FTP servers making them susceptible to access by unauthorized
users and should not be used. Any .netrc files should be removed. Rationale:Unencrypted passwords for remote FTP servers may be stored in .netrc
files. References:
1, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5, DSS05.02, DSS05.04, DSS05.05, DSS05.07, DSS05.10, DSS06.03, DSS06.06, DSS06.10, CCI-000196, 4.3.3.2.2, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.5.3, 4.3.3.5.4, 4.3.3.5.5, 4.3.3.5.6, 4.3.3.5.7, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.1, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4, SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.11, SR 1.12, SR 1.13, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.6, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 2.2, SR 2.3, SR 2.4, SR 2.5, SR 2.6, SR 2.7, A.18.1.4, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.1, A.9.2.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.2.4, A.9.2.6, A.9.3.1, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.2, A.9.4.3, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CIP-003-8 R1.3, CIP-003-8 R3, CIP-003-8 R3.1, CIP-003-8 R3.2, CIP-003-8 R3.3, CIP-003-8 R5.1.1, CIP-003-8 R5.3, CIP-004-6 R2.2.3, CIP-004-6 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R5.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.2, CIP-007-3 R5.2, CIP-007-3 R5.3.1, CIP-007-3 R5.3.2, CIP-007-3 R5.3.3, IA-5(h), IA-5(1)(c), CM-6(a), IA-5(7), PR.AC-1, PR.AC-4, PR.AC-6, PR.AC-7, PR.PT-3, 6.2.9 |
Restrict Root Logins
[ref]groupDirect root logins should be allowed only for emergency use.
In normal situations, the administrator should access the system
via a unique unprivileged account, and then use su or sudo to execute
privileged commands. Discouraging administrators from accessing the
root account directly ensures an audit trail in organizations with
multiple administrators. Locking down the channels through which
root can connect directly also reduces opportunities for
password-guessing against the root account. The login program
uses the file /etc/securetty to determine which interfaces
should allow root logins.
The virtual devices /dev/console
and /dev/tty* represent the system consoles (accessible via
the Ctrl-Alt-F1 through Ctrl-Alt-F6 keyboard sequences on a default
installation). The default securetty file also contains /dev/vc/* .
These are likely to be deprecated in most environments, but may be retained
for compatibility. Root should also be prohibited from connecting
via network protocols. Other sections of this document
include guidance describing how to prevent root from logging in via SSH. |
contains 3 rules |
Verify Only Root Has UID 0
[ref]ruleIf any account other than root has a UID of 0, this misconfiguration should
be investigated and the accounts other than root should be removed or have
their UID changed.
If the account is associated with system commands or applications the UID
should be changed to one greater than "0" but less than "1000."
Otherwise assign a UID greater than "1000" that has not already been
assigned. Rationale:An account has root authority if it has a UID of 0. Multiple accounts
with a UID of 0 afford more opportunity for potential intruders to
guess a password for a privileged account. Proper configuration of
sudo is recommended to afford multiple system administrators
access to root privileges in an accountable manner. References:
1, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5, APO01.06, DSS05.04, DSS05.05, DSS05.07, DSS05.10, DSS06.02, DSS06.03, DSS06.10, 3.1.1, 3.1.5, CCI-000366, 4.3.3.2.2, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4, SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 5.2, A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.18.1.4, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.1, A.9.2.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.2.4, A.9.2.6, A.9.3.1, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.2, A.9.4.3, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CIP-003-8 R5.1.1, CIP-003-8 R5.3, CIP-004-6 R2.2.3, CIP-004-6 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R5.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.2, CIP-007-3 R5.2, CIP-007-3 R5.3.1, CIP-007-3 R5.3.2, CIP-007-3 R5.3.3, IA-2, AC-6(5), IA-4(b), PR.AC-1, PR.AC-4, PR.AC-6, PR.AC-7, PR.DS-5, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 6.2.2 Remediation Shell script: (show)
awk -F: '$3 == 0 && $1 != "root" { print $1 }' /etc/passwd | xargs --no-run-if-empty --max-lines=1 passwd -l
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Ensure that System Accounts Do Not Run a Shell Upon Login
[ref]ruleSome accounts are not associated with a human user of the system, and exist to
perform some administrative function. Should an attacker be able to log into
these accounts, they should not be granted access to a shell.
The login shell for each local account is stored in the last field of each line
in /etc/passwd . System accounts are those user accounts with a user ID
less than UID_MIN, where value of UID_MIN directive is set in
/etc/login.defs configuration file. In the default configuration UID_MIN is set
to 1000, thus system accounts are those user accounts with a user ID less than
1000. The user ID is stored in the third field. If any system account
SYSACCT (other than root) has a login shell, disable it with the
command: $ sudo usermod -s /sbin/nologin SYSACCT Warning:
Do not perform the steps in this section on the root account. Doing so might
cause the system to become inaccessible. Rationale:Ensuring shells are not given to system accounts upon login makes it more
difficult for attackers to make use of system accounts. References:
1, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5, 7, 8, DSS01.03, DSS03.05, DSS05.04, DSS05.05, DSS05.07, DSS06.03, CCI-000366, 4.3.3.2.2, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4, SR 1.1, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 6.2, 1491, A.12.4.1, A.12.4.3, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.1, A.9.2.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.2.4, A.9.2.6, A.9.3.1, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.2, A.9.4.3, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, AC-6, CM-6(a), CM-6(b), CM-6.1(iv), DE.CM-1, DE.CM-3, PR.AC-1, PR.AC-4, PR.AC-6, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 5.4.2 |
Enforce usage of pam_wheel for su authentication
[ref]ruleTo ensure that only users who are members of the wheel group can
run commands with altered privileges through the su command, make
sure that the following line exists in the file /etc/pam.d/su :
auth required pam_wheel.so use_uid Rationale:The su program allows to run commands with a substitute user and
group ID. It is commonly used to run commands as the root user. Limiting
access to such command is considered a good security practice. |
Secure Session Configuration Files for Login Accounts
[ref]groupWhen a user logs into a Unix account, the system
configures the user's session by reading a number of files. Many of
these files are located in the user's home directory, and may have
weak permissions as a result of user error or misconfiguration. If
an attacker can modify or even read certain types of account
configuration information, they can often gain full access to the
affected user's account. Therefore, it is important to test and
correct configuration file permissions for interactive accounts,
particularly those of privileged users such as root or system
administrators. |
contains 11 rules |
Ensure that No Dangerous Directories Exist in Root's Path
[ref]groupThe active path of the root account can be obtained by
starting a new root shell and running:
# echo $PATH
This will produce a colon-separated list of
directories in the path.
Certain path elements could be considered dangerous, as they could lead
to root executing unknown or
untrusted programs, which could contain malicious
code.
Since root may sometimes work inside
untrusted directories, the . character, which represents the
current directory, should never be in the root path, nor should any
directory which can be written to by an unprivileged or
semi-privileged (system) user.
It is a good practice for administrators to always execute
privileged commands by typing the full path to the
command. |
contains 1 rule |
Ensure that Root's Path Does Not Include World or Group-Writable Directories
[ref]ruleFor each element in root's path, run:
# ls -ld DIR
and ensure that write permissions are disabled for group and
other.Rationale:Such entries increase the risk that root could
execute code provided by unprivileged users,
and potentially malicious code. References:
11, 3, 9, BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05, CCI-000366, 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3, SR 7.6, A.12.1.2, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4, CM-6(a), CM-6(a), PR.IP-1, 6.2.3 |
Ensure that Users Have Sensible Umask Values
[ref]groupThe umask setting controls the default permissions
for the creation of new files.
With a default umask setting of 077, files and directories
created by users will not be readable by any other user on the
system. Users who wish to make specific files group- or
world-readable can accomplish this by using the chmod command.
Additionally, users can make all their files readable to their
group by default by setting a umask of 027 in their shell
configuration files. If default per-user groups exist (that is, if
every user has a default group whose name is the same as that
user's username and whose only member is the user), then it may
even be safe for users to select a umask of 007, making it very
easy to intentionally share files with groups of which the user is
a member.
|
contains 5 rules |
Ensure the Default Bash Umask is Set Correctly
[ref]ruleTo ensure the default umask for users of the Bash shell is set properly,
add or correct the umask setting in /etc/bashrc to read
as follows:
umask 027 Rationale:The umask value influences the permissions assigned to files when they are created.
A misconfigured umask value could result in files with excessive permissions that can be read or
written to by unauthorized users. References:
BP28(R35), 18, APO13.01, BAI03.01, BAI03.02, BAI03.03, CCI-000366, 4.3.4.3.3, A.14.1.1, A.14.2.1, A.14.2.5, A.6.1.5, CIP-003-8 R5.1.1, CIP-003-8 R5.3, CIP-004-6 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R2.1, CIP-007-3 R2.2, CIP-007-3 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R5.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.2, AC-6(1), CM-6(a), PR.IP-2, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00228, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 5.4.4 Remediation Shell script: (show)
var_accounts_user_umask='027'
grep -q "^\s*umask" /etc/bashrc && \
sed -i -E -e "s/^(\s*umask).*/\1 $var_accounts_user_umask/g" /etc/bashrc
if ! [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
echo "umask $var_accounts_user_umask" >> /etc/bashrc
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
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Disruption: | low |
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Reboot: | false |
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Strategy: | restrict |
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- name: XCCDF Value var_accounts_user_umask # promote to variable
set_fact:
var_accounts_user_umask: !!str 027
tags:
- always
- name: Replace user umask in /etc/bashrc
replace:
path: /etc/bashrc
regexp: umask.*
replace: umask {{ var_accounts_user_umask }}
register: umask_replace
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- accounts_umask_etc_bashrc
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- restrict_strategy
- name: Append user umask in /etc/bashrc
lineinfile:
create: true
path: /etc/bashrc
line: umask {{ var_accounts_user_umask }}
when: umask_replace is not changed
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- accounts_umask_etc_bashrc
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- restrict_strategy
|
Ensure the Default C Shell Umask is Set Correctly
[ref]ruleTo ensure the default umask for users of the C shell is set properly,
add or correct the umask setting in /etc/csh.cshrc to read as follows:
umask 027 Rationale:The umask value influences the permissions assigned to files when they are created.
A misconfigured umask value could result in files with excessive permissions that can be read or
written to by unauthorized users. References:
18, APO13.01, BAI03.01, BAI03.02, BAI03.03, CCI-000366, 4.3.4.3.3, A.14.1.1, A.14.2.1, A.14.2.5, A.6.1.5, CIP-003-8 R5.1.1, CIP-003-8 R5.3, CIP-004-6 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R2.1, CIP-007-3 R2.2, CIP-007-3 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R5.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.2, AC-6(1), CM-6(a), PR.IP-2, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00228, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 5.4.4 Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
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Disruption: | low |
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Reboot: | false |
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Strategy: | restrict |
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- name: XCCDF Value var_accounts_user_umask # promote to variable
set_fact:
var_accounts_user_umask: !!str 027
tags:
- always
- name: Replace user umask in /etc/csh.cshrc
replace:
path: /etc/csh.cshrc
regexp: umask.*
replace: umask {{ var_accounts_user_umask }}
register: umask_replace
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- accounts_umask_etc_csh_cshrc
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- restrict_strategy
- name: Append user umask in /etc/csh.cshrc
lineinfile:
create: true
path: /etc/csh.cshrc
line: umask {{ var_accounts_user_umask }}
when: umask_replace is not changed
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- accounts_umask_etc_csh_cshrc
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- restrict_strategy
|
Ensure the Default Umask is Set Correctly in login.defs
[ref]ruleTo ensure the default umask controlled by /etc/login.defs is set properly,
add or correct the UMASK setting in /etc/login.defs to read as follows:
UMASK 027 Rationale:The umask value influences the permissions assigned to files when they are created.
A misconfigured umask value could result in files with excessive permissions that can be read and
written to by unauthorized users. References:
BP28(R35), 11, 18, 3, 9, APO13.01, BAI03.01, BAI03.02, BAI03.03, BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05, CCI-000366, 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3, SR 7.6, A.12.1.2, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.14.1.1, A.14.2.1, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4, A.14.2.5, A.6.1.5, CIP-003-8 R5.1.1, CIP-003-8 R5.3, CIP-004-6 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R2.1, CIP-007-3 R2.2, CIP-007-3 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R5.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.2, AC-6(1), CM-6(a), PR.IP-1, PR.IP-2, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00228, UBTU-20-010016, 5.4.4 Remediation Shell script: (show)
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if dpkg-query --show --showformat='${db:Status-Status}\n' 'login' 2>/dev/null | grep -q installed; then
var_accounts_user_umask='027'
# Test if the config_file is a symbolic link. If so, use --follow-symlinks with sed.
# Otherwise, regular sed command will do.
sed_command=('sed' '-i')
if test -L "/etc/login.defs"; then
sed_command+=('--follow-symlinks')
fi
# Strip any search characters in the key arg so that the key can be replaced without
# adding any search characters to the config file.
stripped_key=$(sed 's/[\^=\$,;+]*//g' <<< "^UMASK")
# shellcheck disable=SC2059
printf -v formatted_output "%s %s" "$stripped_key" "$var_accounts_user_umask"
# If the key exists, change it. Otherwise, add it to the config_file.
# We search for the key string followed by a word boundary (matched by \>),
# so if we search for 'setting', 'setting2' won't match.
if LC_ALL=C grep -q -m 1 -i -e "^UMASK\\>" "/etc/login.defs"; then
escaped_formatted_output=$(sed -e 's|/|\\/|g' <<< "$formatted_output")
"${sed_command[@]}" "s/^UMASK\\>.*/$escaped_formatted_output/gi" "/etc/login.defs"
else
# \n is precaution for case where file ends without trailing newline
printf '%s\n' "$formatted_output" >> "/etc/login.defs"
fi
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
|
Ensure the Default Umask is Set Correctly in /etc/profile
[ref]ruleTo ensure the default umask controlled by /etc/profile is set properly,
add or correct the umask setting in /etc/profile to read as follows:
umask 027 Rationale:The umask value influences the permissions assigned to files when they are created.
A misconfigured umask value could result in files with excessive permissions that can be read or
written to by unauthorized users. References:
BP28(R35), 18, APO13.01, BAI03.01, BAI03.02, BAI03.03, CCI-000366, 4.3.4.3.3, A.14.1.1, A.14.2.1, A.14.2.5, A.6.1.5, CIP-003-8 R5.1.1, CIP-003-8 R5.3, CIP-004-6 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R2.1, CIP-007-3 R2.2, CIP-007-3 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R5.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.2, AC-6(1), CM-6(a), PR.IP-2, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00228, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 5.4.4 Remediation Shell script: (show)
var_accounts_user_umask='027'
grep -qE '^[^#]*umask' /etc/profile && \
sed -i "s/umask.*/umask $var_accounts_user_umask/g" /etc/profile
if ! [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
echo "umask $var_accounts_user_umask" >> /etc/profile
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
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Disruption: | low |
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Reboot: | false |
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Strategy: | restrict |
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- name: XCCDF Value var_accounts_user_umask # promote to variable
set_fact:
var_accounts_user_umask: !!str 027
tags:
- always
- name: Check if umask is already set
ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
path: /etc/profile
regexp: (^[\s]*[^#]umask)\s+(\d+)
state: absent
check_mode: true
changed_when: false
register: result_umask_is_set
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- accounts_umask_etc_profile
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- restrict_strategy
- name: Replace user umask in /etc/profile
ansible.builtin.replace:
path: /etc/profile
regexp: ^(\s*)umask\s+\d+
replace: \1umask {{ var_accounts_user_umask }}
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- accounts_umask_etc_profile
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- restrict_strategy
- name: Append user umask in /etc/profile
ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
create: true
path: /etc/profile
line: umask {{ var_accounts_user_umask }}
when: result_umask_is_set.found == 0
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- accounts_umask_etc_profile
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- restrict_strategy
|
Ensure the Default Umask is Set Correctly For Interactive Users
[ref]ruleRemove the UMASK environment variable from all interactive users initialization files. Rationale:The umask controls the default access mode assigned to newly created files. A
umask of 077 limits new files to mode 700 or less permissive. Although umask can
be represented as a four-digit number, the first digit representing special
access modes is typically ignored or required to be 0. This requirement
applies to the globally configured system defaults and the local interactive
user defaults for each account on the system. Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
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Disruption: | low |
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Reboot: | false |
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Strategy: | restrict |
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while IFS= read -r dir; do
while IFS= read -r -d '' file; do
sed -i 's/^\([\s]*umask\s*\)/#\1/g' "$file"
done < <(find $dir -maxdepth 1 -type f -name ".*" -print0)
done < <(awk -F':' '{ if ($3 >= 1000 && $3 != 65534) print $6}' /etc/passwd)
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
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Reboot: | false |
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Strategy: | restrict |
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- name: Ensure interactive local users are the owners of their respective initialization
files
ansible.builtin.shell:
cmd: |-
for dir in $(awk -F':' '{ if ($3 >= 1000 && $3 != 65534) print $6}' /etc/passwd); do
for file in $(find $dir -maxdepth 1 -type f -name ".*"); do
sed -i 's/^\([\s]*umask\s*\)/#\1/g' $file
done
done
tags:
- accounts_umask_interactive_users
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- restrict_strategy
|
Set Interactive Session Timeout
[ref]ruleSetting the TMOUT option in /etc/profile ensures that
all user sessions will terminate based on inactivity.
The value of TMOUT should be exported and read only.
The TMOUT
setting in a file loaded by /etc/profile , e.g.
/etc/profile.d/tmout.sh should read as follows:
declare -xr TMOUT=600 Rationale:Terminating an idle session within a short time period reduces
the window of opportunity for unauthorized personnel to take control of a
management session enabled on the console or console port that has been
left unattended. References:
BP28(R29), 1, 12, 15, 16, DSS05.04, DSS05.10, DSS06.10, 3.1.11, CCI-000057, CCI-001133, CCI-002361, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.2, SR 1.5, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, A.18.1.4, A.9.2.1, A.9.2.4, A.9.3.1, A.9.4.2, A.9.4.3, CIP-004-6 R2.2.3, CIP-007-3 R5.1, CIP-007-3 R5.2, CIP-007-3 R5.3.1, CIP-007-3 R5.3.2, CIP-007-3 R5.3.3, AC-12, SC-10, AC-2(5), CM-6(a), PR.AC-7, FMT_MOF_EXT.1, SRG-OS-000163-GPOS-00072, SRG-OS-000029-GPOS-00010, SRG-OS-000163-VMM-000700, SRG-OS-000279-VMM-001010, UBTU-20-010013, 5.4.5 Remediation Shell script: (show)
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
var_accounts_tmout='600'
# if 0, no occurence of tmout found, if 1, occurence found
tmout_found=0
for f in /etc/profile /etc/profile.d/*.sh; do
if grep --silent '^\s*TMOUT' $f; then
sed -i -E "s/^(\s*)TMOUT\s*=\s*(\w|\$)*(.*)$/declare -xr TMOUT=$var_accounts_tmout\3/g" $f
tmout_found=1
fi
done
if [ $tmout_found -eq 0 ]; then
echo -e "\n# Set TMOUT to $var_accounts_tmout per security requirements" >> /etc/profile.d/tmout.sh
echo "declare -xr TMOUT=$var_accounts_tmout" >> /etc/profile.d/tmout.sh
fi
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
|
User Initialization Files Must Be Group-Owned By The Primary User
[ref]ruleChange the group owner of interactive users files to the group found
in /etc/passwd for the user. To change the group owner of a local
interactive user home directory, use the following command:
$ sudo chgrp USER_GROUP /home/USER/.INIT_FILE
This rule ensures every initialization file related to an interactive user
is group-owned by an interactive user.Warning:
Due to OVAL limitation, this rule can report a false negative in a
specific situation where two interactive users swap the group-ownership
of their respective initialization files. Rationale:Local initialization files for interactive users are used to configure the
user's shell environment upon logon. Malicious modification of these files could
compromise accounts upon logon. Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | restrict |
---|
awk -F':' '{ if ($3 >= 1000 && $3 != 65534) system("chgrp -f " $3" "$6"/.[^\.]?*") }' /etc/passwd
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | restrict |
---|
- name: Ensure interactive local users are the group-owners of their respective initialization
files
ansible.builtin.command:
cmd: awk -F':' '{ if ($3 >= 1000 && $3 != 65534) system("chgrp -f " $3" "$6"/.[^\.]?*")
}' /etc/passwd
tags:
- accounts_user_dot_group_ownership
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- restrict_strategy
|
User Initialization Files Must Be Owned By the Primary User
[ref]ruleSet the owner of the user initialization files for interactive users to
the primary owner with the following command:
$ sudo chown USER /home/USER/.*
This rule ensures every initialization file related to an interactive user
is owned by an interactive user.Warning:
Due to OVAL limitation, this rule can report a false negative in a
specific situation where two interactive users swap the ownership of
their respective initialization files. Rationale:Local initialization files are used to configure the user's shell environment
upon logon. Malicious modification of these files could compromise accounts upon
logon. Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | restrict |
---|
awk -F':' '{ if ($3 >= 1000 && $3 != 65534) system("chown -f " $3" "$6"/.[^\.]?*") }' /etc/passwd
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | restrict |
---|
- name: Ensure interactive local users are the owners of their respective initialization
files
ansible.builtin.command:
cmd: awk -F':' '{ if ($3 >= 1000 && $3 != 65534) system("chown -f " $3" "$6"/.[^\.]?*")
}' /etc/passwd
tags:
- accounts_user_dot_user_ownership
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- restrict_strategy
|
All Interactive Users Home Directories Must Exist
[ref]ruleCreate home directories to all interactive users that currently do not
have a home directory assigned. Use the following commands to create the user
home directory assigned in /etc/passwd :
$ sudo mkdir /home/USER Rationale: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. Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | restrict |
---|
for user in $(awk -F':' '{ if ($3 >= 1000 && $3 != 65534) print $1}' /etc/passwd); do
mkhomedir_helper $user 0077;
done
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | restrict |
---|
- name: Get all local users from /etc/passwd
ansible.builtin.getent:
database: passwd
split: ':'
tags:
- accounts_user_interactive_home_directory_exists
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- restrict_strategy
- name: Create local_users variable from the getent output
ansible.builtin.set_fact:
local_users: '{{ ansible_facts.getent_passwd|dict2items }}'
tags:
- accounts_user_interactive_home_directory_exists
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- restrict_strategy
- name: Ensure interactive users have a home directory exists
ansible.builtin.user:
name: '{{ item.key }}'
create_home: true
loop: '{{ local_users }}'
when:
- item.value[2]|int >= 1000
- item.value[2]|int != 65534
tags:
- accounts_user_interactive_home_directory_exists
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- restrict_strategy
|
All Interactive User Home Directories Must Have mode 0750 Or Less Permissive
[ref]ruleChange the mode of interactive users home directories to 0750 . To
change the mode of interactive users home directory, use the
following command:
$ sudo chmod 0750 /home/USER Rationale:Excessive permissions on local interactive user home directories may allow
unauthorized access to user files by other users. Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | restrict |
---|
for home_dir in $(awk -F':' '{ if ($3 >= 1000 && $3 != 65534) print $6 }' /etc/passwd); do
# Only update the permissions when necessary. This will avoid changing the inode timestamp when
# the permission is already defined as expected, therefore not impacting in possible integrity
# check systems that also check inodes timestamps.
find "$home_dir" -maxdepth 0 -perm /7027 -exec chmod u-s,g-w-s,o=- {} \;
done
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | restrict |
---|
- name: Get all local users from /etc/passwd
ansible.builtin.getent:
database: passwd
split: ':'
tags:
- file_permissions_home_directories
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- restrict_strategy
- name: Create local_users variable from the getent output
ansible.builtin.set_fact:
local_users: '{{ ansible_facts.getent_passwd|dict2items }}'
tags:
- file_permissions_home_directories
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- restrict_strategy
- name: Test for existence home directories to avoid creating them.
ansible.builtin.stat:
path: '{{ item.value[4] }}'
register: path_exists
loop: '{{ local_users }}'
when:
- item.value[1]|int >= 1000
- item.value[1]|int != 65534
tags:
- file_permissions_home_directories
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- restrict_strategy
- name: Ensure interactive local users have proper permissions on their respective
home directories
ansible.builtin.file:
path: '{{ item.0.value[4] }}'
mode: u-s,g-w-s,o=-
follow: false
recurse: false
loop: '{{ local_users|zip(path_exists.results)|list }}'
when: item.1.stat is defined and item.1.stat.exists
tags:
- file_permissions_home_directories
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- restrict_strategy
|
GRUB2 bootloader configuration
[ref]groupDuring the boot process, the boot loader is
responsible for starting the execution of the kernel and passing
options to it. The boot loader allows for the selection of
different kernels - possibly on different partitions or media.
The default Ubuntu 20.04 boot loader for x86 systems is called GRUB2.
Options it can pass to the kernel include single-user mode, which
provides root access without any authentication, and the ability to
disable SELinux. To prevent local users from modifying the boot
parameters and endangering security, protect the boot loader configuration
with a password and ensure its configuration file's permissions
are set properly. |
contains 3 rules |
Non-UEFI GRUB2 bootloader configuration
[ref]groupNon-UEFI GRUB2 bootloader configuration |
contains 3 rules |
Verify /boot/grub/grub.cfg User Ownership
[ref]ruleThe file /boot/grub/grub.cfg should
be owned by the root user to prevent destruction
or modification of the file.
To properly set the owner of /boot/grub/grub.cfg , run the command:
$ sudo chown root /boot/grub/grub.cfg Rationale:Only root should be able to modify important boot parameters. References:
12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5, 5.5.2.2, APO01.06, DSS05.04, DSS05.07, DSS06.02, 3.4.5, CCI-000225, 164.308(a)(1)(ii)(B), 164.308(a)(7)(i), 164.308(a)(7)(ii)(A), 164.310(a)(1), 164.310(a)(2)(i), 164.310(a)(2)(ii), 164.310(a)(2)(iii), 164.310(b), 164.310(c), 164.310(d)(1), 164.310(d)(2)(iii), 4.3.3.7.3, SR 2.1, SR 5.2, A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CM-6(a), AC-6(1), PR.AC-4, PR.DS-5, Req-7.1, 1.5.2 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
chown 0 /boot/grub/grub.cfg
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
- name: Test for existence /boot/grub/grub.cfg
stat:
path: /boot/grub/grub.cfg
register: file_exists
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- CJIS-5.5.2.2
- NIST-800-171-3.4.5
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- PCI-DSS-Req-7.1
- configure_strategy
- file_owner_grub2_cfg
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- name: Ensure owner 0 on /boot/grub/grub.cfg
file:
path: /boot/grub/grub.cfg
owner: '0'
when:
- ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
- file_exists.stat is defined and file_exists.stat.exists
tags:
- CJIS-5.5.2.2
- NIST-800-171-3.4.5
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- PCI-DSS-Req-7.1
- configure_strategy
- file_owner_grub2_cfg
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
|
Verify /boot/grub/grub.cfg Permissions
[ref]ruleFile permissions for /boot/grub/grub.cfg should be set to 600.
To properly set the permissions of /boot/grub/grub.cfg , run the command:
$ sudo chmod 600 /boot/grub/grub.cfg Rationale:Proper permissions ensure that only the root user can modify important boot
parameters. References:
12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5, APO01.06, DSS05.04, DSS05.07, DSS06.02, 3.4.5, CCI-000225, 164.308(a)(1)(ii)(B), 164.308(a)(7)(i), 164.308(a)(7)(ii)(A), 164.310(a)(1), 164.310(a)(2)(i), 164.310(a)(2)(ii), 164.310(a)(2)(iii), 164.310(b), 164.310(c), 164.310(d)(1), 164.310(d)(2)(iii), 4.3.3.7.3, SR 2.1, SR 5.2, A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CM-6(a), AC-6(1), PR.AC-4, PR.DS-5, 1.5.2 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
chmod u-xs,g-xwrs,o-xwrt /boot/grub/grub.cfg
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
- name: Test for existence /boot/grub/grub.cfg
stat:
path: /boot/grub/grub.cfg
register: file_exists
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-171-3.4.5
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- configure_strategy
- file_permissions_grub2_cfg
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- name: Ensure permission u-xs,g-xwrs,o-xwrt on /boot/grub/grub.cfg
file:
path: /boot/grub/grub.cfg
mode: u-xs,g-xwrs,o-xwrt
when:
- ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
- file_exists.stat is defined and file_exists.stat.exists
tags:
- NIST-800-171-3.4.5
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- configure_strategy
- file_permissions_grub2_cfg
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
|
Set Boot Loader Password in grub2
[ref]ruleThe grub2 boot loader should have a superuser account and password
protection enabled to protect boot-time settings.
Since plaintext passwords are a security risk, generate a hash for the password
by running the following command:
# grub2-mkpasswd-pbkdf2
When prompted, enter the password that was selected.
Using the hash from the output, modify the /etc/grub.d/40_custom
file with the following content:
set superusers="boot"
password_pbkdf2 boot grub.pbkdf2.sha512.VeryLongString
NOTE: the bootloader superuser account and password MUST differ from the
root account and password.
Once the superuser password has been added,
update the
grub.cfg file by running:
update-grub Warning:
To prevent hard-coded passwords, automatic remediation of this control is not available. Remediation
must be automated as a component of machine provisioning, or followed manually as outlined above.
Also, do NOT manually add the superuser account and password to the
grub.cfg file as the grub2-mkconfig command overwrites this file. Rationale:Password protection on the boot loader configuration ensures
users with physical access cannot trivially alter
important bootloader settings. These include which kernel to use,
and whether to enter single-user mode. References:
BP28(R17), 1, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5, DSS05.02, DSS05.04, DSS05.05, DSS05.07, DSS05.10, DSS06.03, DSS06.06, DSS06.10, 3.4.5, CCI-000213, 164.308(a)(1)(ii)(B), 164.308(a)(7)(i), 164.308(a)(7)(ii)(A), 164.310(a)(1), 164.310(a)(2)(i), 164.310(a)(2)(ii), 164.310(a)(2)(iii), 164.310(b), 164.310(c), 164.310(d)(1), 164.310(d)(2)(iii), 4.3.3.2.2, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.5.3, 4.3.3.5.4, 4.3.3.5.5, 4.3.3.5.6, 4.3.3.5.7, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.1, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4, SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.11, SR 1.12, SR 1.13, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.6, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 2.2, SR 2.3, SR 2.4, SR 2.5, SR 2.6, SR 2.7, A.18.1.4, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.1, A.9.2.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.2.4, A.9.2.6, A.9.3.1, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.2, A.9.4.3, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CM-6(a), PR.AC-1, PR.AC-4, PR.AC-6, PR.AC-7, PR.PT-3, FIA_UAU.1, SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048, UBTU-20-010009, 1.5.1 |
Configure Syslog
[ref]groupThe syslog service has been the default Unix logging mechanism for
many years. It has a number of downsides, including inconsistent log format,
lack of authentication for received messages, and lack of authentication,
encryption, or reliable transport for messages sent over a network. However,
due to its long history, syslog is a de facto standard which is supported by
almost all Unix applications.
In Ubuntu 20.04, rsyslog has replaced ksyslogd as the
syslog daemon of choice, and it includes some additional security features
such as reliable, connection-oriented (i.e. TCP) transmission of logs, the
option to log to database formats, and the encryption of log data en route to
a central logging server.
This section discusses how to configure rsyslog for
best effect, and how to use tools provided with the system to maintain and
monitor logs. |
contains 3 rules |
Rsyslog Logs Sent To Remote Host
[ref]groupIf system logs are to be useful in detecting malicious
activities, it is necessary to send logs to a remote server. An
intruder who has compromised the root account on a system may
delete the log entries which indicate that the system was attacked
before they are seen by an administrator.
However, it is recommended that logs be stored on the local
host in addition to being sent to the loghost, especially if
rsyslog has been configured to use the UDP protocol to send
messages over a network. UDP does not guarantee reliable delivery,
and moderately busy sites will lose log messages occasionally,
especially in periods of high traffic which may be the result of an
attack. In addition, remote rsyslog messages are not
authenticated in any way by default, so it is easy for an attacker to
introduce spurious messages to the central log server. Also, some
problems cause loss of network connectivity, which will prevent the
sending of messages to the central server. For all of these reasons, it is
better to store log messages both centrally and on each host, so
that they can be correlated if necessary. |
contains 1 rule |
Ensure Logs Sent To Remote Host
[ref]ruleTo configure rsyslog to send logs to a remote log server,
open /etc/rsyslog.conf and read and understand the last section of the file,
which describes the multiple directives necessary to activate remote
logging.
Along with these other directives, the system can be configured
to forward its logs to a particular log server by
adding or correcting one of the following lines,
substituting logcollector appropriately.
The choice of protocol depends on the environment of the system;
although TCP and RELP provide more reliable message delivery,
they may not be supported in all environments.
To use UDP for log message delivery:
*.* @logcollector
To use TCP for log message delivery:
*.* @@logcollector
To use RELP for log message delivery:
*.* :omrelp:logcollector
There must be a resolvable DNS CNAME or Alias record set to "logcollector" for logs to be sent correctly to the centralized logging utility.Rationale:A log server (loghost) receives syslog messages from one or more
systems. This data can be used as an additional log source in the event a
system is compromised and its local logs are suspect. Forwarding log messages
to a remote loghost also provides system administrators with a centralized
place to view the status of multiple hosts within the enterprise. References:
BP28(R7), NT28(R43), NT12(R5), 1, 13, 14, 15, 16, 2, 3, 5, 6, APO11.04, APO13.01, BAI03.05, BAI04.04, DSS05.04, DSS05.07, MEA02.01, CCI-000366, CCI-001348, CCI-000136, CCI-001851, 164.308(a)(1)(ii)(D), 164.308(a)(5)(ii)(B), 164.308(a)(5)(ii)(C), 164.308(a)(6)(ii), 164.308(a)(8), 164.310(d)(2)(iii), 164.312(b), 164.314(a)(2)(i)(C), 164.314(a)(2)(iii), 4.3.3.3.9, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.4.4.7, 4.4.2.1, 4.4.2.2, 4.4.2.4, SR 2.10, SR 2.11, SR 2.12, SR 2.8, SR 2.9, SR 7.1, SR 7.2, 0988, 1405, A.12.1.3, A.12.4.1, A.12.4.2, A.12.4.3, A.12.4.4, A.12.7.1, A.17.2.1, CIP-003-8 R5.2, CIP-004-6 R3.3, CM-6(a), AU-4(1), AU-9(2), PR.DS-4, PR.PT-1, FAU_GEN.1.1.c, SRG-OS-000479-GPOS-00224, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, SRG-OS-000342-GPOS-00133, SRG-OS-000032-VMM-000130, 4.2.1.5 |
Ensure rsyslog is Installed
[ref]ruleRsyslog is installed by default. The rsyslog package can be installed with the following command: $ apt-get install rsyslog Rationale:The rsyslog package provides the rsyslog daemon, which provides
system logging services. References:
BP28(R5), NT28(R46), 1, 14, 15, 16, 3, 5, 6, APO11.04, BAI03.05, DSS05.04, DSS05.07, MEA02.01, CCI-001311, CCI-001312, CCI-000366, 164.312(a)(2)(ii), 4.3.3.3.9, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.4.4.7, 4.4.2.1, 4.4.2.2, 4.4.2.4, SR 2.10, SR 2.11, SR 2.12, SR 2.8, SR 2.9, A.12.4.1, A.12.4.2, A.12.4.3, A.12.4.4, A.12.7.1, CM-6(a), PR.PT-1, FTP_ITC_EXT.1.1, SRG-OS-000479-GPOS-00224, SRG-OS-000051-GPOS-00024, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 4.2.1.1 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | enable |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y "rsyslog"
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation script: (show)
[[packages]]
name = "rsyslog"
version = "*"
Remediation Puppet snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | enable |
---|
include install_rsyslog
class install_rsyslog {
package { 'rsyslog':
ensure => 'installed',
}
}
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | enable |
---|
- name: Ensure rsyslog is installed
package:
name: rsyslog
state: present
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- enable_strategy
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- package_rsyslog_installed
|
Enable rsyslog Service
[ref]ruleThe rsyslog service provides syslog-style logging by default on Ubuntu 20.04.
The rsyslog service can be enabled with the following command:
$ sudo systemctl enable rsyslog.service Rationale:The rsyslog service must be running in order to provide
logging services, which are essential to system administration. References:
BP28(R5), NT28(R46), 1, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, APO10.01, APO10.03, APO10.04, APO10.05, APO11.04, APO13.01, BAI03.05, BAI04.04, DSS01.03, DSS03.05, DSS05.02, DSS05.04, DSS05.05, DSS05.07, MEA01.01, MEA01.02, MEA01.03, MEA01.04, MEA01.05, MEA02.01, CCI-001311, CCI-001312, CCI-001557, CCI-001851, CCI-000366, 164.312(a)(2)(ii), 4.3.2.6.7, 4.3.3.3.9, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.4.4.7, 4.4.2.1, 4.4.2.2, 4.4.2.4, SR 2.10, SR 2.11, SR 2.12, SR 2.8, SR 2.9, SR 6.1, SR 6.2, SR 7.1, SR 7.2, A.12.1.3, A.12.4.1, A.12.4.2, A.12.4.3, A.12.4.4, A.12.7.1, A.14.2.7, A.15.2.1, A.15.2.2, A.17.2.1, CM-6(a), AU-4(1), DE.CM-1, DE.CM-3, DE.CM-7, ID.SC-4, PR.DS-4, PR.PT-1, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, UBTU-20-010432, 4.2.1.2 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | enable |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
SYSTEMCTL_EXEC='/usr/bin/systemctl'
"$SYSTEMCTL_EXEC" unmask 'rsyslog.service'
"$SYSTEMCTL_EXEC" start 'rsyslog.service'
"$SYSTEMCTL_EXEC" enable 'rsyslog.service'
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation script: (show)
[customizations.services]
enabled = ["rsyslog"]
Remediation Puppet snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | enable |
---|
include enable_rsyslog
class enable_rsyslog {
service {'rsyslog':
enable => true,
ensure => 'running',
}
}
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | enable |
---|
- name: Enable service rsyslog
block:
- name: Gather the package facts
package_facts:
manager: auto
- name: Enable service rsyslog
service:
name: rsyslog
enabled: 'yes'
state: started
masked: 'no'
when:
- '"rsyslog" in ansible_facts.packages'
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- DISA-STIG-UBTU-20-010432
- NIST-800-53-AU-4(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- enable_strategy
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- service_rsyslog_enabled
|
Network Configuration and Firewalls
[ref]groupMost systems must be connected to a network of some
sort, and this brings with it the substantial risk of network
attack. This section discusses the security impact of decisions
about networking which must be made when configuring a system.
This section also discusses firewalls, network access
controls, and other network security frameworks, which allow
system-level rules to be written that can limit an attackers' ability
to connect to your system. These rules can specify that network
traffic should be allowed or denied from certain IP addresses,
hosts, and networks. The rules can also specify which of the
system's network services are available to particular hosts or
networks. |
contains 27 rules |
iptables and ip6tables
[ref]groupA host-based firewall called netfilter is included as
part of the Linux kernel distributed with the system. It is
activated by default. This firewall is controlled by the program
iptables , and the entire capability is frequently referred to by
this name. An analogous program called ip6tables handles filtering
for IPv6.
Unlike TCP Wrappers, which depends on the network server
program to support and respect the rules written, netfilter
filtering occurs at the kernel level, before a program can even
process the data from the network packet. As such, any program on
the system is affected by the rules written.
This section provides basic information about strengthening
the iptables and ip6tables configurations included with the system.
For more complete information that may allow the construction of a
sophisticated ruleset tailored to your environment, please consult
the references at the end of this section. |
contains 4 rules |
Inspect and Activate Default Rules
[ref]groupView the currently-enforced iptables rules by running
the command:
$ sudo iptables -nL --line-numbers
The command is analogous for ip6tables .
If the firewall does not appear to be active (i.e., no rules
appear), activate it and ensure that it starts at boot by issuing
the following commands (and analogously for ip6tables ):
$ sudo service iptables restart
The default iptables rules are:
Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT)
num target prot opt source destination
1 ACCEPT all -- 0.0.0.0/0 0.0.0.0/0 state RELATED,ESTABLISHED
2 ACCEPT icmp -- 0.0.0.0/0 0.0.0.0/0
3 ACCEPT all -- 0.0.0.0/0 0.0.0.0/0
4 ACCEPT tcp -- 0.0.0.0/0 0.0.0.0/0 state NEW tcp dpt:22
5 REJECT all -- 0.0.0.0/0 0.0.0.0/0 reject-with icmp-host-prohibited
Chain FORWARD (policy ACCEPT)
num target prot opt source destination
1 REJECT all -- 0.0.0.0/0 0.0.0.0/0 reject-with icmp-host-prohibited
Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT)
num target prot opt source destination
The ip6tables default rules are essentially the same. |
contains 2 rules |
Verify iptables Enabled
[ref]rule
The iptables service can be enabled with the following command:
$ sudo systemctl enable iptables.service Rationale:The iptables service provides the system's host-based firewalling
capability for IPv4 and ICMP. References:
1, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, APO01.06, APO13.01, BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05, DSS01.05, DSS03.01, DSS05.02, DSS05.04, DSS05.05, DSS05.07, DSS06.02, DSS06.06, 4.2.3.4, 4.3.3.4, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.5.3, 4.3.3.5.4, 4.3.3.5.5, 4.3.3.5.6, 4.3.3.5.7, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.1, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4, 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3, 4.4.3.3, SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.11, SR 1.12, SR 1.13, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.6, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 2.2, SR 2.3, SR 2.4, SR 2.5, SR 2.6, SR 2.7, SR 3.1, SR 3.5, SR 3.8, SR 4.1, SR 4.3, SR 5.1, SR 5.2, SR 5.3, SR 7.1, SR 7.6, A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.12.1.1, A.12.1.2, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.2, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.2, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CIP-003-8 R4, CIP-003-8 R5, CIP-004-6 R3, AC-4, CM-7(b), CA-3(5), SC-7(21), CM-6(a), DE.AE-1, ID.AM-3, PR.AC-5, PR.DS-5, PR.IP-1, PR.PT-3, PR.PT-4, 3.5.3.1.1 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | enable |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
SYSTEMCTL_EXEC='/usr/bin/systemctl'
"$SYSTEMCTL_EXEC" unmask 'iptables.service'
"$SYSTEMCTL_EXEC" start 'iptables.service'
"$SYSTEMCTL_EXEC" enable 'iptables.service'
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation script: (show)
[customizations.services]
enabled = ["iptables"]
Remediation Puppet snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | enable |
---|
include enable_iptables
class enable_iptables {
service {'iptables':
enable => true,
ensure => 'running',
}
}
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | enable |
---|
- name: Enable service iptables
block:
- name: Gather the package facts
package_facts:
manager: auto
- name: Enable service iptables
service:
name: iptables
enabled: 'yes'
state: started
masked: 'no'
when:
- '"iptables" in ansible_facts.packages'
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-4
- NIST-800-53-CA-3(5)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-SC-7(21)
- enable_strategy
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- service_iptables_enabled
|
Set Default ip6tables Policy for Incoming Packets
[ref]ruleTo set the default policy to DROP (instead of ACCEPT) for
the built-in INPUT chain which processes incoming packets,
add or correct the following line in
/etc/sysconfig/ip6tables :
:INPUT DROP [0:0]
If changes were required, reload the ip6tables rules:
$ sudo service ip6tables reload Rationale:In ip6tables , the default policy is applied only after all
the applicable rules in the table are examined for a match. Setting the
default policy to DROP implements proper design for a firewall, i.e.
any packets which are not explicitly permitted should not be
accepted. References:
11, 14, 3, 9, BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05, DSS05.02, DSS05.05, DSS06.06, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.5.3, 4.3.3.5.4, 4.3.3.5.5, 4.3.3.5.6, 4.3.3.5.7, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.1, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4, 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3, SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.11, SR 1.12, SR 1.13, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.6, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 2.2, SR 2.3, SR 2.4, SR 2.5, SR 2.6, SR 2.7, SR 7.6, A.12.1.2, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4, A.9.1.2, CIP-003-8 R4, CIP-003-8 R5, CIP-004-6 R3, AC-4, CM-7(b), CA-3(5), SC-7(21), CM-6(a), PR.IP-1, PR.PT-3, 3.5.3.3.1 Remediation Shell script: (show)
sed -i 's/^:INPUT ACCEPT.*/:INPUT DROP [0:0]/g' /etc/sysconfig/ip6tables
|
Strengthen the Default Ruleset
[ref]groupThe default rules can be strengthened. The system
scripts that activate the firewall rules expect them to be defined
in the configuration files iptables and ip6tables in the directory
/etc/sysconfig . Many of the lines in these files are similar
to the command line arguments that would be provided to the programs
/sbin/iptables or /sbin/ip6tables - but some are quite
different.
The following recommendations describe how to strengthen the
default ruleset configuration file. An alternative to editing this
configuration file is to create a shell script that makes calls to
the iptables program to load in rules, and then invokes service
iptables save to write those loaded rules to
/etc/sysconfig/iptables.
The following alterations can be made directly to
/etc/sysconfig/iptables and /etc/sysconfig/ip6tables .
Instructions apply to both unless otherwise noted. Language and address
conventions for regular iptables are used throughout this section;
configuration for ip6tables will be either analogous or explicitly
covered. Warning:
The program system-config-securitylevel
allows additional services to penetrate the default firewall rules
and automatically adjusts /etc/sysconfig/iptables . This program
is only useful if the default ruleset meets your security
requirements. Otherwise, this program should not be used to make
changes to the firewall configuration because it re-writes the
saved configuration file. |
contains 1 rule |
Set Default iptables Policy for Incoming Packets
[ref]ruleTo set the default policy to DROP (instead of ACCEPT) for
the built-in INPUT chain which processes incoming packets,
add or correct the following line in
/etc/sysconfig/iptables :
:INPUT DROP [0:0] Rationale:In iptables the default policy is applied only after all
the applicable rules in the table are examined for a match. Setting the
default policy to DROP implements proper design for a firewall, i.e.
any packets which are not explicitly permitted should not be
accepted. References:
11, 14, 3, 9, BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05, DSS05.02, DSS05.05, DSS06.06, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.5.3, 4.3.3.5.4, 4.3.3.5.5, 4.3.3.5.6, 4.3.3.5.7, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.1, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4, 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3, SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.11, SR 1.12, SR 1.13, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.6, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 2.2, SR 2.3, SR 2.4, SR 2.5, SR 2.6, SR 2.7, SR 7.6, A.12.1.2, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4, A.9.1.2, CA-3(5), CM-7(b), SC-7(23), CM-6(a), PR.IP-1, PR.PT-3, 3.5.3.2.1 Remediation Shell script: (show)
sed -i 's/^:INPUT ACCEPT.*/:INPUT DROP [0:0]/g' /etc/sysconfig/iptables
|
Install iptables Package
[ref]ruleThe iptables package can be installed with the following command:
$ apt-get install iptables Rationale:iptables controls the Linux kernel network packet filtering
code. iptables allows system operators to set up firewalls and IP
masquerading, etc. Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | enable |
---|
DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y "iptables"
Remediation script: (show)
[[packages]]
name = "iptables"
version = "*"
Remediation Puppet snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | enable |
---|
include install_iptables
class install_iptables {
package { 'iptables':
ensure => 'installed',
}
}
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | enable |
---|
- name: Ensure iptables is installed
package:
name: iptables
state: present
tags:
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- enable_strategy
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- package_iptables_installed
|
The system includes support for Internet Protocol
version 6. A major and often-mentioned improvement over IPv4 is its
enormous increase in the number of available addresses. Another
important feature is its support for automatic configuration of
many network settings. |
contains 7 rules |
Configure IPv6 Settings if Necessary
[ref]groupA major feature of IPv6 is the extent to which systems
implementing it can automatically configure their networking
devices using information from the network. From a security
perspective, manually configuring important configuration
information is preferable to accepting it from the network
in an unauthenticated fashion. |
contains 7 rules |
Configure Accepting Router Advertisements on All IPv6 Interfaces
[ref]ruleTo set the runtime status of the net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_ra kernel parameter, run the following command: $ sudo sysctl -w net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_ra=0
To make sure that the setting is persistent, add the following line to a file in the directory /etc/sysctl.d : net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_ra = 0 Rationale:An illicit router advertisement message could result in a man-in-the-middle attack. References:
11, 14, 3, 9, BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05, DSS05.02, DSS05.05, DSS06.06, 3.1.20, CCI-000366, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.5.3, 4.3.3.5.4, 4.3.3.5.5, 4.3.3.5.6, 4.3.3.5.7, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.1, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4, 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3, SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.11, SR 1.12, SR 1.13, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.6, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 2.2, SR 2.3, SR 2.4, SR 2.5, SR 2.6, SR 2.7, SR 7.6, A.12.1.2, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4, A.9.1.2, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), CM-6(a), PR.IP-1, PR.PT-3, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 3.3.9 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | medium |
---|
Reboot: | true |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
# Comment out any occurrences of net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_ra from /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf files
for f in /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf; do
matching_list=$(grep -P '^(?!#).*[\s]*net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_ra.*$' $f | uniq )
if ! test -z "$matching_list"; then
while IFS= read -r entry; do
escaped_entry=$(sed -e 's|/|\\/|g' <<< "$entry")
# comment out "net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_ra" matches to preserve user data
sed -i "s/^${escaped_entry}$/# &/g" $f
done <<< "$matching_list"
fi
done
sysctl_net_ipv6_conf_all_accept_ra_value='0'
#
# Set runtime for net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_ra
#
/sbin/sysctl -q -n -w net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_ra="$sysctl_net_ipv6_conf_all_accept_ra_value"
#
# If net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_ra present in /etc/sysctl.conf, change value to appropriate value
# else, add "net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_ra = value" to /etc/sysctl.conf
#
# Test if the config_file is a symbolic link. If so, use --follow-symlinks with sed.
# Otherwise, regular sed command will do.
sed_command=('sed' '-i')
if test -L "/etc/sysctl.conf"; then
sed_command+=('--follow-symlinks')
fi
# Strip any search characters in the key arg so that the key can be replaced without
# adding any search characters to the config file.
stripped_key=$(sed 's/[\^=\$,;+]*//g' <<< "^net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_ra")
# shellcheck disable=SC2059
printf -v formatted_output "%s = %s" "$stripped_key" "$sysctl_net_ipv6_conf_all_accept_ra_value"
# If the key exists, change it. Otherwise, add it to the config_file.
# We search for the key string followed by a word boundary (matched by \>),
# so if we search for 'setting', 'setting2' won't match.
if LC_ALL=C grep -q -m 1 -i -e "^net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_ra\\>" "/etc/sysctl.conf"; then
escaped_formatted_output=$(sed -e 's|/|\\/|g' <<< "$formatted_output")
"${sed_command[@]}" "s/^net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_ra\\>.*/$escaped_formatted_output/gi" "/etc/sysctl.conf"
else
# \n is precaution for case where file ends without trailing newline
printf '%s\n' "$formatted_output" >> "/etc/sysctl.conf"
fi
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | medium |
---|
Reboot: | true |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
- name: List /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf files
find:
paths:
- /etc/sysctl.d/
- /run/sysctl.d/
contains: ^[\s]*net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_ra.*$
patterns: '*.conf'
file_type: any
register: find_sysctl_d
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv6_conf_all_accept_ra
- name: Comment out any occurrences of net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_ra from /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf
files
replace:
path: '{{ item.path }}'
regexp: ^[\s]*net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_ra
replace: '#net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_ra'
loop: '{{ find_sysctl_d.files }}'
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv6_conf_all_accept_ra
- name: XCCDF Value sysctl_net_ipv6_conf_all_accept_ra_value # promote to variable
set_fact:
sysctl_net_ipv6_conf_all_accept_ra_value: !!str 0
tags:
- always
- name: Ensure sysctl net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_ra is set
sysctl:
name: net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_ra
value: '{{ sysctl_net_ipv6_conf_all_accept_ra_value }}'
state: present
reload: true
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv6_conf_all_accept_ra
|
Disable Accepting ICMP Redirects for All IPv6 Interfaces
[ref]ruleTo set the runtime status of the net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_redirects kernel parameter, run the following command: $ sudo sysctl -w net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_redirects=0
To make sure that the setting is persistent, add the following line to a file in the directory /etc/sysctl.d : net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_redirects = 0 Rationale:An illicit ICMP redirect message could result in a man-in-the-middle attack. References:
BP28(R22), 11, 14, 3, 9, BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05, DSS05.02, DSS05.05, DSS06.06, 3.1.20, CCI-000366, CCI-001551, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.5.3, 4.3.3.5.4, 4.3.3.5.5, 4.3.3.5.6, 4.3.3.5.7, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.1, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4, 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3, SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.11, SR 1.12, SR 1.13, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.6, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 2.2, SR 2.3, SR 2.4, SR 2.5, SR 2.6, SR 2.7, SR 7.6, A.12.1.2, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4, A.9.1.2, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), CM-6(a), CM-6(b), CM-6.1(iv), PR.IP-1, PR.PT-3, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 3.3.2 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | medium |
---|
Reboot: | true |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
# Comment out any occurrences of net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_redirects from /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf files
for f in /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf; do
matching_list=$(grep -P '^(?!#).*[\s]*net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_redirects.*$' $f | uniq )
if ! test -z "$matching_list"; then
while IFS= read -r entry; do
escaped_entry=$(sed -e 's|/|\\/|g' <<< "$entry")
# comment out "net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_redirects" matches to preserve user data
sed -i "s/^${escaped_entry}$/# &/g" $f
done <<< "$matching_list"
fi
done
sysctl_net_ipv6_conf_all_accept_redirects_value='0'
#
# Set runtime for net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_redirects
#
/sbin/sysctl -q -n -w net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_redirects="$sysctl_net_ipv6_conf_all_accept_redirects_value"
#
# If net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_redirects present in /etc/sysctl.conf, change value to appropriate value
# else, add "net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_redirects = value" to /etc/sysctl.conf
#
# Test if the config_file is a symbolic link. If so, use --follow-symlinks with sed.
# Otherwise, regular sed command will do.
sed_command=('sed' '-i')
if test -L "/etc/sysctl.conf"; then
sed_command+=('--follow-symlinks')
fi
# Strip any search characters in the key arg so that the key can be replaced without
# adding any search characters to the config file.
stripped_key=$(sed 's/[\^=\$,;+]*//g' <<< "^net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_redirects")
# shellcheck disable=SC2059
printf -v formatted_output "%s = %s" "$stripped_key" "$sysctl_net_ipv6_conf_all_accept_redirects_value"
# If the key exists, change it. Otherwise, add it to the config_file.
# We search for the key string followed by a word boundary (matched by \>),
# so if we search for 'setting', 'setting2' won't match.
if LC_ALL=C grep -q -m 1 -i -e "^net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_redirects\\>" "/etc/sysctl.conf"; then
escaped_formatted_output=$(sed -e 's|/|\\/|g' <<< "$formatted_output")
"${sed_command[@]}" "s/^net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_redirects\\>.*/$escaped_formatted_output/gi" "/etc/sysctl.conf"
else
# \n is precaution for case where file ends without trailing newline
printf '%s\n' "$formatted_output" >> "/etc/sysctl.conf"
fi
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
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Disruption: | medium |
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Reboot: | true |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
- name: List /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf files
find:
paths:
- /etc/sysctl.d/
- /run/sysctl.d/
contains: ^[\s]*net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_redirects.*$
patterns: '*.conf'
file_type: any
register: find_sysctl_d
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(b)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6.1(iv)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv6_conf_all_accept_redirects
- name: Comment out any occurrences of net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_redirects from /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf
files
replace:
path: '{{ item.path }}'
regexp: ^[\s]*net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_redirects
replace: '#net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_redirects'
loop: '{{ find_sysctl_d.files }}'
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(b)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6.1(iv)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv6_conf_all_accept_redirects
- name: XCCDF Value sysctl_net_ipv6_conf_all_accept_redirects_value # promote to variable
set_fact:
sysctl_net_ipv6_conf_all_accept_redirects_value: !!str 0
tags:
- always
- name: Ensure sysctl net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_redirects is set
sysctl:
name: net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_redirects
value: '{{ sysctl_net_ipv6_conf_all_accept_redirects_value }}'
state: present
reload: true
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(b)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6.1(iv)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv6_conf_all_accept_redirects
|
Disable Kernel Parameter for Accepting Source-Routed Packets on all IPv6 Interfaces
[ref]ruleTo set the runtime status of the net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_source_route kernel parameter, run the following command: $ sudo sysctl -w net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_source_route=0
To make sure that the setting is persistent, add the following line to a file in the directory /etc/sysctl.d : net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_source_route = 0 Rationale:Source-routed packets allow the source of the packet to suggest 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-routerd traffic, such as when IPv6 forwarding is enabled and
the system is functioning as a router.
Accepting source-routed packets in the IPv6 protocol has few legitimate
uses. It should be disabled unless it is absolutely required. References:
BP28(R22), 1, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 4, 6, 8, 9, APO01.06, APO13.01, DSS01.05, DSS03.01, DSS05.02, DSS05.04, DSS05.07, DSS06.02, 3.1.20, CCI-000366, 4.2.3.4, 4.3.3.4, 4.4.3.3, SR 3.1, SR 3.5, SR 3.8, SR 4.1, SR 4.3, SR 5.1, SR 5.2, SR 5.3, SR 7.1, SR 7.6, A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.12.1.1, A.12.1.2, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.2, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.2, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), CM-6(a), DE.AE-1, ID.AM-3, PR.AC-5, PR.DS-5, PR.PT-4, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 3.3.1 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | medium |
---|
Reboot: | true |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
# Comment out any occurrences of net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_source_route from /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf files
for f in /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf; do
matching_list=$(grep -P '^(?!#).*[\s]*net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_source_route.*$' $f | uniq )
if ! test -z "$matching_list"; then
while IFS= read -r entry; do
escaped_entry=$(sed -e 's|/|\\/|g' <<< "$entry")
# comment out "net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_source_route" matches to preserve user data
sed -i "s/^${escaped_entry}$/# &/g" $f
done <<< "$matching_list"
fi
done
sysctl_net_ipv6_conf_all_accept_source_route_value='0'
#
# Set runtime for net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_source_route
#
/sbin/sysctl -q -n -w net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_source_route="$sysctl_net_ipv6_conf_all_accept_source_route_value"
#
# If net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_source_route present in /etc/sysctl.conf, change value to appropriate value
# else, add "net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_source_route = value" to /etc/sysctl.conf
#
# Test if the config_file is a symbolic link. If so, use --follow-symlinks with sed.
# Otherwise, regular sed command will do.
sed_command=('sed' '-i')
if test -L "/etc/sysctl.conf"; then
sed_command+=('--follow-symlinks')
fi
# Strip any search characters in the key arg so that the key can be replaced without
# adding any search characters to the config file.
stripped_key=$(sed 's/[\^=\$,;+]*//g' <<< "^net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_source_route")
# shellcheck disable=SC2059
printf -v formatted_output "%s = %s" "$stripped_key" "$sysctl_net_ipv6_conf_all_accept_source_route_value"
# If the key exists, change it. Otherwise, add it to the config_file.
# We search for the key string followed by a word boundary (matched by \>),
# so if we search for 'setting', 'setting2' won't match.
if LC_ALL=C grep -q -m 1 -i -e "^net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_source_route\\>" "/etc/sysctl.conf"; then
escaped_formatted_output=$(sed -e 's|/|\\/|g' <<< "$formatted_output")
"${sed_command[@]}" "s/^net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_source_route\\>.*/$escaped_formatted_output/gi" "/etc/sysctl.conf"
else
# \n is precaution for case where file ends without trailing newline
printf '%s\n' "$formatted_output" >> "/etc/sysctl.conf"
fi
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | medium |
---|
Reboot: | true |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
- name: List /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf files
find:
paths:
- /etc/sysctl.d/
- /run/sysctl.d/
contains: ^[\s]*net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_source_route.*$
patterns: '*.conf'
file_type: any
register: find_sysctl_d
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv6_conf_all_accept_source_route
- name: Comment out any occurrences of net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_source_route from
/etc/sysctl.d/*.conf files
replace:
path: '{{ item.path }}'
regexp: ^[\s]*net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_source_route
replace: '#net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_source_route'
loop: '{{ find_sysctl_d.files }}'
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv6_conf_all_accept_source_route
- name: XCCDF Value sysctl_net_ipv6_conf_all_accept_source_route_value # promote to variable
set_fact:
sysctl_net_ipv6_conf_all_accept_source_route_value: !!str 0
tags:
- always
- name: Ensure sysctl net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_source_route is set
sysctl:
name: net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_source_route
value: '{{ sysctl_net_ipv6_conf_all_accept_source_route_value }}'
state: present
reload: true
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv6_conf_all_accept_source_route
|
Disable Kernel Parameter for IPv6 Forwarding
[ref]ruleTo set the runtime status of the net.ipv6.conf.all.forwarding kernel parameter, run the following command: $ sudo sysctl -w net.ipv6.conf.all.forwarding=0
To make sure that the setting is persistent, add the following line to a file in the directory /etc/sysctl.d : net.ipv6.conf.all.forwarding = 0 Rationale:IP forwarding permits the kernel to forward packets from one network
interface to another. The ability to forward packets between two networks is
only appropriate for systems acting as routers. References:
1, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, APO13.01, BAI04.04, BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05, DSS01.03, DSS03.05, DSS05.02, DSS05.05, DSS05.07, DSS06.06, CCI-000366, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.5.3, 4.3.3.5.4, 4.3.3.5.5, 4.3.3.5.6, 4.3.3.5.7, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.1, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4, 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3, SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.11, SR 1.12, SR 1.13, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.6, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 2.2, SR 2.3, SR 2.4, SR 2.5, SR 2.6, SR 2.7, SR 6.2, SR 7.1, SR 7.2, SR 7.6, A.12.1.2, A.12.1.3, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4, A.17.2.1, A.9.1.2, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), CM-6(a), CM-6(b), CM-6.1(iv), DE.CM-1, PR.DS-4, PR.IP-1, PR.PT-3, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 3.2.2 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | medium |
---|
Reboot: | true |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
# Comment out any occurrences of net.ipv6.conf.all.forwarding from /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf files
for f in /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf; do
matching_list=$(grep -P '^(?!#).*[\s]*net.ipv6.conf.all.forwarding.*$' $f | uniq )
if ! test -z "$matching_list"; then
while IFS= read -r entry; do
escaped_entry=$(sed -e 's|/|\\/|g' <<< "$entry")
# comment out "net.ipv6.conf.all.forwarding" matches to preserve user data
sed -i "s/^${escaped_entry}$/# &/g" $f
done <<< "$matching_list"
fi
done
sysctl_net_ipv6_conf_all_forwarding_value='0'
#
# Set runtime for net.ipv6.conf.all.forwarding
#
/sbin/sysctl -q -n -w net.ipv6.conf.all.forwarding="$sysctl_net_ipv6_conf_all_forwarding_value"
#
# If net.ipv6.conf.all.forwarding present in /etc/sysctl.conf, change value to appropriate value
# else, add "net.ipv6.conf.all.forwarding = value" to /etc/sysctl.conf
#
# Test if the config_file is a symbolic link. If so, use --follow-symlinks with sed.
# Otherwise, regular sed command will do.
sed_command=('sed' '-i')
if test -L "/etc/sysctl.conf"; then
sed_command+=('--follow-symlinks')
fi
# Strip any search characters in the key arg so that the key can be replaced without
# adding any search characters to the config file.
stripped_key=$(sed 's/[\^=\$,;+]*//g' <<< "^net.ipv6.conf.all.forwarding")
# shellcheck disable=SC2059
printf -v formatted_output "%s = %s" "$stripped_key" "$sysctl_net_ipv6_conf_all_forwarding_value"
# If the key exists, change it. Otherwise, add it to the config_file.
# We search for the key string followed by a word boundary (matched by \>),
# so if we search for 'setting', 'setting2' won't match.
if LC_ALL=C grep -q -m 1 -i -e "^net.ipv6.conf.all.forwarding\\>" "/etc/sysctl.conf"; then
escaped_formatted_output=$(sed -e 's|/|\\/|g' <<< "$formatted_output")
"${sed_command[@]}" "s/^net.ipv6.conf.all.forwarding\\>.*/$escaped_formatted_output/gi" "/etc/sysctl.conf"
else
# \n is precaution for case where file ends without trailing newline
printf '%s\n' "$formatted_output" >> "/etc/sysctl.conf"
fi
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | medium |
---|
Reboot: | true |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
- name: List /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf files
find:
paths:
- /etc/sysctl.d/
- /run/sysctl.d/
contains: ^[\s]*net.ipv6.conf.all.forwarding.*$
patterns: '*.conf'
file_type: any
register: find_sysctl_d
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(b)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6.1(iv)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv6_conf_all_forwarding
- name: Comment out any occurrences of net.ipv6.conf.all.forwarding from /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf
files
replace:
path: '{{ item.path }}'
regexp: ^[\s]*net.ipv6.conf.all.forwarding
replace: '#net.ipv6.conf.all.forwarding'
loop: '{{ find_sysctl_d.files }}'
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(b)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6.1(iv)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv6_conf_all_forwarding
- name: XCCDF Value sysctl_net_ipv6_conf_all_forwarding_value # promote to variable
set_fact:
sysctl_net_ipv6_conf_all_forwarding_value: !!str 0
tags:
- always
- name: Ensure sysctl net.ipv6.conf.all.forwarding is set
sysctl:
name: net.ipv6.conf.all.forwarding
value: '{{ sysctl_net_ipv6_conf_all_forwarding_value }}'
state: present
reload: true
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(b)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6.1(iv)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv6_conf_all_forwarding
|
Disable Accepting Router Advertisements on all IPv6 Interfaces by Default
[ref]ruleTo set the runtime status of the net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_ra kernel parameter, run the following command: $ sudo sysctl -w net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_ra=0
To make sure that the setting is persistent, add the following line to a file in the directory /etc/sysctl.d : net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_ra = 0 Rationale:An illicit router advertisement message could result in a man-in-the-middle attack. References:
11, 14, 3, 9, BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05, DSS05.02, DSS05.05, DSS06.06, 3.1.20, CCI-000366, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.5.3, 4.3.3.5.4, 4.3.3.5.5, 4.3.3.5.6, 4.3.3.5.7, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.1, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4, 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3, SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.11, SR 1.12, SR 1.13, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.6, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 2.2, SR 2.3, SR 2.4, SR 2.5, SR 2.6, SR 2.7, SR 7.6, A.12.1.2, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4, A.9.1.2, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), CM-6(a), PR.IP-1, PR.PT-3, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 3.3.9 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | medium |
---|
Reboot: | true |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
# Comment out any occurrences of net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_ra from /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf files
for f in /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf; do
matching_list=$(grep -P '^(?!#).*[\s]*net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_ra.*$' $f | uniq )
if ! test -z "$matching_list"; then
while IFS= read -r entry; do
escaped_entry=$(sed -e 's|/|\\/|g' <<< "$entry")
# comment out "net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_ra" matches to preserve user data
sed -i "s/^${escaped_entry}$/# &/g" $f
done <<< "$matching_list"
fi
done
sysctl_net_ipv6_conf_default_accept_ra_value='0'
#
# Set runtime for net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_ra
#
/sbin/sysctl -q -n -w net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_ra="$sysctl_net_ipv6_conf_default_accept_ra_value"
#
# If net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_ra present in /etc/sysctl.conf, change value to appropriate value
# else, add "net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_ra = value" to /etc/sysctl.conf
#
# Test if the config_file is a symbolic link. If so, use --follow-symlinks with sed.
# Otherwise, regular sed command will do.
sed_command=('sed' '-i')
if test -L "/etc/sysctl.conf"; then
sed_command+=('--follow-symlinks')
fi
# Strip any search characters in the key arg so that the key can be replaced without
# adding any search characters to the config file.
stripped_key=$(sed 's/[\^=\$,;+]*//g' <<< "^net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_ra")
# shellcheck disable=SC2059
printf -v formatted_output "%s = %s" "$stripped_key" "$sysctl_net_ipv6_conf_default_accept_ra_value"
# If the key exists, change it. Otherwise, add it to the config_file.
# We search for the key string followed by a word boundary (matched by \>),
# so if we search for 'setting', 'setting2' won't match.
if LC_ALL=C grep -q -m 1 -i -e "^net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_ra\\>" "/etc/sysctl.conf"; then
escaped_formatted_output=$(sed -e 's|/|\\/|g' <<< "$formatted_output")
"${sed_command[@]}" "s/^net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_ra\\>.*/$escaped_formatted_output/gi" "/etc/sysctl.conf"
else
# \n is precaution for case where file ends without trailing newline
printf '%s\n' "$formatted_output" >> "/etc/sysctl.conf"
fi
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | medium |
---|
Reboot: | true |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
- name: List /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf files
find:
paths:
- /etc/sysctl.d/
- /run/sysctl.d/
contains: ^[\s]*net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_ra.*$
patterns: '*.conf'
file_type: any
register: find_sysctl_d
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv6_conf_default_accept_ra
- name: Comment out any occurrences of net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_ra from /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf
files
replace:
path: '{{ item.path }}'
regexp: ^[\s]*net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_ra
replace: '#net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_ra'
loop: '{{ find_sysctl_d.files }}'
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv6_conf_default_accept_ra
- name: XCCDF Value sysctl_net_ipv6_conf_default_accept_ra_value # promote to variable
set_fact:
sysctl_net_ipv6_conf_default_accept_ra_value: !!str 0
tags:
- always
- name: Ensure sysctl net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_ra is set
sysctl:
name: net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_ra
value: '{{ sysctl_net_ipv6_conf_default_accept_ra_value }}'
state: present
reload: true
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv6_conf_default_accept_ra
|
Disable Kernel Parameter for Accepting ICMP Redirects by Default on IPv6 Interfaces
[ref]ruleTo set the runtime status of the net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_redirects kernel parameter, run the following command: $ sudo sysctl -w net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_redirects=0
To make sure that the setting is persistent, add the following line to a file in the directory /etc/sysctl.d : net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_redirects = 0 Rationale:An illicit ICMP redirect message could result in a man-in-the-middle attack. References:
BP28(R22), 11, 14, 3, 9, BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05, DSS05.02, DSS05.05, DSS06.06, 3.1.20, CCI-000366, CCI-001551, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.5.3, 4.3.3.5.4, 4.3.3.5.5, 4.3.3.5.6, 4.3.3.5.7, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.1, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4, 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3, SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.11, SR 1.12, SR 1.13, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.6, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 2.2, SR 2.3, SR 2.4, SR 2.5, SR 2.6, SR 2.7, SR 7.6, A.12.1.2, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4, A.9.1.2, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), CM-6(a), PR.IP-1, PR.PT-3, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 3.3.2 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | medium |
---|
Reboot: | true |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
# Comment out any occurrences of net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_redirects from /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf files
for f in /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf; do
matching_list=$(grep -P '^(?!#).*[\s]*net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_redirects.*$' $f | uniq )
if ! test -z "$matching_list"; then
while IFS= read -r entry; do
escaped_entry=$(sed -e 's|/|\\/|g' <<< "$entry")
# comment out "net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_redirects" matches to preserve user data
sed -i "s/^${escaped_entry}$/# &/g" $f
done <<< "$matching_list"
fi
done
sysctl_net_ipv6_conf_default_accept_redirects_value='0'
#
# Set runtime for net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_redirects
#
/sbin/sysctl -q -n -w net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_redirects="$sysctl_net_ipv6_conf_default_accept_redirects_value"
#
# If net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_redirects present in /etc/sysctl.conf, change value to appropriate value
# else, add "net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_redirects = value" to /etc/sysctl.conf
#
# Test if the config_file is a symbolic link. If so, use --follow-symlinks with sed.
# Otherwise, regular sed command will do.
sed_command=('sed' '-i')
if test -L "/etc/sysctl.conf"; then
sed_command+=('--follow-symlinks')
fi
# Strip any search characters in the key arg so that the key can be replaced without
# adding any search characters to the config file.
stripped_key=$(sed 's/[\^=\$,;+]*//g' <<< "^net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_redirects")
# shellcheck disable=SC2059
printf -v formatted_output "%s = %s" "$stripped_key" "$sysctl_net_ipv6_conf_default_accept_redirects_value"
# If the key exists, change it. Otherwise, add it to the config_file.
# We search for the key string followed by a word boundary (matched by \>),
# so if we search for 'setting', 'setting2' won't match.
if LC_ALL=C grep -q -m 1 -i -e "^net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_redirects\\>" "/etc/sysctl.conf"; then
escaped_formatted_output=$(sed -e 's|/|\\/|g' <<< "$formatted_output")
"${sed_command[@]}" "s/^net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_redirects\\>.*/$escaped_formatted_output/gi" "/etc/sysctl.conf"
else
# \n is precaution for case where file ends without trailing newline
printf '%s\n' "$formatted_output" >> "/etc/sysctl.conf"
fi
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | medium |
---|
Reboot: | true |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
- name: List /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf files
find:
paths:
- /etc/sysctl.d/
- /run/sysctl.d/
contains: ^[\s]*net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_redirects.*$
patterns: '*.conf'
file_type: any
register: find_sysctl_d
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv6_conf_default_accept_redirects
- name: Comment out any occurrences of net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_redirects from
/etc/sysctl.d/*.conf files
replace:
path: '{{ item.path }}'
regexp: ^[\s]*net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_redirects
replace: '#net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_redirects'
loop: '{{ find_sysctl_d.files }}'
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv6_conf_default_accept_redirects
- name: XCCDF Value sysctl_net_ipv6_conf_default_accept_redirects_value # promote to variable
set_fact:
sysctl_net_ipv6_conf_default_accept_redirects_value: !!str 0
tags:
- always
- name: Ensure sysctl net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_redirects is set
sysctl:
name: net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_redirects
value: '{{ sysctl_net_ipv6_conf_default_accept_redirects_value }}'
state: present
reload: true
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv6_conf_default_accept_redirects
|
Disable Kernel Parameter for Accepting Source-Routed Packets on IPv6 Interfaces by Default
[ref]ruleTo set the runtime status of the net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_source_route kernel parameter, run the following command: $ sudo sysctl -w net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_source_route=0
To make sure that the setting is persistent, add the following line to a file in the directory /etc/sysctl.d : net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_source_route = 0 Rationale:Source-routed packets allow the source of the packet to suggest 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-routerd traffic, such as when IPv6 forwarding is enabled and
the system is functioning as a router.
Accepting source-routed packets in the IPv6 protocol has few legitimate
uses. It should be disabled unless it is absolutely required. References:
BP28(R22), 1, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 4, 6, 8, 9, APO01.06, APO13.01, DSS01.05, DSS03.01, DSS05.02, DSS05.04, DSS05.07, DSS06.02, 3.1.20, CCI-000366, 4.2.3.4, 4.3.3.4, 4.4.3.3, SR 3.1, SR 3.5, SR 3.8, SR 4.1, SR 4.3, SR 5.1, SR 5.2, SR 5.3, SR 7.1, SR 7.6, A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.12.1.1, A.12.1.2, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.2, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.2, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), CM-6(a), CM-6(b), CM-6.1(iv), DE.AE-1, ID.AM-3, PR.AC-5, PR.DS-5, PR.PT-4, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 3.3.1 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | medium |
---|
Reboot: | true |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
# Comment out any occurrences of net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_source_route from /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf files
for f in /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf; do
matching_list=$(grep -P '^(?!#).*[\s]*net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_source_route.*$' $f | uniq )
if ! test -z "$matching_list"; then
while IFS= read -r entry; do
escaped_entry=$(sed -e 's|/|\\/|g' <<< "$entry")
# comment out "net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_source_route" matches to preserve user data
sed -i "s/^${escaped_entry}$/# &/g" $f
done <<< "$matching_list"
fi
done
sysctl_net_ipv6_conf_default_accept_source_route_value='0'
#
# Set runtime for net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_source_route
#
/sbin/sysctl -q -n -w net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_source_route="$sysctl_net_ipv6_conf_default_accept_source_route_value"
#
# If net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_source_route present in /etc/sysctl.conf, change value to appropriate value
# else, add "net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_source_route = value" to /etc/sysctl.conf
#
# Test if the config_file is a symbolic link. If so, use --follow-symlinks with sed.
# Otherwise, regular sed command will do.
sed_command=('sed' '-i')
if test -L "/etc/sysctl.conf"; then
sed_command+=('--follow-symlinks')
fi
# Strip any search characters in the key arg so that the key can be replaced without
# adding any search characters to the config file.
stripped_key=$(sed 's/[\^=\$,;+]*//g' <<< "^net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_source_route")
# shellcheck disable=SC2059
printf -v formatted_output "%s = %s" "$stripped_key" "$sysctl_net_ipv6_conf_default_accept_source_route_value"
# If the key exists, change it. Otherwise, add it to the config_file.
# We search for the key string followed by a word boundary (matched by \>),
# so if we search for 'setting', 'setting2' won't match.
if LC_ALL=C grep -q -m 1 -i -e "^net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_source_route\\>" "/etc/sysctl.conf"; then
escaped_formatted_output=$(sed -e 's|/|\\/|g' <<< "$formatted_output")
"${sed_command[@]}" "s/^net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_source_route\\>.*/$escaped_formatted_output/gi" "/etc/sysctl.conf"
else
# \n is precaution for case where file ends without trailing newline
printf '%s\n' "$formatted_output" >> "/etc/sysctl.conf"
fi
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | medium |
---|
Reboot: | true |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
- name: List /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf files
find:
paths:
- /etc/sysctl.d/
- /run/sysctl.d/
contains: ^[\s]*net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_source_route.*$
patterns: '*.conf'
file_type: any
register: find_sysctl_d
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(b)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6.1(iv)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv6_conf_default_accept_source_route
- name: Comment out any occurrences of net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_source_route from
/etc/sysctl.d/*.conf files
replace:
path: '{{ item.path }}'
regexp: ^[\s]*net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_source_route
replace: '#net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_source_route'
loop: '{{ find_sysctl_d.files }}'
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(b)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6.1(iv)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv6_conf_default_accept_source_route
- name: XCCDF Value sysctl_net_ipv6_conf_default_accept_source_route_value # promote to variable
set_fact:
sysctl_net_ipv6_conf_default_accept_source_route_value: !!str 0
tags:
- always
- name: Ensure sysctl net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_source_route is set
sysctl:
name: net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_source_route
value: '{{ sysctl_net_ipv6_conf_default_accept_source_route_value }}'
state: present
reload: true
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(b)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6.1(iv)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv6_conf_default_accept_source_route
|
Kernel Parameters Which Affect Networking
[ref]groupThe sysctl utility is used to set
parameters which affect the operation of the Linux kernel. Kernel parameters
which affect networking and have security implications are described here. |
contains 16 rules |
Network Related Kernel Runtime Parameters for Hosts and Routers
[ref]groupCertain kernel parameters should be set for systems which are
acting as either hosts or routers to improve the system's ability defend
against certain types of IPv4 protocol attacks. |
contains 13 rules |
Disable Accepting ICMP Redirects for All IPv4 Interfaces
[ref]ruleTo set the runtime status of the net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_redirects kernel parameter, run the following command: $ sudo sysctl -w net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_redirects=0
To make sure that the setting is persistent, add the following line to a file in the directory /etc/sysctl.d : net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_redirects = 0 Rationale: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.
This feature of the IPv4 protocol has few legitimate uses. It should be
disabled unless absolutely required." References:
BP28(R22), 1, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 5.10.1.1, APO13.01, BAI04.04, BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05, DSS01.03, DSS03.05, DSS05.02, DSS05.05, DSS05.07, DSS06.06, 3.1.20, CCI-000366, CCI-001503, CCI-001551, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.5.3, 4.3.3.5.4, 4.3.3.5.5, 4.3.3.5.6, 4.3.3.5.7, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.1, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4, 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3, SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.11, SR 1.12, SR 1.13, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.6, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 2.2, SR 2.3, SR 2.4, SR 2.5, SR 2.6, SR 2.7, SR 6.2, SR 7.1, SR 7.2, SR 7.6, A.12.1.2, A.12.1.3, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4, A.17.2.1, A.9.1.2, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), CM-6(a), SC-7(a), DE.CM-1, PR.DS-4, PR.IP-1, PR.PT-3, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 3.3.2 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | medium |
---|
Reboot: | true |
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Strategy: | disable |
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# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
# Comment out any occurrences of net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_redirects from /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf files
for f in /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf; do
matching_list=$(grep -P '^(?!#).*[\s]*net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_redirects.*$' $f | uniq )
if ! test -z "$matching_list"; then
while IFS= read -r entry; do
escaped_entry=$(sed -e 's|/|\\/|g' <<< "$entry")
# comment out "net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_redirects" matches to preserve user data
sed -i "s/^${escaped_entry}$/# &/g" $f
done <<< "$matching_list"
fi
done
sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_all_accept_redirects_value='0'
#
# Set runtime for net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_redirects
#
/sbin/sysctl -q -n -w net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_redirects="$sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_all_accept_redirects_value"
#
# If net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_redirects present in /etc/sysctl.conf, change value to appropriate value
# else, add "net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_redirects = value" to /etc/sysctl.conf
#
# Test if the config_file is a symbolic link. If so, use --follow-symlinks with sed.
# Otherwise, regular sed command will do.
sed_command=('sed' '-i')
if test -L "/etc/sysctl.conf"; then
sed_command+=('--follow-symlinks')
fi
# Strip any search characters in the key arg so that the key can be replaced without
# adding any search characters to the config file.
stripped_key=$(sed 's/[\^=\$,;+]*//g' <<< "^net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_redirects")
# shellcheck disable=SC2059
printf -v formatted_output "%s = %s" "$stripped_key" "$sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_all_accept_redirects_value"
# If the key exists, change it. Otherwise, add it to the config_file.
# We search for the key string followed by a word boundary (matched by \>),
# so if we search for 'setting', 'setting2' won't match.
if LC_ALL=C grep -q -m 1 -i -e "^net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_redirects\\>" "/etc/sysctl.conf"; then
escaped_formatted_output=$(sed -e 's|/|\\/|g' <<< "$formatted_output")
"${sed_command[@]}" "s/^net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_redirects\\>.*/$escaped_formatted_output/gi" "/etc/sysctl.conf"
else
# \n is precaution for case where file ends without trailing newline
printf '%s\n' "$formatted_output" >> "/etc/sysctl.conf"
fi
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
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Disruption: | medium |
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Reboot: | true |
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Strategy: | disable |
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- name: List /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf files
find:
paths:
- /etc/sysctl.d/
- /run/sysctl.d/
contains: ^[\s]*net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_redirects.*$
patterns: '*.conf'
file_type: any
register: find_sysctl_d
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- CJIS-5.10.1.1
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-SC-7(a)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_all_accept_redirects
- name: Comment out any occurrences of net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_redirects from /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf
files
replace:
path: '{{ item.path }}'
regexp: ^[\s]*net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_redirects
replace: '#net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_redirects'
loop: '{{ find_sysctl_d.files }}'
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- CJIS-5.10.1.1
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-SC-7(a)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_all_accept_redirects
- name: XCCDF Value sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_all_accept_redirects_value # promote to variable
set_fact:
sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_all_accept_redirects_value: !!str 0
tags:
- always
- name: Ensure sysctl net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_redirects is set
sysctl:
name: net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_redirects
value: '{{ sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_all_accept_redirects_value }}'
state: present
reload: true
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- CJIS-5.10.1.1
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-SC-7(a)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_all_accept_redirects
|
Disable Kernel Parameter for Accepting Source-Routed Packets on all IPv4 Interfaces
[ref]ruleTo set the runtime status of the net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_source_route kernel parameter, run the following command: $ sudo sysctl -w net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_source_route=0
To make sure that the setting is persistent, add the following line to a file in the directory /etc/sysctl.d : net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_source_route = 0 Rationale:Source-routed packets allow the source of the packet to suggest 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-routerd traffic, such as when IPv4
forwarding is enabled and the system is functioning as a router.
Accepting source-routed packets in the IPv4 protocol has few legitimate
uses. It should be disabled unless it is absolutely required. References:
BP28(R22), 1, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, APO01.06, APO13.01, BAI04.04, BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05, DSS01.03, DSS01.05, DSS03.01, DSS03.05, DSS05.02, DSS05.04, DSS05.05, DSS05.07, DSS06.02, DSS06.06, 3.1.20, CCI-000366, 4.2.3.4, 4.3.3.4, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.5.3, 4.3.3.5.4, 4.3.3.5.5, 4.3.3.5.6, 4.3.3.5.7, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.1, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4, 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3, 4.4.3.3, SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.11, SR 1.12, SR 1.13, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.6, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 2.2, SR 2.3, SR 2.4, SR 2.5, SR 2.6, SR 2.7, SR 3.1, SR 3.5, SR 3.8, SR 4.1, SR 4.3, SR 5.1, SR 5.2, SR 5.3, SR 6.2, SR 7.1, SR 7.2, SR 7.6, A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.12.1.1, A.12.1.2, A.12.1.3, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.2, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.2, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4, A.17.2.1, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CIP-007-3 R4, CIP-007-3 R4.1, CIP-007-3 R4.2, CIP-007-3 R5.1, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-5, CM-6(a), SC-7(a), DE.AE-1, DE.CM-1, ID.AM-3, PR.AC-5, PR.DS-4, PR.DS-5, PR.IP-1, PR.PT-3, PR.PT-4, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 3.3.1 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | medium |
---|
Reboot: | true |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
# Comment out any occurrences of net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_source_route from /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf files
for f in /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf; do
matching_list=$(grep -P '^(?!#).*[\s]*net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_source_route.*$' $f | uniq )
if ! test -z "$matching_list"; then
while IFS= read -r entry; do
escaped_entry=$(sed -e 's|/|\\/|g' <<< "$entry")
# comment out "net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_source_route" matches to preserve user data
sed -i "s/^${escaped_entry}$/# &/g" $f
done <<< "$matching_list"
fi
done
sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_all_accept_source_route_value='0'
#
# Set runtime for net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_source_route
#
/sbin/sysctl -q -n -w net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_source_route="$sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_all_accept_source_route_value"
#
# If net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_source_route present in /etc/sysctl.conf, change value to appropriate value
# else, add "net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_source_route = value" to /etc/sysctl.conf
#
# Test if the config_file is a symbolic link. If so, use --follow-symlinks with sed.
# Otherwise, regular sed command will do.
sed_command=('sed' '-i')
if test -L "/etc/sysctl.conf"; then
sed_command+=('--follow-symlinks')
fi
# Strip any search characters in the key arg so that the key can be replaced without
# adding any search characters to the config file.
stripped_key=$(sed 's/[\^=\$,;+]*//g' <<< "^net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_source_route")
# shellcheck disable=SC2059
printf -v formatted_output "%s = %s" "$stripped_key" "$sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_all_accept_source_route_value"
# If the key exists, change it. Otherwise, add it to the config_file.
# We search for the key string followed by a word boundary (matched by \>),
# so if we search for 'setting', 'setting2' won't match.
if LC_ALL=C grep -q -m 1 -i -e "^net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_source_route\\>" "/etc/sysctl.conf"; then
escaped_formatted_output=$(sed -e 's|/|\\/|g' <<< "$formatted_output")
"${sed_command[@]}" "s/^net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_source_route\\>.*/$escaped_formatted_output/gi" "/etc/sysctl.conf"
else
# \n is precaution for case where file ends without trailing newline
printf '%s\n' "$formatted_output" >> "/etc/sysctl.conf"
fi
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | medium |
---|
Reboot: | true |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
- name: List /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf files
find:
paths:
- /etc/sysctl.d/
- /run/sysctl.d/
contains: ^[\s]*net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_source_route.*$
patterns: '*.conf'
file_type: any
register: find_sysctl_d
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-SC-5
- NIST-800-53-SC-7(a)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_all_accept_source_route
- name: Comment out any occurrences of net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_source_route from
/etc/sysctl.d/*.conf files
replace:
path: '{{ item.path }}'
regexp: ^[\s]*net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_source_route
replace: '#net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_source_route'
loop: '{{ find_sysctl_d.files }}'
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-SC-5
- NIST-800-53-SC-7(a)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_all_accept_source_route
- name: XCCDF Value sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_all_accept_source_route_value # promote to variable
set_fact:
sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_all_accept_source_route_value: !!str 0
tags:
- always
- name: Ensure sysctl net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_source_route is set
sysctl:
name: net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_source_route
value: '{{ sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_all_accept_source_route_value }}'
state: present
reload: true
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-SC-5
- NIST-800-53-SC-7(a)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_all_accept_source_route
|
Enable Kernel Parameter to Log Martian Packets on all IPv4 Interfaces
[ref]ruleTo set the runtime status of the net.ipv4.conf.all.log_martians kernel parameter, run the following command: $ sudo sysctl -w net.ipv4.conf.all.log_martians=1
To make sure that the setting is persistent, add the following line to a file in the directory /etc/sysctl.d : net.ipv4.conf.all.log_martians = 1 Rationale:The presence of "martian" packets (which have impossible addresses)
as well as spoofed packets, source-routed packets, and redirects could be a
sign of nefarious network activity. Logging these packets enables this activity
to be detected. References:
BP28(R22), 1, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, APO13.01, BAI04.04, BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05, DSS01.03, DSS01.04, DSS03.05, DSS05.02, DSS05.03, DSS05.05, DSS05.07, DSS06.06, 3.1.20, CCI-000126, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.5.3, 4.3.3.5.4, 4.3.3.5.5, 4.3.3.5.6, 4.3.3.5.7, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.1, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4, 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3, SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.11, SR 1.12, SR 1.13, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.6, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 2.2, SR 2.3, SR 2.4, SR 2.5, SR 2.6, SR 2.7, SR 3.1, SR 3.5, SR 3.8, SR 4.1, SR 4.3, SR 5.1, SR 5.2, SR 5.3, SR 6.2, SR 7.1, SR 7.2, SR 7.6, A.11.2.6, A.12.1.2, A.12.1.3, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.13.1.1, A.13.2.1, A.14.1.3, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4, A.17.2.1, A.6.2.1, A.6.2.2, A.9.1.2, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-5(3)(a), DE.CM-1, PR.AC-3, PR.DS-4, PR.IP-1, PR.PT-3, PR.PT-4, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 3.3.4 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | medium |
---|
Reboot: | true |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
# Comment out any occurrences of net.ipv4.conf.all.log_martians from /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf files
for f in /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf; do
matching_list=$(grep -P '^(?!#).*[\s]*net.ipv4.conf.all.log_martians.*$' $f | uniq )
if ! test -z "$matching_list"; then
while IFS= read -r entry; do
escaped_entry=$(sed -e 's|/|\\/|g' <<< "$entry")
# comment out "net.ipv4.conf.all.log_martians" matches to preserve user data
sed -i "s/^${escaped_entry}$/# &/g" $f
done <<< "$matching_list"
fi
done
sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_all_log_martians_value='1'
#
# Set runtime for net.ipv4.conf.all.log_martians
#
/sbin/sysctl -q -n -w net.ipv4.conf.all.log_martians="$sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_all_log_martians_value"
#
# If net.ipv4.conf.all.log_martians present in /etc/sysctl.conf, change value to appropriate value
# else, add "net.ipv4.conf.all.log_martians = value" to /etc/sysctl.conf
#
# Test if the config_file is a symbolic link. If so, use --follow-symlinks with sed.
# Otherwise, regular sed command will do.
sed_command=('sed' '-i')
if test -L "/etc/sysctl.conf"; then
sed_command+=('--follow-symlinks')
fi
# Strip any search characters in the key arg so that the key can be replaced without
# adding any search characters to the config file.
stripped_key=$(sed 's/[\^=\$,;+]*//g' <<< "^net.ipv4.conf.all.log_martians")
# shellcheck disable=SC2059
printf -v formatted_output "%s = %s" "$stripped_key" "$sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_all_log_martians_value"
# If the key exists, change it. Otherwise, add it to the config_file.
# We search for the key string followed by a word boundary (matched by \>),
# so if we search for 'setting', 'setting2' won't match.
if LC_ALL=C grep -q -m 1 -i -e "^net.ipv4.conf.all.log_martians\\>" "/etc/sysctl.conf"; then
escaped_formatted_output=$(sed -e 's|/|\\/|g' <<< "$formatted_output")
"${sed_command[@]}" "s/^net.ipv4.conf.all.log_martians\\>.*/$escaped_formatted_output/gi" "/etc/sysctl.conf"
else
# \n is precaution for case where file ends without trailing newline
printf '%s\n' "$formatted_output" >> "/etc/sysctl.conf"
fi
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | medium |
---|
Reboot: | true |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
- name: List /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf files
find:
paths:
- /etc/sysctl.d/
- /run/sysctl.d/
contains: ^[\s]*net.ipv4.conf.all.log_martians.*$
patterns: '*.conf'
file_type: any
register: find_sysctl_d
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-SC-5(3)(a)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_all_log_martians
- unknown_severity
- name: Comment out any occurrences of net.ipv4.conf.all.log_martians from /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf
files
replace:
path: '{{ item.path }}'
regexp: ^[\s]*net.ipv4.conf.all.log_martians
replace: '#net.ipv4.conf.all.log_martians'
loop: '{{ find_sysctl_d.files }}'
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-SC-5(3)(a)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_all_log_martians
- unknown_severity
- name: XCCDF Value sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_all_log_martians_value # promote to variable
set_fact:
sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_all_log_martians_value: !!str 1
tags:
- always
- name: Ensure sysctl net.ipv4.conf.all.log_martians is set
sysctl:
name: net.ipv4.conf.all.log_martians
value: '{{ sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_all_log_martians_value }}'
state: present
reload: true
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-SC-5(3)(a)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_all_log_martians
- unknown_severity
|
Enable Kernel Parameter to Use Reverse Path Filtering on all IPv4 Interfaces
[ref]ruleTo set the runtime status of the net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter kernel parameter, run the following command: $ sudo sysctl -w net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter=1
To make sure that the setting is persistent, add the following line to a file in the directory /etc/sysctl.d : net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter = 1 Rationale:Enabling reverse path filtering drops packets with source addresses
that should not have been able to be received on the interface they were
received on. It should not be used on systems which are routers for
complicated networks, but is helpful for end hosts and routers serving small
networks. References:
BP28(R22), 1, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, APO01.06, APO13.01, BAI04.04, DSS01.03, DSS01.05, DSS03.01, DSS03.05, DSS05.02, DSS05.04, DSS05.07, DSS06.02, 3.1.20, CCI-000366, CCI-001551, 4.2.3.4, 4.3.3.4, 4.4.3.3, SR 3.1, SR 3.5, SR 3.8, SR 4.1, SR 4.3, SR 5.1, SR 5.2, SR 5.3, SR 6.2, SR 7.1, SR 7.2, SR 7.6, A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.12.1.1, A.12.1.2, A.12.1.3, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.2, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.2, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.17.2.1, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), CM-6(a), SC-7(a), DE.AE-1, DE.CM-1, ID.AM-3, PR.AC-5, PR.DS-4, PR.DS-5, PR.PT-4, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 3.3.7 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | medium |
---|
Reboot: | true |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
# Comment out any occurrences of net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter from /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf files
for f in /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf; do
matching_list=$(grep -P '^(?!#).*[\s]*net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter.*$' $f | uniq )
if ! test -z "$matching_list"; then
while IFS= read -r entry; do
escaped_entry=$(sed -e 's|/|\\/|g' <<< "$entry")
# comment out "net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter" matches to preserve user data
sed -i "s/^${escaped_entry}$/# &/g" $f
done <<< "$matching_list"
fi
done
sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_all_rp_filter_value='1'
#
# Set runtime for net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter
#
/sbin/sysctl -q -n -w net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter="$sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_all_rp_filter_value"
#
# If net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter present in /etc/sysctl.conf, change value to appropriate value
# else, add "net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter = value" to /etc/sysctl.conf
#
# Test if the config_file is a symbolic link. If so, use --follow-symlinks with sed.
# Otherwise, regular sed command will do.
sed_command=('sed' '-i')
if test -L "/etc/sysctl.conf"; then
sed_command+=('--follow-symlinks')
fi
# Strip any search characters in the key arg so that the key can be replaced without
# adding any search characters to the config file.
stripped_key=$(sed 's/[\^=\$,;+]*//g' <<< "^net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter")
# shellcheck disable=SC2059
printf -v formatted_output "%s = %s" "$stripped_key" "$sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_all_rp_filter_value"
# If the key exists, change it. Otherwise, add it to the config_file.
# We search for the key string followed by a word boundary (matched by \>),
# so if we search for 'setting', 'setting2' won't match.
if LC_ALL=C grep -q -m 1 -i -e "^net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter\\>" "/etc/sysctl.conf"; then
escaped_formatted_output=$(sed -e 's|/|\\/|g' <<< "$formatted_output")
"${sed_command[@]}" "s/^net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter\\>.*/$escaped_formatted_output/gi" "/etc/sysctl.conf"
else
# \n is precaution for case where file ends without trailing newline
printf '%s\n' "$formatted_output" >> "/etc/sysctl.conf"
fi
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | medium |
---|
Reboot: | true |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
- name: List /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf files
find:
paths:
- /etc/sysctl.d/
- /run/sysctl.d/
contains: ^[\s]*net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter.*$
patterns: '*.conf'
file_type: any
register: find_sysctl_d
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-SC-7(a)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_all_rp_filter
- name: Comment out any occurrences of net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter from /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf
files
replace:
path: '{{ item.path }}'
regexp: ^[\s]*net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter
replace: '#net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter'
loop: '{{ find_sysctl_d.files }}'
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-SC-7(a)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_all_rp_filter
- name: XCCDF Value sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_all_rp_filter_value # promote to variable
set_fact:
sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_all_rp_filter_value: !!str 1
tags:
- always
- name: Ensure sysctl net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter is set
sysctl:
name: net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter
value: '{{ sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_all_rp_filter_value }}'
state: present
reload: true
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-SC-7(a)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_all_rp_filter
|
Disable Kernel Parameter for Accepting Secure ICMP Redirects on all IPv4 Interfaces
[ref]ruleTo set the runtime status of the net.ipv4.conf.all.secure_redirects kernel parameter, run the following command: $ sudo sysctl -w net.ipv4.conf.all.secure_redirects=0
To make sure that the setting is persistent, add the following line to a file in the directory /etc/sysctl.d : net.ipv4.conf.all.secure_redirects = 0 Rationale:Accepting "secure" ICMP redirects (from those gateways listed as
default gateways) has few legitimate uses. It should be disabled unless it is
absolutely required. References:
BP28(R22), 1, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, APO01.06, APO13.01, BAI04.04, BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05, DSS01.03, DSS01.05, DSS03.01, DSS03.05, DSS05.02, DSS05.04, DSS05.05, DSS05.07, DSS06.02, DSS06.06, 3.1.20, CCI-001503, CCI-001551, 4.2.3.4, 4.3.3.4, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.5.3, 4.3.3.5.4, 4.3.3.5.5, 4.3.3.5.6, 4.3.3.5.7, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.1, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4, 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3, 4.4.3.3, SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.11, SR 1.12, SR 1.13, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.6, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 2.2, SR 2.3, SR 2.4, SR 2.5, SR 2.6, SR 2.7, SR 3.1, SR 3.5, SR 3.8, SR 4.1, SR 4.3, SR 5.1, SR 5.2, SR 5.3, SR 6.2, SR 7.1, SR 7.2, SR 7.6, A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.12.1.1, A.12.1.2, A.12.1.3, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.2, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.2, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4, A.17.2.1, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), CM-6(a), SC-7(a), DE.AE-1, DE.CM-1, ID.AM-3, PR.AC-5, PR.DS-4, PR.DS-5, PR.IP-1, PR.PT-3, PR.PT-4, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 3.3.3 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | medium |
---|
Reboot: | true |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
# Comment out any occurrences of net.ipv4.conf.all.secure_redirects from /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf files
for f in /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf; do
matching_list=$(grep -P '^(?!#).*[\s]*net.ipv4.conf.all.secure_redirects.*$' $f | uniq )
if ! test -z "$matching_list"; then
while IFS= read -r entry; do
escaped_entry=$(sed -e 's|/|\\/|g' <<< "$entry")
# comment out "net.ipv4.conf.all.secure_redirects" matches to preserve user data
sed -i "s/^${escaped_entry}$/# &/g" $f
done <<< "$matching_list"
fi
done
sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_all_secure_redirects_value='0'
#
# Set runtime for net.ipv4.conf.all.secure_redirects
#
/sbin/sysctl -q -n -w net.ipv4.conf.all.secure_redirects="$sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_all_secure_redirects_value"
#
# If net.ipv4.conf.all.secure_redirects present in /etc/sysctl.conf, change value to appropriate value
# else, add "net.ipv4.conf.all.secure_redirects = value" to /etc/sysctl.conf
#
# Test if the config_file is a symbolic link. If so, use --follow-symlinks with sed.
# Otherwise, regular sed command will do.
sed_command=('sed' '-i')
if test -L "/etc/sysctl.conf"; then
sed_command+=('--follow-symlinks')
fi
# Strip any search characters in the key arg so that the key can be replaced without
# adding any search characters to the config file.
stripped_key=$(sed 's/[\^=\$,;+]*//g' <<< "^net.ipv4.conf.all.secure_redirects")
# shellcheck disable=SC2059
printf -v formatted_output "%s = %s" "$stripped_key" "$sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_all_secure_redirects_value"
# If the key exists, change it. Otherwise, add it to the config_file.
# We search for the key string followed by a word boundary (matched by \>),
# so if we search for 'setting', 'setting2' won't match.
if LC_ALL=C grep -q -m 1 -i -e "^net.ipv4.conf.all.secure_redirects\\>" "/etc/sysctl.conf"; then
escaped_formatted_output=$(sed -e 's|/|\\/|g' <<< "$formatted_output")
"${sed_command[@]}" "s/^net.ipv4.conf.all.secure_redirects\\>.*/$escaped_formatted_output/gi" "/etc/sysctl.conf"
else
# \n is precaution for case where file ends without trailing newline
printf '%s\n' "$formatted_output" >> "/etc/sysctl.conf"
fi
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | medium |
---|
Reboot: | true |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
- name: List /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf files
find:
paths:
- /etc/sysctl.d/
- /run/sysctl.d/
contains: ^[\s]*net.ipv4.conf.all.secure_redirects.*$
patterns: '*.conf'
file_type: any
register: find_sysctl_d
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-SC-7(a)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_all_secure_redirects
- name: Comment out any occurrences of net.ipv4.conf.all.secure_redirects from /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf
files
replace:
path: '{{ item.path }}'
regexp: ^[\s]*net.ipv4.conf.all.secure_redirects
replace: '#net.ipv4.conf.all.secure_redirects'
loop: '{{ find_sysctl_d.files }}'
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-SC-7(a)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_all_secure_redirects
- name: XCCDF Value sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_all_secure_redirects_value # promote to variable
set_fact:
sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_all_secure_redirects_value: !!str 0
tags:
- always
- name: Ensure sysctl net.ipv4.conf.all.secure_redirects is set
sysctl:
name: net.ipv4.conf.all.secure_redirects
value: '{{ sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_all_secure_redirects_value }}'
state: present
reload: true
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-SC-7(a)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_all_secure_redirects
|
Disable Kernel Parameter for Accepting ICMP Redirects by Default on IPv4 Interfaces
[ref]ruleTo set the runtime status of the net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_redirects kernel parameter, run the following command: $ sudo sysctl -w net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_redirects=0
To make sure that the setting is persistent, add the following line to a file in the directory /etc/sysctl.d : net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_redirects = 0 Rationale: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.
This feature of the IPv4 protocol has few legitimate uses. It should
be disabled unless absolutely required. References:
BP28(R22), 1, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 5.10.1.1, APO01.06, APO13.01, BAI04.04, BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05, DSS01.03, DSS01.05, DSS03.01, DSS03.05, DSS05.02, DSS05.04, DSS05.05, DSS05.07, DSS06.02, DSS06.06, 3.1.20, CCI-000366, CCI-001551, 4.2.3.4, 4.3.3.4, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.5.3, 4.3.3.5.4, 4.3.3.5.5, 4.3.3.5.6, 4.3.3.5.7, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.1, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4, 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3, 4.4.3.3, SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.11, SR 1.12, SR 1.13, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.6, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 2.2, SR 2.3, SR 2.4, SR 2.5, SR 2.6, SR 2.7, SR 3.1, SR 3.5, SR 3.8, SR 4.1, SR 4.3, SR 5.1, SR 5.2, SR 5.3, SR 6.2, SR 7.1, SR 7.2, SR 7.6, A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.12.1.1, A.12.1.2, A.12.1.3, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.2, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.2, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4, A.17.2.1, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), CM-6(a), SC-7(a), DE.AE-1, DE.CM-1, ID.AM-3, PR.AC-5, PR.DS-4, PR.DS-5, PR.IP-1, PR.PT-3, PR.PT-4, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 3.3.2 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | medium |
---|
Reboot: | true |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
# Comment out any occurrences of net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_redirects from /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf files
for f in /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf; do
matching_list=$(grep -P '^(?!#).*[\s]*net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_redirects.*$' $f | uniq )
if ! test -z "$matching_list"; then
while IFS= read -r entry; do
escaped_entry=$(sed -e 's|/|\\/|g' <<< "$entry")
# comment out "net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_redirects" matches to preserve user data
sed -i "s/^${escaped_entry}$/# &/g" $f
done <<< "$matching_list"
fi
done
sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_default_accept_redirects_value='0'
#
# Set runtime for net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_redirects
#
/sbin/sysctl -q -n -w net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_redirects="$sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_default_accept_redirects_value"
#
# If net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_redirects present in /etc/sysctl.conf, change value to appropriate value
# else, add "net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_redirects = value" to /etc/sysctl.conf
#
# Test if the config_file is a symbolic link. If so, use --follow-symlinks with sed.
# Otherwise, regular sed command will do.
sed_command=('sed' '-i')
if test -L "/etc/sysctl.conf"; then
sed_command+=('--follow-symlinks')
fi
# Strip any search characters in the key arg so that the key can be replaced without
# adding any search characters to the config file.
stripped_key=$(sed 's/[\^=\$,;+]*//g' <<< "^net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_redirects")
# shellcheck disable=SC2059
printf -v formatted_output "%s = %s" "$stripped_key" "$sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_default_accept_redirects_value"
# If the key exists, change it. Otherwise, add it to the config_file.
# We search for the key string followed by a word boundary (matched by \>),
# so if we search for 'setting', 'setting2' won't match.
if LC_ALL=C grep -q -m 1 -i -e "^net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_redirects\\>" "/etc/sysctl.conf"; then
escaped_formatted_output=$(sed -e 's|/|\\/|g' <<< "$formatted_output")
"${sed_command[@]}" "s/^net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_redirects\\>.*/$escaped_formatted_output/gi" "/etc/sysctl.conf"
else
# \n is precaution for case where file ends without trailing newline
printf '%s\n' "$formatted_output" >> "/etc/sysctl.conf"
fi
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | medium |
---|
Reboot: | true |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
- name: List /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf files
find:
paths:
- /etc/sysctl.d/
- /run/sysctl.d/
contains: ^[\s]*net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_redirects.*$
patterns: '*.conf'
file_type: any
register: find_sysctl_d
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- CJIS-5.10.1.1
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-SC-7(a)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_default_accept_redirects
- name: Comment out any occurrences of net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_redirects from
/etc/sysctl.d/*.conf files
replace:
path: '{{ item.path }}'
regexp: ^[\s]*net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_redirects
replace: '#net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_redirects'
loop: '{{ find_sysctl_d.files }}'
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- CJIS-5.10.1.1
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-SC-7(a)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_default_accept_redirects
- name: XCCDF Value sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_default_accept_redirects_value # promote to variable
set_fact:
sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_default_accept_redirects_value: !!str 0
tags:
- always
- name: Ensure sysctl net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_redirects is set
sysctl:
name: net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_redirects
value: '{{ sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_default_accept_redirects_value }}'
state: present
reload: true
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- CJIS-5.10.1.1
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-SC-7(a)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_default_accept_redirects
|
Disable Kernel Parameter for Accepting Source-Routed Packets on IPv4 Interfaces by Default
[ref]ruleTo set the runtime status of the net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_source_route kernel parameter, run the following command: $ sudo sysctl -w net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_source_route=0
To make sure that the setting is persistent, add the following line to a file in the directory /etc/sysctl.d : net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_source_route = 0 Rationale:Source-routed packets allow the source of the packet to suggest routers
forward the packet along a different path than configured on the router,
which can be used to bypass network security measures.
Accepting source-routed packets in the IPv4 protocol has few legitimate
uses. It should be disabled unless it is absolutely required, such as when
IPv4 forwarding is enabled and the system is legitimately functioning as a
router. References:
BP28(R22), 1, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 5.10.1.1, APO01.06, APO13.01, BAI04.04, BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05, DSS01.03, DSS01.05, DSS03.01, DSS03.05, DSS05.02, DSS05.04, DSS05.05, DSS05.07, DSS06.02, DSS06.06, 3.1.20, CCI-000366, CCI-001551, 4.2.3.4, 4.3.3.4, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.5.3, 4.3.3.5.4, 4.3.3.5.5, 4.3.3.5.6, 4.3.3.5.7, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.1, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4, 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3, 4.4.3.3, SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.11, SR 1.12, SR 1.13, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.6, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 2.2, SR 2.3, SR 2.4, SR 2.5, SR 2.6, SR 2.7, SR 3.1, SR 3.5, SR 3.8, SR 4.1, SR 4.3, SR 5.1, SR 5.2, SR 5.3, SR 6.2, SR 7.1, SR 7.2, SR 7.6, A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.12.1.1, A.12.1.2, A.12.1.3, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.2, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.2, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4, A.17.2.1, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CIP-007-3 R4, CIP-007-3 R4.1, CIP-007-3 R4.2, CIP-007-3 R5.1, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-5, SC-7(a), DE.AE-1, DE.CM-1, ID.AM-3, PR.AC-5, PR.DS-4, PR.DS-5, PR.IP-1, PR.PT-3, PR.PT-4, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 3.3.1 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | medium |
---|
Reboot: | true |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
# Comment out any occurrences of net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_source_route from /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf files
for f in /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf; do
matching_list=$(grep -P '^(?!#).*[\s]*net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_source_route.*$' $f | uniq )
if ! test -z "$matching_list"; then
while IFS= read -r entry; do
escaped_entry=$(sed -e 's|/|\\/|g' <<< "$entry")
# comment out "net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_source_route" matches to preserve user data
sed -i "s/^${escaped_entry}$/# &/g" $f
done <<< "$matching_list"
fi
done
sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_default_accept_source_route_value='0'
#
# Set runtime for net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_source_route
#
/sbin/sysctl -q -n -w net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_source_route="$sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_default_accept_source_route_value"
#
# If net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_source_route present in /etc/sysctl.conf, change value to appropriate value
# else, add "net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_source_route = value" to /etc/sysctl.conf
#
# Test if the config_file is a symbolic link. If so, use --follow-symlinks with sed.
# Otherwise, regular sed command will do.
sed_command=('sed' '-i')
if test -L "/etc/sysctl.conf"; then
sed_command+=('--follow-symlinks')
fi
# Strip any search characters in the key arg so that the key can be replaced without
# adding any search characters to the config file.
stripped_key=$(sed 's/[\^=\$,;+]*//g' <<< "^net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_source_route")
# shellcheck disable=SC2059
printf -v formatted_output "%s = %s" "$stripped_key" "$sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_default_accept_source_route_value"
# If the key exists, change it. Otherwise, add it to the config_file.
# We search for the key string followed by a word boundary (matched by \>),
# so if we search for 'setting', 'setting2' won't match.
if LC_ALL=C grep -q -m 1 -i -e "^net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_source_route\\>" "/etc/sysctl.conf"; then
escaped_formatted_output=$(sed -e 's|/|\\/|g' <<< "$formatted_output")
"${sed_command[@]}" "s/^net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_source_route\\>.*/$escaped_formatted_output/gi" "/etc/sysctl.conf"
else
# \n is precaution for case where file ends without trailing newline
printf '%s\n' "$formatted_output" >> "/etc/sysctl.conf"
fi
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | medium |
---|
Reboot: | true |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
- name: List /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf files
find:
paths:
- /etc/sysctl.d/
- /run/sysctl.d/
contains: ^[\s]*net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_source_route.*$
patterns: '*.conf'
file_type: any
register: find_sysctl_d
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- CJIS-5.10.1.1
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-SC-5
- NIST-800-53-SC-7(a)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_default_accept_source_route
- name: Comment out any occurrences of net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_source_route from
/etc/sysctl.d/*.conf files
replace:
path: '{{ item.path }}'
regexp: ^[\s]*net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_source_route
replace: '#net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_source_route'
loop: '{{ find_sysctl_d.files }}'
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- CJIS-5.10.1.1
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-SC-5
- NIST-800-53-SC-7(a)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_default_accept_source_route
- name: XCCDF Value sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_default_accept_source_route_value # promote to variable
set_fact:
sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_default_accept_source_route_value: !!str 0
tags:
- always
- name: Ensure sysctl net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_source_route is set
sysctl:
name: net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_source_route
value: '{{ sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_default_accept_source_route_value }}'
state: present
reload: true
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- CJIS-5.10.1.1
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-SC-5
- NIST-800-53-SC-7(a)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_default_accept_source_route
|
Enable Kernel Paremeter to Log Martian Packets on all IPv4 Interfaces by Default
[ref]ruleTo set the runtime status of the net.ipv4.conf.default.log_martians kernel parameter, run the following command: $ sudo sysctl -w net.ipv4.conf.default.log_martians=1
To make sure that the setting is persistent, add the following line to a file in the directory /etc/sysctl.d : net.ipv4.conf.default.log_martians = 1 Rationale:The presence of "martian" packets (which have impossible addresses)
as well as spoofed packets, source-routed packets, and redirects could be a
sign of nefarious network activity. Logging these packets enables this activity
to be detected. References:
1, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, APO13.01, BAI04.04, BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05, DSS01.03, DSS01.04, DSS03.05, DSS05.02, DSS05.03, DSS05.05, DSS05.07, DSS06.06, 3.1.20, CCI-000126, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.5.3, 4.3.3.5.4, 4.3.3.5.5, 4.3.3.5.6, 4.3.3.5.7, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.1, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4, 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3, SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.11, SR 1.12, SR 1.13, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.6, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 2.2, SR 2.3, SR 2.4, SR 2.5, SR 2.6, SR 2.7, SR 3.1, SR 3.5, SR 3.8, SR 4.1, SR 4.3, SR 5.1, SR 5.2, SR 5.3, SR 6.2, SR 7.1, SR 7.2, SR 7.6, A.11.2.6, A.12.1.2, A.12.1.3, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.13.1.1, A.13.2.1, A.14.1.3, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4, A.17.2.1, A.6.2.1, A.6.2.2, A.9.1.2, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-5(3)(a), DE.CM-1, PR.AC-3, PR.DS-4, PR.IP-1, PR.PT-3, PR.PT-4, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 3.3.4 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | medium |
---|
Reboot: | true |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
# Comment out any occurrences of net.ipv4.conf.default.log_martians from /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf files
for f in /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf; do
matching_list=$(grep -P '^(?!#).*[\s]*net.ipv4.conf.default.log_martians.*$' $f | uniq )
if ! test -z "$matching_list"; then
while IFS= read -r entry; do
escaped_entry=$(sed -e 's|/|\\/|g' <<< "$entry")
# comment out "net.ipv4.conf.default.log_martians" matches to preserve user data
sed -i "s/^${escaped_entry}$/# &/g" $f
done <<< "$matching_list"
fi
done
sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_default_log_martians_value='1'
#
# Set runtime for net.ipv4.conf.default.log_martians
#
/sbin/sysctl -q -n -w net.ipv4.conf.default.log_martians="$sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_default_log_martians_value"
#
# If net.ipv4.conf.default.log_martians present in /etc/sysctl.conf, change value to appropriate value
# else, add "net.ipv4.conf.default.log_martians = value" to /etc/sysctl.conf
#
# Test if the config_file is a symbolic link. If so, use --follow-symlinks with sed.
# Otherwise, regular sed command will do.
sed_command=('sed' '-i')
if test -L "/etc/sysctl.conf"; then
sed_command+=('--follow-symlinks')
fi
# Strip any search characters in the key arg so that the key can be replaced without
# adding any search characters to the config file.
stripped_key=$(sed 's/[\^=\$,;+]*//g' <<< "^net.ipv4.conf.default.log_martians")
# shellcheck disable=SC2059
printf -v formatted_output "%s = %s" "$stripped_key" "$sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_default_log_martians_value"
# If the key exists, change it. Otherwise, add it to the config_file.
# We search for the key string followed by a word boundary (matched by \>),
# so if we search for 'setting', 'setting2' won't match.
if LC_ALL=C grep -q -m 1 -i -e "^net.ipv4.conf.default.log_martians\\>" "/etc/sysctl.conf"; then
escaped_formatted_output=$(sed -e 's|/|\\/|g' <<< "$formatted_output")
"${sed_command[@]}" "s/^net.ipv4.conf.default.log_martians\\>.*/$escaped_formatted_output/gi" "/etc/sysctl.conf"
else
# \n is precaution for case where file ends without trailing newline
printf '%s\n' "$formatted_output" >> "/etc/sysctl.conf"
fi
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | medium |
---|
Reboot: | true |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
- name: List /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf files
find:
paths:
- /etc/sysctl.d/
- /run/sysctl.d/
contains: ^[\s]*net.ipv4.conf.default.log_martians.*$
patterns: '*.conf'
file_type: any
register: find_sysctl_d
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-SC-5(3)(a)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_default_log_martians
- unknown_severity
- name: Comment out any occurrences of net.ipv4.conf.default.log_martians from /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf
files
replace:
path: '{{ item.path }}'
regexp: ^[\s]*net.ipv4.conf.default.log_martians
replace: '#net.ipv4.conf.default.log_martians'
loop: '{{ find_sysctl_d.files }}'
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-SC-5(3)(a)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_default_log_martians
- unknown_severity
- name: XCCDF Value sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_default_log_martians_value # promote to variable
set_fact:
sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_default_log_martians_value: !!str 1
tags:
- always
- name: Ensure sysctl net.ipv4.conf.default.log_martians is set
sysctl:
name: net.ipv4.conf.default.log_martians
value: '{{ sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_default_log_martians_value }}'
state: present
reload: true
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-SC-5(3)(a)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_default_log_martians
- unknown_severity
|
Enable Kernel Parameter to Use Reverse Path Filtering on all IPv4 Interfaces by Default
[ref]ruleTo set the runtime status of the net.ipv4.conf.default.rp_filter kernel parameter, run the following command: $ sudo sysctl -w net.ipv4.conf.default.rp_filter=1
To make sure that the setting is persistent, add the following line to a file in the directory /etc/sysctl.d : net.ipv4.conf.default.rp_filter = 1 Rationale:Enabling reverse path filtering drops packets with source addresses
that should not have been able to be received on the interface they were
received on. It should not be used on systems which are routers for
complicated networks, but is helpful for end hosts and routers serving small
networks. References:
BP28(R22), 1, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, APO01.06, APO13.01, BAI04.04, DSS01.03, DSS01.05, DSS03.01, DSS03.05, DSS05.02, DSS05.04, DSS05.07, DSS06.02, 3.1.20, CCI-000366, 4.2.3.4, 4.3.3.4, 4.4.3.3, SR 3.1, SR 3.5, SR 3.8, SR 4.1, SR 4.3, SR 5.1, SR 5.2, SR 5.3, SR 6.2, SR 7.1, SR 7.2, SR 7.6, A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.12.1.1, A.12.1.2, A.12.1.3, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.2, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.2, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.17.2.1, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), CM-6(a), SC-7(a), DE.AE-1, DE.CM-1, ID.AM-3, PR.AC-5, PR.DS-4, PR.DS-5, PR.PT-4, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 3.3.7 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | medium |
---|
Reboot: | true |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
# Comment out any occurrences of net.ipv4.conf.default.rp_filter from /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf files
for f in /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf; do
matching_list=$(grep -P '^(?!#).*[\s]*net.ipv4.conf.default.rp_filter.*$' $f | uniq )
if ! test -z "$matching_list"; then
while IFS= read -r entry; do
escaped_entry=$(sed -e 's|/|\\/|g' <<< "$entry")
# comment out "net.ipv4.conf.default.rp_filter" matches to preserve user data
sed -i "s/^${escaped_entry}$/# &/g" $f
done <<< "$matching_list"
fi
done
sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_default_rp_filter_value='1'
#
# Set runtime for net.ipv4.conf.default.rp_filter
#
/sbin/sysctl -q -n -w net.ipv4.conf.default.rp_filter="$sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_default_rp_filter_value"
#
# If net.ipv4.conf.default.rp_filter present in /etc/sysctl.conf, change value to appropriate value
# else, add "net.ipv4.conf.default.rp_filter = value" to /etc/sysctl.conf
#
# Test if the config_file is a symbolic link. If so, use --follow-symlinks with sed.
# Otherwise, regular sed command will do.
sed_command=('sed' '-i')
if test -L "/etc/sysctl.conf"; then
sed_command+=('--follow-symlinks')
fi
# Strip any search characters in the key arg so that the key can be replaced without
# adding any search characters to the config file.
stripped_key=$(sed 's/[\^=\$,;+]*//g' <<< "^net.ipv4.conf.default.rp_filter")
# shellcheck disable=SC2059
printf -v formatted_output "%s = %s" "$stripped_key" "$sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_default_rp_filter_value"
# If the key exists, change it. Otherwise, add it to the config_file.
# We search for the key string followed by a word boundary (matched by \>),
# so if we search for 'setting', 'setting2' won't match.
if LC_ALL=C grep -q -m 1 -i -e "^net.ipv4.conf.default.rp_filter\\>" "/etc/sysctl.conf"; then
escaped_formatted_output=$(sed -e 's|/|\\/|g' <<< "$formatted_output")
"${sed_command[@]}" "s/^net.ipv4.conf.default.rp_filter\\>.*/$escaped_formatted_output/gi" "/etc/sysctl.conf"
else
# \n is precaution for case where file ends without trailing newline
printf '%s\n' "$formatted_output" >> "/etc/sysctl.conf"
fi
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | medium |
---|
Reboot: | true |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
- name: List /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf files
find:
paths:
- /etc/sysctl.d/
- /run/sysctl.d/
contains: ^[\s]*net.ipv4.conf.default.rp_filter.*$
patterns: '*.conf'
file_type: any
register: find_sysctl_d
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-SC-7(a)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_default_rp_filter
- name: Comment out any occurrences of net.ipv4.conf.default.rp_filter from /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf
files
replace:
path: '{{ item.path }}'
regexp: ^[\s]*net.ipv4.conf.default.rp_filter
replace: '#net.ipv4.conf.default.rp_filter'
loop: '{{ find_sysctl_d.files }}'
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-SC-7(a)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_default_rp_filter
- name: XCCDF Value sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_default_rp_filter_value # promote to variable
set_fact:
sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_default_rp_filter_value: !!str 1
tags:
- always
- name: Ensure sysctl net.ipv4.conf.default.rp_filter is set
sysctl:
name: net.ipv4.conf.default.rp_filter
value: '{{ sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_default_rp_filter_value }}'
state: present
reload: true
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-SC-7(a)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_default_rp_filter
|
Configure Kernel Parameter for Accepting Secure Redirects By Default
[ref]ruleTo set the runtime status of the net.ipv4.conf.default.secure_redirects kernel parameter, run the following command: $ sudo sysctl -w net.ipv4.conf.default.secure_redirects=0
To make sure that the setting is persistent, add the following line to a file in the directory /etc/sysctl.d : net.ipv4.conf.default.secure_redirects = 0 Rationale:Accepting "secure" ICMP redirects (from those gateways listed as
default gateways) has few legitimate uses. It should be disabled unless it is
absolutely required. References:
BP28(R22), 1, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, APO01.06, APO13.01, BAI04.04, BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05, DSS01.03, DSS01.05, DSS03.01, DSS03.05, DSS05.02, DSS05.04, DSS05.05, DSS05.07, DSS06.02, DSS06.06, 3.1.20, CCI-001551, 4.2.3.4, 4.3.3.4, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.5.3, 4.3.3.5.4, 4.3.3.5.5, 4.3.3.5.6, 4.3.3.5.7, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.1, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4, 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3, 4.4.3.3, SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.11, SR 1.12, SR 1.13, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.6, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 2.2, SR 2.3, SR 2.4, SR 2.5, SR 2.6, SR 2.7, SR 3.1, SR 3.5, SR 3.8, SR 4.1, SR 4.3, SR 5.1, SR 5.2, SR 5.3, SR 6.2, SR 7.1, SR 7.2, SR 7.6, A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.12.1.1, A.12.1.2, A.12.1.3, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.2, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.2, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4, A.17.2.1, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CIP-007-3 R4, CIP-007-3 R4.1, CIP-007-3 R4.2, CIP-007-3 R5.1, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-5, SC-7(a), DE.AE-1, DE.CM-1, ID.AM-3, PR.AC-5, PR.DS-4, PR.DS-5, PR.IP-1, PR.PT-3, PR.PT-4, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 3.3.3 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | medium |
---|
Reboot: | true |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
# Comment out any occurrences of net.ipv4.conf.default.secure_redirects from /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf files
for f in /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf; do
matching_list=$(grep -P '^(?!#).*[\s]*net.ipv4.conf.default.secure_redirects.*$' $f | uniq )
if ! test -z "$matching_list"; then
while IFS= read -r entry; do
escaped_entry=$(sed -e 's|/|\\/|g' <<< "$entry")
# comment out "net.ipv4.conf.default.secure_redirects" matches to preserve user data
sed -i "s/^${escaped_entry}$/# &/g" $f
done <<< "$matching_list"
fi
done
sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_default_secure_redirects_value='0'
#
# Set runtime for net.ipv4.conf.default.secure_redirects
#
/sbin/sysctl -q -n -w net.ipv4.conf.default.secure_redirects="$sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_default_secure_redirects_value"
#
# If net.ipv4.conf.default.secure_redirects present in /etc/sysctl.conf, change value to appropriate value
# else, add "net.ipv4.conf.default.secure_redirects = value" to /etc/sysctl.conf
#
# Test if the config_file is a symbolic link. If so, use --follow-symlinks with sed.
# Otherwise, regular sed command will do.
sed_command=('sed' '-i')
if test -L "/etc/sysctl.conf"; then
sed_command+=('--follow-symlinks')
fi
# Strip any search characters in the key arg so that the key can be replaced without
# adding any search characters to the config file.
stripped_key=$(sed 's/[\^=\$,;+]*//g' <<< "^net.ipv4.conf.default.secure_redirects")
# shellcheck disable=SC2059
printf -v formatted_output "%s = %s" "$stripped_key" "$sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_default_secure_redirects_value"
# If the key exists, change it. Otherwise, add it to the config_file.
# We search for the key string followed by a word boundary (matched by \>),
# so if we search for 'setting', 'setting2' won't match.
if LC_ALL=C grep -q -m 1 -i -e "^net.ipv4.conf.default.secure_redirects\\>" "/etc/sysctl.conf"; then
escaped_formatted_output=$(sed -e 's|/|\\/|g' <<< "$formatted_output")
"${sed_command[@]}" "s/^net.ipv4.conf.default.secure_redirects\\>.*/$escaped_formatted_output/gi" "/etc/sysctl.conf"
else
# \n is precaution for case where file ends without trailing newline
printf '%s\n' "$formatted_output" >> "/etc/sysctl.conf"
fi
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | medium |
---|
Reboot: | true |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
- name: List /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf files
find:
paths:
- /etc/sysctl.d/
- /run/sysctl.d/
contains: ^[\s]*net.ipv4.conf.default.secure_redirects.*$
patterns: '*.conf'
file_type: any
register: find_sysctl_d
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-SC-5
- NIST-800-53-SC-7(a)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_default_secure_redirects
- name: Comment out any occurrences of net.ipv4.conf.default.secure_redirects from
/etc/sysctl.d/*.conf files
replace:
path: '{{ item.path }}'
regexp: ^[\s]*net.ipv4.conf.default.secure_redirects
replace: '#net.ipv4.conf.default.secure_redirects'
loop: '{{ find_sysctl_d.files }}'
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-SC-5
- NIST-800-53-SC-7(a)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_default_secure_redirects
- name: XCCDF Value sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_default_secure_redirects_value # promote to variable
set_fact:
sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_default_secure_redirects_value: !!str 0
tags:
- always
- name: Ensure sysctl net.ipv4.conf.default.secure_redirects is set
sysctl:
name: net.ipv4.conf.default.secure_redirects
value: '{{ sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_default_secure_redirects_value }}'
state: present
reload: true
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-SC-5
- NIST-800-53-SC-7(a)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_default_secure_redirects
|
Enable Kernel Parameter to Ignore ICMP Broadcast Echo Requests on IPv4 Interfaces
[ref]ruleTo set the runtime status of the net.ipv4.icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts kernel parameter, run the following command: $ sudo sysctl -w net.ipv4.icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts=1
To make sure that the setting is persistent, add the following line to a file in the directory /etc/sysctl.d : net.ipv4.icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts = 1 Rationale:Responding to broadcast (ICMP) echoes facilitates network mapping
and provides a vector for amplification attacks.
Ignoring ICMP echo requests (pings) sent to broadcast or multicast
addresses makes the system slightly more difficult to enumerate on the network. References:
1, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 5.10.1.1, APO01.06, APO13.01, BAI04.04, BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05, DSS01.03, DSS01.05, DSS03.01, DSS03.05, DSS05.02, DSS05.04, DSS05.05, DSS05.07, DSS06.02, DSS06.06, 3.1.20, CCI-000366, 4.2.3.4, 4.3.3.4, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.5.3, 4.3.3.5.4, 4.3.3.5.5, 4.3.3.5.6, 4.3.3.5.7, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.1, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4, 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3, 4.4.3.3, SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.11, SR 1.12, SR 1.13, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.6, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 2.2, SR 2.3, SR 2.4, SR 2.5, SR 2.6, SR 2.7, SR 3.1, SR 3.5, SR 3.8, SR 4.1, SR 4.3, SR 5.1, SR 5.2, SR 5.3, SR 6.2, SR 7.1, SR 7.2, SR 7.6, A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.12.1.1, A.12.1.2, A.12.1.3, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.2, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.2, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4, A.17.2.1, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CIP-007-3 R4, CIP-007-3 R4.1, CIP-007-3 R4.2, CIP-007-3 R5.1, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-5, DE.AE-1, DE.CM-1, ID.AM-3, PR.AC-5, PR.DS-4, PR.DS-5, PR.IP-1, PR.PT-3, PR.PT-4, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 3.3.5 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | medium |
---|
Reboot: | true |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
# Comment out any occurrences of net.ipv4.icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts from /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf files
for f in /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf; do
matching_list=$(grep -P '^(?!#).*[\s]*net.ipv4.icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts.*$' $f | uniq )
if ! test -z "$matching_list"; then
while IFS= read -r entry; do
escaped_entry=$(sed -e 's|/|\\/|g' <<< "$entry")
# comment out "net.ipv4.icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts" matches to preserve user data
sed -i "s/^${escaped_entry}$/# &/g" $f
done <<< "$matching_list"
fi
done
sysctl_net_ipv4_icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts_value='1'
#
# Set runtime for net.ipv4.icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts
#
/sbin/sysctl -q -n -w net.ipv4.icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts="$sysctl_net_ipv4_icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts_value"
#
# If net.ipv4.icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts present in /etc/sysctl.conf, change value to appropriate value
# else, add "net.ipv4.icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts = value" to /etc/sysctl.conf
#
# Test if the config_file is a symbolic link. If so, use --follow-symlinks with sed.
# Otherwise, regular sed command will do.
sed_command=('sed' '-i')
if test -L "/etc/sysctl.conf"; then
sed_command+=('--follow-symlinks')
fi
# Strip any search characters in the key arg so that the key can be replaced without
# adding any search characters to the config file.
stripped_key=$(sed 's/[\^=\$,;+]*//g' <<< "^net.ipv4.icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts")
# shellcheck disable=SC2059
printf -v formatted_output "%s = %s" "$stripped_key" "$sysctl_net_ipv4_icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts_value"
# If the key exists, change it. Otherwise, add it to the config_file.
# We search for the key string followed by a word boundary (matched by \>),
# so if we search for 'setting', 'setting2' won't match.
if LC_ALL=C grep -q -m 1 -i -e "^net.ipv4.icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts\\>" "/etc/sysctl.conf"; then
escaped_formatted_output=$(sed -e 's|/|\\/|g' <<< "$formatted_output")
"${sed_command[@]}" "s/^net.ipv4.icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts\\>.*/$escaped_formatted_output/gi" "/etc/sysctl.conf"
else
# \n is precaution for case where file ends without trailing newline
printf '%s\n' "$formatted_output" >> "/etc/sysctl.conf"
fi
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | medium |
---|
Reboot: | true |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
- name: List /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf files
find:
paths:
- /etc/sysctl.d/
- /run/sysctl.d/
contains: ^[\s]*net.ipv4.icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts.*$
patterns: '*.conf'
file_type: any
register: find_sysctl_d
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- CJIS-5.10.1.1
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-SC-5
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv4_icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts
- name: Comment out any occurrences of net.ipv4.icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts from /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf
files
replace:
path: '{{ item.path }}'
regexp: ^[\s]*net.ipv4.icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts
replace: '#net.ipv4.icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts'
loop: '{{ find_sysctl_d.files }}'
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- CJIS-5.10.1.1
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-SC-5
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv4_icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts
- name: XCCDF Value sysctl_net_ipv4_icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts_value # promote to variable
set_fact:
sysctl_net_ipv4_icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts_value: !!str 1
tags:
- always
- name: Ensure sysctl net.ipv4.icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts is set
sysctl:
name: net.ipv4.icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts
value: '{{ sysctl_net_ipv4_icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts_value }}'
state: present
reload: true
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- CJIS-5.10.1.1
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-SC-5
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv4_icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts
|
Enable Kernel Parameter to Ignore Bogus ICMP Error Responses on IPv4 Interfaces
[ref]ruleTo set the runtime status of the net.ipv4.icmp_ignore_bogus_error_responses kernel parameter, run the following command: $ sudo sysctl -w net.ipv4.icmp_ignore_bogus_error_responses=1
To make sure that the setting is persistent, add the following line to a file in the directory /etc/sysctl.d : net.ipv4.icmp_ignore_bogus_error_responses = 1 Rationale:Ignoring bogus ICMP error responses reduces
log size, although some activity would not be logged. References:
BP28(R22), 1, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, APO13.01, BAI04.04, BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05, DSS01.03, DSS03.05, DSS05.02, DSS05.05, DSS05.07, DSS06.06, 3.1.20, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.5.3, 4.3.3.5.4, 4.3.3.5.5, 4.3.3.5.6, 4.3.3.5.7, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.1, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4, 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3, SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.11, SR 1.12, SR 1.13, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.6, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 2.2, SR 2.3, SR 2.4, SR 2.5, SR 2.6, SR 2.7, SR 6.2, SR 7.1, SR 7.2, SR 7.6, A.12.1.2, A.12.1.3, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4, A.17.2.1, A.9.1.2, CIP-007-3 R4, CIP-007-3 R4.1, CIP-007-3 R4.2, CIP-007-3 R5.1, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-5, DE.CM-1, PR.DS-4, PR.IP-1, PR.PT-3, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 3.3.6 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | medium |
---|
Reboot: | true |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
# Comment out any occurrences of net.ipv4.icmp_ignore_bogus_error_responses from /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf files
for f in /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf; do
matching_list=$(grep -P '^(?!#).*[\s]*net.ipv4.icmp_ignore_bogus_error_responses.*$' $f | uniq )
if ! test -z "$matching_list"; then
while IFS= read -r entry; do
escaped_entry=$(sed -e 's|/|\\/|g' <<< "$entry")
# comment out "net.ipv4.icmp_ignore_bogus_error_responses" matches to preserve user data
sed -i "s/^${escaped_entry}$/# &/g" $f
done <<< "$matching_list"
fi
done
sysctl_net_ipv4_icmp_ignore_bogus_error_responses_value='1'
#
# Set runtime for net.ipv4.icmp_ignore_bogus_error_responses
#
/sbin/sysctl -q -n -w net.ipv4.icmp_ignore_bogus_error_responses="$sysctl_net_ipv4_icmp_ignore_bogus_error_responses_value"
#
# If net.ipv4.icmp_ignore_bogus_error_responses present in /etc/sysctl.conf, change value to appropriate value
# else, add "net.ipv4.icmp_ignore_bogus_error_responses = value" to /etc/sysctl.conf
#
# Test if the config_file is a symbolic link. If so, use --follow-symlinks with sed.
# Otherwise, regular sed command will do.
sed_command=('sed' '-i')
if test -L "/etc/sysctl.conf"; then
sed_command+=('--follow-symlinks')
fi
# Strip any search characters in the key arg so that the key can be replaced without
# adding any search characters to the config file.
stripped_key=$(sed 's/[\^=\$,;+]*//g' <<< "^net.ipv4.icmp_ignore_bogus_error_responses")
# shellcheck disable=SC2059
printf -v formatted_output "%s = %s" "$stripped_key" "$sysctl_net_ipv4_icmp_ignore_bogus_error_responses_value"
# If the key exists, change it. Otherwise, add it to the config_file.
# We search for the key string followed by a word boundary (matched by \>),
# so if we search for 'setting', 'setting2' won't match.
if LC_ALL=C grep -q -m 1 -i -e "^net.ipv4.icmp_ignore_bogus_error_responses\\>" "/etc/sysctl.conf"; then
escaped_formatted_output=$(sed -e 's|/|\\/|g' <<< "$formatted_output")
"${sed_command[@]}" "s/^net.ipv4.icmp_ignore_bogus_error_responses\\>.*/$escaped_formatted_output/gi" "/etc/sysctl.conf"
else
# \n is precaution for case where file ends without trailing newline
printf '%s\n' "$formatted_output" >> "/etc/sysctl.conf"
fi
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | medium |
---|
Reboot: | true |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
- name: List /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf files
find:
paths:
- /etc/sysctl.d/
- /run/sysctl.d/
contains: ^[\s]*net.ipv4.icmp_ignore_bogus_error_responses.*$
patterns: '*.conf'
file_type: any
register: find_sysctl_d
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-SC-5
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv4_icmp_ignore_bogus_error_responses
- unknown_severity
- name: Comment out any occurrences of net.ipv4.icmp_ignore_bogus_error_responses
from /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf files
replace:
path: '{{ item.path }}'
regexp: ^[\s]*net.ipv4.icmp_ignore_bogus_error_responses
replace: '#net.ipv4.icmp_ignore_bogus_error_responses'
loop: '{{ find_sysctl_d.files }}'
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-SC-5
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv4_icmp_ignore_bogus_error_responses
- unknown_severity
- name: XCCDF Value sysctl_net_ipv4_icmp_ignore_bogus_error_responses_value # promote to variable
set_fact:
sysctl_net_ipv4_icmp_ignore_bogus_error_responses_value: !!str 1
tags:
- always
- name: Ensure sysctl net.ipv4.icmp_ignore_bogus_error_responses is set
sysctl:
name: net.ipv4.icmp_ignore_bogus_error_responses
value: '{{ sysctl_net_ipv4_icmp_ignore_bogus_error_responses_value }}'
state: present
reload: true
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-SC-5
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv4_icmp_ignore_bogus_error_responses
- unknown_severity
|
Enable Kernel Parameter to Use TCP Syncookies on Network Interfaces
[ref]ruleTo set the runtime status of the net.ipv4.tcp_syncookies kernel parameter, run the following command: $ sudo sysctl -w net.ipv4.tcp_syncookies=1
To make sure that the setting is persistent, add the following line to a file in the directory /etc/sysctl.d : net.ipv4.tcp_syncookies = 1 Rationale:A TCP SYN flood attack can cause a denial of service by filling a
system's TCP connection table with connections in the SYN_RCVD state.
Syncookies can be used to track a connection when a subsequent ACK is received,
verifying the initiator is attempting a valid connection and is not a flood
source. This feature is activated when a flood condition is detected, and
enables the system to continue servicing valid connection requests. References:
BP28(R22), 1, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 5.10.1.1, APO01.06, APO13.01, BAI04.04, DSS01.03, DSS01.05, DSS03.01, DSS03.05, DSS05.02, DSS05.04, DSS05.07, DSS06.02, 3.1.20, CCI-000366, CCI-001095, 4.2.3.4, 4.3.3.4, 4.4.3.3, SR 3.1, SR 3.5, SR 3.8, SR 4.1, SR 4.3, SR 5.1, SR 5.2, SR 5.3, SR 6.2, SR 7.1, SR 7.2, SR 7.6, A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.12.1.1, A.12.1.2, A.12.1.3, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.2, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.2, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.17.2.1, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-5(1), SC-5(2), SC-5(3)(a), CM-6(a), DE.AE-1, DE.CM-1, ID.AM-3, PR.AC-5, PR.DS-4, PR.DS-5, PR.PT-4, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, SRG-OS-000420-GPOS-00186, SRG-OS-000142-GPOS-00071, UBTU-20-010412, 3.3.8 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | medium |
---|
Reboot: | true |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
# Comment out any occurrences of net.ipv4.tcp_syncookies from /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf files
for f in /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf; do
matching_list=$(grep -P '^(?!#).*[\s]*net.ipv4.tcp_syncookies.*$' $f | uniq )
if ! test -z "$matching_list"; then
while IFS= read -r entry; do
escaped_entry=$(sed -e 's|/|\\/|g' <<< "$entry")
# comment out "net.ipv4.tcp_syncookies" matches to preserve user data
sed -i "s/^${escaped_entry}$/# &/g" $f
done <<< "$matching_list"
fi
done
sysctl_net_ipv4_tcp_syncookies_value='1'
#
# Set runtime for net.ipv4.tcp_syncookies
#
/sbin/sysctl -q -n -w net.ipv4.tcp_syncookies="$sysctl_net_ipv4_tcp_syncookies_value"
#
# If net.ipv4.tcp_syncookies present in /etc/sysctl.conf, change value to appropriate value
# else, add "net.ipv4.tcp_syncookies = value" to /etc/sysctl.conf
#
# Test if the config_file is a symbolic link. If so, use --follow-symlinks with sed.
# Otherwise, regular sed command will do.
sed_command=('sed' '-i')
if test -L "/etc/sysctl.conf"; then
sed_command+=('--follow-symlinks')
fi
# Strip any search characters in the key arg so that the key can be replaced without
# adding any search characters to the config file.
stripped_key=$(sed 's/[\^=\$,;+]*//g' <<< "^net.ipv4.tcp_syncookies")
# shellcheck disable=SC2059
printf -v formatted_output "%s = %s" "$stripped_key" "$sysctl_net_ipv4_tcp_syncookies_value"
# If the key exists, change it. Otherwise, add it to the config_file.
# We search for the key string followed by a word boundary (matched by \>),
# so if we search for 'setting', 'setting2' won't match.
if LC_ALL=C grep -q -m 1 -i -e "^net.ipv4.tcp_syncookies\\>" "/etc/sysctl.conf"; then
escaped_formatted_output=$(sed -e 's|/|\\/|g' <<< "$formatted_output")
"${sed_command[@]}" "s/^net.ipv4.tcp_syncookies\\>.*/$escaped_formatted_output/gi" "/etc/sysctl.conf"
else
# \n is precaution for case where file ends without trailing newline
printf '%s\n' "$formatted_output" >> "/etc/sysctl.conf"
fi
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | medium |
---|
Reboot: | true |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
- name: List /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf files
find:
paths:
- /etc/sysctl.d/
- /run/sysctl.d/
contains: ^[\s]*net.ipv4.tcp_syncookies.*$
patterns: '*.conf'
file_type: any
register: find_sysctl_d
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- CJIS-5.10.1.1
- DISA-STIG-UBTU-20-010412
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-SC-5(1)
- NIST-800-53-SC-5(2)
- NIST-800-53-SC-5(3)(a)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv4_tcp_syncookies
- name: Comment out any occurrences of net.ipv4.tcp_syncookies from /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf
files
replace:
path: '{{ item.path }}'
regexp: ^[\s]*net.ipv4.tcp_syncookies
replace: '#net.ipv4.tcp_syncookies'
loop: '{{ find_sysctl_d.files }}'
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- CJIS-5.10.1.1
- DISA-STIG-UBTU-20-010412
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-SC-5(1)
- NIST-800-53-SC-5(2)
- NIST-800-53-SC-5(3)(a)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv4_tcp_syncookies
- name: XCCDF Value sysctl_net_ipv4_tcp_syncookies_value # promote to variable
set_fact:
sysctl_net_ipv4_tcp_syncookies_value: !!str 1
tags:
- always
- name: Ensure sysctl net.ipv4.tcp_syncookies is set
sysctl:
name: net.ipv4.tcp_syncookies
value: '{{ sysctl_net_ipv4_tcp_syncookies_value }}'
state: present
reload: true
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- CJIS-5.10.1.1
- DISA-STIG-UBTU-20-010412
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-SC-5(1)
- NIST-800-53-SC-5(2)
- NIST-800-53-SC-5(3)(a)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv4_tcp_syncookies
|
Network Parameters for Hosts Only
[ref]groupIf the system is not going to be used as a router, then setting certain
kernel parameters ensure that the host will not perform routing
of network traffic. |
contains 3 rules |
Disable Kernel Parameter for Sending ICMP Redirects on all IPv4 Interfaces
[ref]ruleTo set the runtime status of the net.ipv4.conf.all.send_redirects kernel parameter, run the following command: $ sudo sysctl -w net.ipv4.conf.all.send_redirects=0
To make sure that the setting is persistent, add the following line to a file in the directory /etc/sysctl.d : net.ipv4.conf.all.send_redirects = 0 Rationale: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.
The ability to send ICMP redirects is only appropriate for systems acting as routers. References:
BP28(R22), 1, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 5.10.1.1, APO01.06, APO13.01, BAI04.04, BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05, DSS01.03, DSS01.05, DSS03.01, DSS03.05, DSS05.02, DSS05.04, DSS05.05, DSS05.07, DSS06.02, DSS06.06, 3.1.20, CCI-000366, 4.2.3.4, 4.3.3.4, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.5.3, 4.3.3.5.4, 4.3.3.5.5, 4.3.3.5.6, 4.3.3.5.7, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.1, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4, 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3, 4.4.3.3, SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.11, SR 1.12, SR 1.13, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.6, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 2.2, SR 2.3, SR 2.4, SR 2.5, SR 2.6, SR 2.7, SR 3.1, SR 3.5, SR 3.8, SR 4.1, SR 4.3, SR 5.1, SR 5.2, SR 5.3, SR 6.2, SR 7.1, SR 7.2, SR 7.6, A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.12.1.1, A.12.1.2, A.12.1.3, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.2, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.2, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4, A.17.2.1, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CIP-007-3 R4, CIP-007-3 R4.1, CIP-007-3 R4.2, CIP-007-3 R5.1, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-5, CM-6(a), SC-7(a), DE.AE-1, DE.CM-1, ID.AM-3, PR.AC-5, PR.DS-4, PR.DS-5, PR.IP-1, PR.PT-3, PR.PT-4, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 3.2.1 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | medium |
---|
Reboot: | true |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
# Comment out any occurrences of net.ipv4.conf.all.send_redirects from /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf files
for f in /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf; do
matching_list=$(grep -P '^(?!#).*[\s]*net.ipv4.conf.all.send_redirects.*$' $f | uniq )
if ! test -z "$matching_list"; then
while IFS= read -r entry; do
escaped_entry=$(sed -e 's|/|\\/|g' <<< "$entry")
# comment out "net.ipv4.conf.all.send_redirects" matches to preserve user data
sed -i "s/^${escaped_entry}$/# &/g" $f
done <<< "$matching_list"
fi
done
#
# Set runtime for net.ipv4.conf.all.send_redirects
#
/sbin/sysctl -q -n -w net.ipv4.conf.all.send_redirects="0"
#
# If net.ipv4.conf.all.send_redirects present in /etc/sysctl.conf, change value to "0"
# else, add "net.ipv4.conf.all.send_redirects = 0" to /etc/sysctl.conf
#
# Test if the config_file is a symbolic link. If so, use --follow-symlinks with sed.
# Otherwise, regular sed command will do.
sed_command=('sed' '-i')
if test -L "/etc/sysctl.conf"; then
sed_command+=('--follow-symlinks')
fi
# Strip any search characters in the key arg so that the key can be replaced without
# adding any search characters to the config file.
stripped_key=$(sed 's/[\^=\$,;+]*//g' <<< "^net.ipv4.conf.all.send_redirects")
# shellcheck disable=SC2059
printf -v formatted_output "%s = %s" "$stripped_key" "0"
# If the key exists, change it. Otherwise, add it to the config_file.
# We search for the key string followed by a word boundary (matched by \>),
# so if we search for 'setting', 'setting2' won't match.
if LC_ALL=C grep -q -m 1 -i -e "^net.ipv4.conf.all.send_redirects\\>" "/etc/sysctl.conf"; then
escaped_formatted_output=$(sed -e 's|/|\\/|g' <<< "$formatted_output")
"${sed_command[@]}" "s/^net.ipv4.conf.all.send_redirects\\>.*/$escaped_formatted_output/gi" "/etc/sysctl.conf"
else
# \n is precaution for case where file ends without trailing newline
printf '%s\n' "$formatted_output" >> "/etc/sysctl.conf"
fi
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | medium |
---|
Reboot: | true |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
- name: List /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf files
find:
paths:
- /etc/sysctl.d/
- /run/sysctl.d/
contains: ^[\s]*net.ipv4.conf.all.send_redirects.*$
patterns: '*.conf'
file_type: any
register: find_sysctl_d
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- CJIS-5.10.1.1
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-SC-5
- NIST-800-53-SC-7(a)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_all_send_redirects
- name: Comment out any occurrences of net.ipv4.conf.all.send_redirects from /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf
files
replace:
path: '{{ item.path }}'
regexp: ^[\s]*net.ipv4.conf.all.send_redirects
replace: '#net.ipv4.conf.all.send_redirects'
loop: '{{ find_sysctl_d.files }}'
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- CJIS-5.10.1.1
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-SC-5
- NIST-800-53-SC-7(a)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_all_send_redirects
- name: Ensure sysctl net.ipv4.conf.all.send_redirects is set to 0
sysctl:
name: net.ipv4.conf.all.send_redirects
value: '0'
state: present
reload: true
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- CJIS-5.10.1.1
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-SC-5
- NIST-800-53-SC-7(a)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_all_send_redirects
|
Disable Kernel Parameter for Sending ICMP Redirects on all IPv4 Interfaces by Default
[ref]ruleTo set the runtime status of the net.ipv4.conf.default.send_redirects kernel parameter, run the following command: $ sudo sysctl -w net.ipv4.conf.default.send_redirects=0
To make sure that the setting is persistent, add the following line to a file in the directory /etc/sysctl.d : net.ipv4.conf.default.send_redirects = 0 Rationale: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.
The ability to send ICMP redirects is only appropriate for systems acting as routers. References:
BP28(R22), 1, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 5.10.1.1, APO01.06, APO13.01, BAI04.04, BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05, DSS01.03, DSS01.05, DSS03.01, DSS03.05, DSS05.02, DSS05.04, DSS05.05, DSS05.07, DSS06.02, DSS06.06, 3.1.20, CCI-000366, 4.2.3.4, 4.3.3.4, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.5.3, 4.3.3.5.4, 4.3.3.5.5, 4.3.3.5.6, 4.3.3.5.7, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.1, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4, 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3, 4.4.3.3, SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.11, SR 1.12, SR 1.13, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.6, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 2.2, SR 2.3, SR 2.4, SR 2.5, SR 2.6, SR 2.7, SR 3.1, SR 3.5, SR 3.8, SR 4.1, SR 4.3, SR 5.1, SR 5.2, SR 5.3, SR 6.2, SR 7.1, SR 7.2, SR 7.6, A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.12.1.1, A.12.1.2, A.12.1.3, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.2, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.2, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4, A.17.2.1, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CIP-007-3 R4, CIP-007-3 R4.1, CIP-007-3 R4.2, CIP-007-3 R5.1, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-5, CM-6(a), SC-7(a), DE.AE-1, DE.CM-1, ID.AM-3, PR.AC-5, PR.DS-4, PR.DS-5, PR.IP-1, PR.PT-3, PR.PT-4, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 3.2.1 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
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Disruption: | medium |
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Reboot: | true |
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Strategy: | disable |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
# Comment out any occurrences of net.ipv4.conf.default.send_redirects from /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf files
for f in /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf; do
matching_list=$(grep -P '^(?!#).*[\s]*net.ipv4.conf.default.send_redirects.*$' $f | uniq )
if ! test -z "$matching_list"; then
while IFS= read -r entry; do
escaped_entry=$(sed -e 's|/|\\/|g' <<< "$entry")
# comment out "net.ipv4.conf.default.send_redirects" matches to preserve user data
sed -i "s/^${escaped_entry}$/# &/g" $f
done <<< "$matching_list"
fi
done
#
# Set runtime for net.ipv4.conf.default.send_redirects
#
/sbin/sysctl -q -n -w net.ipv4.conf.default.send_redirects="0"
#
# If net.ipv4.conf.default.send_redirects present in /etc/sysctl.conf, change value to "0"
# else, add "net.ipv4.conf.default.send_redirects = 0" to /etc/sysctl.conf
#
# Test if the config_file is a symbolic link. If so, use --follow-symlinks with sed.
# Otherwise, regular sed command will do.
sed_command=('sed' '-i')
if test -L "/etc/sysctl.conf"; then
sed_command+=('--follow-symlinks')
fi
# Strip any search characters in the key arg so that the key can be replaced without
# adding any search characters to the config file.
stripped_key=$(sed 's/[\^=\$,;+]*//g' <<< "^net.ipv4.conf.default.send_redirects")
# shellcheck disable=SC2059
printf -v formatted_output "%s = %s" "$stripped_key" "0"
# If the key exists, change it. Otherwise, add it to the config_file.
# We search for the key string followed by a word boundary (matched by \>),
# so if we search for 'setting', 'setting2' won't match.
if LC_ALL=C grep -q -m 1 -i -e "^net.ipv4.conf.default.send_redirects\\>" "/etc/sysctl.conf"; then
escaped_formatted_output=$(sed -e 's|/|\\/|g' <<< "$formatted_output")
"${sed_command[@]}" "s/^net.ipv4.conf.default.send_redirects\\>.*/$escaped_formatted_output/gi" "/etc/sysctl.conf"
else
# \n is precaution for case where file ends without trailing newline
printf '%s\n' "$formatted_output" >> "/etc/sysctl.conf"
fi
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | medium |
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Reboot: | true |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
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- name: List /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf files
find:
paths:
- /etc/sysctl.d/
- /run/sysctl.d/
contains: ^[\s]*net.ipv4.conf.default.send_redirects.*$
patterns: '*.conf'
file_type: any
register: find_sysctl_d
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- CJIS-5.10.1.1
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-SC-5
- NIST-800-53-SC-7(a)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_default_send_redirects
- name: Comment out any occurrences of net.ipv4.conf.default.send_redirects from /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf
files
replace:
path: '{{ item.path }}'
regexp: ^[\s]*net.ipv4.conf.default.send_redirects
replace: '#net.ipv4.conf.default.send_redirects'
loop: '{{ find_sysctl_d.files }}'
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- CJIS-5.10.1.1
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-SC-5
- NIST-800-53-SC-7(a)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_default_send_redirects
- name: Ensure sysctl net.ipv4.conf.default.send_redirects is set to 0
sysctl:
name: net.ipv4.conf.default.send_redirects
value: '0'
state: present
reload: true
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- CJIS-5.10.1.1
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-SC-5
- NIST-800-53-SC-7(a)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv4_conf_default_send_redirects
|
Disable Kernel Parameter for IP Forwarding on IPv4 Interfaces
[ref]ruleTo set the runtime status of the net.ipv4.ip_forward kernel parameter, run the following command: $ sudo sysctl -w net.ipv4.ip_forward=0
To make sure that the setting is persistent, add the following line to a file in the directory /etc/sysctl.d : net.ipv4.ip_forward = 0 Warning:
Certain technologies such as virtual machines, containers, etc. rely on IPv4 forwarding to enable and use networking.
Disabling IPv4 forwarding would cause those technologies to stop working. Therefore, this rule should not be used in
profiles or benchmarks that target usage of IPv4 forwarding. Rationale:Routing protocol daemons are typically used on routers to exchange
network topology information with other routers. If this capability is used when
not required, system network information may be unnecessarily transmitted across
the network. References:
BP28(R22), 1, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, APO13.01, BAI04.04, BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05, DSS01.03, DSS03.05, DSS05.02, DSS05.05, DSS05.07, DSS06.06, 3.1.20, CCI-000366, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.5.3, 4.3.3.5.4, 4.3.3.5.5, 4.3.3.5.6, 4.3.3.5.7, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.1, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4, 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3, SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.11, SR 1.12, SR 1.13, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.6, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 2.2, SR 2.3, SR 2.4, SR 2.5, SR 2.6, SR 2.7, SR 3.1, SR 3.5, SR 3.8, SR 4.1, SR 4.3, SR 5.1, SR 5.2, SR 5.3, SR 6.2, SR 7.1, SR 7.2, SR 7.6, A.12.1.2, A.12.1.3, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.13.1.1, A.13.2.1, A.14.1.3, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4, A.17.2.1, A.9.1.2, CIP-007-3 R4, CIP-007-3 R4.1, CIP-007-3 R4.2, CIP-007-3 R5.1, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), SC-5, CM-6(a), SC-7(a), DE.CM-1, PR.DS-4, PR.IP-1, PR.PT-3, PR.PT-4, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 3.2.2 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | medium |
---|
Reboot: | true |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
# Comment out any occurrences of net.ipv4.ip_forward from /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf files
for f in /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf; do
matching_list=$(grep -P '^(?!#).*[\s]*net.ipv4.ip_forward.*$' $f | uniq )
if ! test -z "$matching_list"; then
while IFS= read -r entry; do
escaped_entry=$(sed -e 's|/|\\/|g' <<< "$entry")
# comment out "net.ipv4.ip_forward" matches to preserve user data
sed -i "s/^${escaped_entry}$/# &/g" $f
done <<< "$matching_list"
fi
done
#
# Set runtime for net.ipv4.ip_forward
#
/sbin/sysctl -q -n -w net.ipv4.ip_forward="0"
#
# If net.ipv4.ip_forward present in /etc/sysctl.conf, change value to "0"
# else, add "net.ipv4.ip_forward = 0" to /etc/sysctl.conf
#
# Test if the config_file is a symbolic link. If so, use --follow-symlinks with sed.
# Otherwise, regular sed command will do.
sed_command=('sed' '-i')
if test -L "/etc/sysctl.conf"; then
sed_command+=('--follow-symlinks')
fi
# Strip any search characters in the key arg so that the key can be replaced without
# adding any search characters to the config file.
stripped_key=$(sed 's/[\^=\$,;+]*//g' <<< "^net.ipv4.ip_forward")
# shellcheck disable=SC2059
printf -v formatted_output "%s = %s" "$stripped_key" "0"
# If the key exists, change it. Otherwise, add it to the config_file.
# We search for the key string followed by a word boundary (matched by \>),
# so if we search for 'setting', 'setting2' won't match.
if LC_ALL=C grep -q -m 1 -i -e "^net.ipv4.ip_forward\\>" "/etc/sysctl.conf"; then
escaped_formatted_output=$(sed -e 's|/|\\/|g' <<< "$formatted_output")
"${sed_command[@]}" "s/^net.ipv4.ip_forward\\>.*/$escaped_formatted_output/gi" "/etc/sysctl.conf"
else
# \n is precaution for case where file ends without trailing newline
printf '%s\n' "$formatted_output" >> "/etc/sysctl.conf"
fi
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | medium |
---|
Reboot: | true |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
- name: List /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf files
find:
paths:
- /etc/sysctl.d/
- /run/sysctl.d/
contains: ^[\s]*net.ipv4.ip_forward.*$
patterns: '*.conf'
file_type: any
register: find_sysctl_d
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-SC-5
- NIST-800-53-SC-7(a)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv4_ip_forward
- name: Comment out any occurrences of net.ipv4.ip_forward from /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf
files
replace:
path: '{{ item.path }}'
regexp: ^[\s]*net.ipv4.ip_forward
replace: '#net.ipv4.ip_forward'
loop: '{{ find_sysctl_d.files }}'
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-SC-5
- NIST-800-53-SC-7(a)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv4_ip_forward
- name: Ensure sysctl net.ipv4.ip_forward is set to 0
sysctl:
name: net.ipv4.ip_forward
value: '0'
state: present
reload: true
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-SC-5
- NIST-800-53-SC-7(a)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv4_ip_forward
|
File Permissions and Masks
[ref]groupTraditional Unix security relies heavily on file and
directory permissions to prevent unauthorized users from reading or
modifying files to which they should not have access.
Several of the commands in this section search filesystems
for files or directories with certain characteristics, and are
intended to be run on every local partition on a given system.
When the variable PART appears in one of the commands below,
it means that the command is intended to be run repeatedly, with the
name of each local partition substituted for PART in turn.
The following command prints a list of all xfs partitions on the local
system, which is the default filesystem for Ubuntu 20.04
installations:
$ mount -t xfs | awk '{print $3}'
For any systems that use a different
local filesystem type, modify this command as appropriate. |
contains 39 rules |
Verify Permissions on Important Files and
Directories
[ref]groupPermissions for many files on a system must be set
restrictively to ensure sensitive information is properly protected.
This section discusses important
permission restrictions which can be verified
to ensure that no harmful discrepancies have
arisen. |
contains 27 rules |
Verify Permissions on Files with Local Account Information and Credentials
[ref]groupThe default restrictive permissions for files which act as
important security databases such as passwd , shadow ,
group , and gshadow files must be maintained. Many utilities
need read access to the passwd file in order to function properly, but
read access to the shadow file allows malicious attacks against system
passwords, and should never be enabled. |
contains 24 rules |
Verify Group Who Owns Backup group File
[ref]rule To properly set the group owner of /etc/group- , run the command: $ sudo chgrp root /etc/group- Rationale:The /etc/group- file is a backup file of /etc/group , and as such,
it contains information regarding groups that are configured on the system.
Protection of this file is important for system security. Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
chgrp 0 /etc/group-
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
- name: Test for existence /etc/group-
stat:
path: /etc/group-
register: file_exists
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6 (1)
- configure_strategy
- file_groupowner_backup_etc_group
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- name: Ensure group owner 0 on /etc/group-
file:
path: /etc/group-
group: '0'
when: file_exists.stat is defined and file_exists.stat.exists
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6 (1)
- configure_strategy
- file_groupowner_backup_etc_group
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
|
Verify Group Who Owns Backup gshadow File
[ref]rule To properly set the group owner of /etc/gshadow- , run the command: $ sudo chgrp shadow /etc/gshadow- Rationale:The /etc/gshadow- file is a backup of /etc/gshadow , and as such,
it contains group password hashes. Protection of this file is critical for system security. Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
chgrp 42 /etc/gshadow-
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
- name: Test for existence /etc/gshadow-
stat:
path: /etc/gshadow-
register: file_exists
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6 (1)
- configure_strategy
- file_groupowner_backup_etc_gshadow
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- name: Ensure group owner 42 on /etc/gshadow-
file:
path: /etc/gshadow-
group: '42'
when: file_exists.stat is defined and file_exists.stat.exists
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6 (1)
- configure_strategy
- file_groupowner_backup_etc_gshadow
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
|
Verify Group Who Owns Backup passwd File
[ref]rule To properly set the group owner of /etc/passwd- , run the command: $ sudo chgrp root /etc/passwd- Rationale:The /etc/passwd- file is a backup file of /etc/passwd , and as such,
it contains information about the users that are configured on the system.
Protection of this file is critical for system security. Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
chgrp 0 /etc/passwd-
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
- name: Test for existence /etc/passwd-
stat:
path: /etc/passwd-
register: file_exists
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6 (1)
- configure_strategy
- file_groupowner_backup_etc_passwd
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- name: Ensure group owner 0 on /etc/passwd-
file:
path: /etc/passwd-
group: '0'
when: file_exists.stat is defined and file_exists.stat.exists
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6 (1)
- configure_strategy
- file_groupowner_backup_etc_passwd
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
|
Verify User Who Owns Backup shadow File
[ref]rule To properly set the group owner of /etc/shadow- , run the command: $ sudo chgrp shadow /etc/shadow- Rationale:The /etc/shadow- file is a backup file of /etc/shadow , and as such,
it contains the list of local system accounts and password hashes.
Protection of this file is critical for system security. Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
chgrp 42 /etc/shadow-
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
- name: Test for existence /etc/shadow-
stat:
path: /etc/shadow-
register: file_exists
tags:
- configure_strategy
- file_groupowner_backup_etc_shadow
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- name: Ensure group owner 42 on /etc/shadow-
file:
path: /etc/shadow-
group: '42'
when: file_exists.stat is defined and file_exists.stat.exists
tags:
- configure_strategy
- file_groupowner_backup_etc_shadow
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
|
Verify Group Who Owns group File
[ref]rule To properly set the group owner of /etc/group , run the command: $ sudo chgrp root /etc/group Rationale:The /etc/group file contains information regarding groups that are configured
on the system. Protection of this file is important for system security. References:
12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5, 5.5.2.2, APO01.06, DSS05.04, DSS05.07, DSS06.02, 4.3.3.7.3, SR 2.1, SR 5.2, A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CIP-003-8 R5.1.1, CIP-003-8 R5.3, CIP-004-6 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R2.1, CIP-007-3 R2.2, CIP-007-3 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R5.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.2, CM-6(a), AC-6(1), PR.AC-4, PR.DS-5, Req-8.7.c, 6.1.5 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
chgrp 0 /etc/group
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
- name: Test for existence /etc/group
stat:
path: /etc/group
register: file_exists
tags:
- CJIS-5.5.2.2
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- PCI-DSS-Req-8.7.c
- configure_strategy
- file_groupowner_etc_group
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- name: Ensure group owner 0 on /etc/group
file:
path: /etc/group
group: '0'
when: file_exists.stat is defined and file_exists.stat.exists
tags:
- CJIS-5.5.2.2
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- PCI-DSS-Req-8.7.c
- configure_strategy
- file_groupowner_etc_group
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
|
Verify Group Who Owns gshadow File
[ref]rule To properly set the group owner of /etc/gshadow , run the command: $ sudo chgrp shadow /etc/gshadow Rationale:The /etc/gshadow file contains group password hashes. Protection of this file
is critical for system security. References:
12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5, APO01.06, DSS05.04, DSS05.07, DSS06.02, 4.3.3.7.3, SR 2.1, SR 5.2, A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CIP-003-8 R5.1.1, CIP-003-8 R5.3, CIP-004-6 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R2.1, CIP-007-3 R2.2, CIP-007-3 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R5.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.2, CM-6(a), AC-6(1), PR.AC-4, PR.DS-5, 6.1.9 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
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Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
chgrp 42 /etc/gshadow
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
- name: Test for existence /etc/gshadow
stat:
path: /etc/gshadow
register: file_exists
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- configure_strategy
- file_groupowner_etc_gshadow
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- name: Ensure group owner 42 on /etc/gshadow
file:
path: /etc/gshadow
group: '42'
when: file_exists.stat is defined and file_exists.stat.exists
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- configure_strategy
- file_groupowner_etc_gshadow
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
|
Verify Group Who Owns passwd File
[ref]rule To properly set the group owner of /etc/passwd , run the command: $ sudo chgrp root /etc/passwd Rationale:The /etc/passwd file contains information about the users that are configured on
the system. Protection of this file is critical for system security. References:
12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5, 5.5.2.2, APO01.06, DSS05.04, DSS05.07, DSS06.02, 4.3.3.7.3, SR 2.1, SR 5.2, A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CIP-003-8 R5.1.1, CIP-003-8 R5.3, CIP-004-6 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R2.1, CIP-007-3 R2.2, CIP-007-3 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R5.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.2, CM-6(a), AC-6(1), PR.AC-4, PR.DS-5, Req-8.7.c, 6.1.2 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
chgrp 0 /etc/passwd
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
- name: Test for existence /etc/passwd
stat:
path: /etc/passwd
register: file_exists
tags:
- CJIS-5.5.2.2
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- PCI-DSS-Req-8.7.c
- configure_strategy
- file_groupowner_etc_passwd
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- name: Ensure group owner 0 on /etc/passwd
file:
path: /etc/passwd
group: '0'
when: file_exists.stat is defined and file_exists.stat.exists
tags:
- CJIS-5.5.2.2
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- PCI-DSS-Req-8.7.c
- configure_strategy
- file_groupowner_etc_passwd
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
|
Verify Group Who Owns shadow File
[ref]rule To properly set the group owner of /etc/shadow , run the command: $ sudo chgrp shadow /etc/shadow Rationale:The /etc/shadow file stores password hashes. Protection of this file is
critical for system security. References:
12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5, 5.5.2.2, APO01.06, DSS05.04, DSS05.07, DSS06.02, 4.3.3.7.3, SR 2.1, SR 5.2, A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CIP-003-8 R5.1.1, CIP-003-8 R5.3, CIP-004-6 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R2.1, CIP-007-3 R2.2, CIP-007-3 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R5.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.2, CM-6(a), AC-6(1), PR.AC-4, PR.DS-5, Req-8.7.c, 6.1.4 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
chgrp 42 /etc/shadow
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
- name: Test for existence /etc/shadow
stat:
path: /etc/shadow
register: file_exists
tags:
- CJIS-5.5.2.2
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- PCI-DSS-Req-8.7.c
- configure_strategy
- file_groupowner_etc_shadow
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- name: Ensure group owner 42 on /etc/shadow
file:
path: /etc/shadow
group: '42'
when: file_exists.stat is defined and file_exists.stat.exists
tags:
- CJIS-5.5.2.2
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- PCI-DSS-Req-8.7.c
- configure_strategy
- file_groupowner_etc_shadow
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
|
Verify User Who Owns Backup group File
[ref]rule To properly set the owner of /etc/group- , run the command: $ sudo chown root /etc/group- Rationale:The /etc/group- file is a backup file of /etc/group , and as such,
it contains information regarding groups that are configured on the system.
Protection of this file is important for system security. Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
chown 0 /etc/group-
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
- name: Test for existence /etc/group-
stat:
path: /etc/group-
register: file_exists
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6 (1)
- configure_strategy
- file_owner_backup_etc_group
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- name: Ensure owner 0 on /etc/group-
file:
path: /etc/group-
owner: '0'
when: file_exists.stat is defined and file_exists.stat.exists
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6 (1)
- configure_strategy
- file_owner_backup_etc_group
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
|
Verify User Who Owns Backup gshadow File
[ref]rule To properly set the owner of /etc/gshadow- , run the command: $ sudo chown root /etc/gshadow- Rationale:The /etc/gshadow- file is a backup of /etc/gshadow , and as such,
it contains group password hashes. Protection of this file is critical for system security. Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
chown 0 /etc/gshadow-
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
- name: Test for existence /etc/gshadow-
stat:
path: /etc/gshadow-
register: file_exists
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6 (1)
- configure_strategy
- file_owner_backup_etc_gshadow
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- name: Ensure owner 0 on /etc/gshadow-
file:
path: /etc/gshadow-
owner: '0'
when: file_exists.stat is defined and file_exists.stat.exists
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6 (1)
- configure_strategy
- file_owner_backup_etc_gshadow
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
|
Verify User Who Owns Backup passwd File
[ref]rule To properly set the owner of /etc/passwd- , run the command: $ sudo chown root /etc/passwd- Rationale:The /etc/passwd- file is a backup file of /etc/passwd , and as such,
it contains information about the users that are configured on the system.
Protection of this file is critical for system security. Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
chown 0 /etc/passwd-
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
- name: Test for existence /etc/passwd-
stat:
path: /etc/passwd-
register: file_exists
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6 (1)
- configure_strategy
- file_owner_backup_etc_passwd
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- name: Ensure owner 0 on /etc/passwd-
file:
path: /etc/passwd-
owner: '0'
when: file_exists.stat is defined and file_exists.stat.exists
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6 (1)
- configure_strategy
- file_owner_backup_etc_passwd
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
|
Verify Group Who Owns Backup shadow File
[ref]rule To properly set the owner of /etc/shadow- , run the command: $ sudo chown root /etc/shadow- Rationale:The /etc/shadow- file is a backup file of /etc/shadow , and as such,
it contains the list of local system accounts and password hashes.
Protection of this file is critical for system security. Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
chown 0 /etc/shadow-
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
- name: Test for existence /etc/shadow-
stat:
path: /etc/shadow-
register: file_exists
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6 (1)
- configure_strategy
- file_owner_backup_etc_shadow
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- name: Ensure owner 0 on /etc/shadow-
file:
path: /etc/shadow-
owner: '0'
when: file_exists.stat is defined and file_exists.stat.exists
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6 (1)
- configure_strategy
- file_owner_backup_etc_shadow
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
|
Verify User Who Owns group File
[ref]rule To properly set the owner of /etc/group , run the command: $ sudo chown root /etc/group Rationale:The /etc/group file contains information regarding groups that are configured
on the system. Protection of this file is important for system security. References:
12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5, 5.5.2.2, APO01.06, DSS05.04, DSS05.07, DSS06.02, CCI-002223, 4.3.3.7.3, SR 2.1, SR 5.2, A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CIP-003-8 R5.1.1, CIP-003-8 R5.3, CIP-004-6 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R2.1, CIP-007-3 R2.2, CIP-007-3 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R5.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.2, CM-6(a), AC-6(1), PR.AC-4, PR.DS-5, Req-8.7.c, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 6.1.5 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
chown 0 /etc/group
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
- name: Test for existence /etc/group
stat:
path: /etc/group
register: file_exists
tags:
- CJIS-5.5.2.2
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- PCI-DSS-Req-8.7.c
- configure_strategy
- file_owner_etc_group
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- name: Ensure owner 0 on /etc/group
file:
path: /etc/group
owner: '0'
when: file_exists.stat is defined and file_exists.stat.exists
tags:
- CJIS-5.5.2.2
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- PCI-DSS-Req-8.7.c
- configure_strategy
- file_owner_etc_group
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
|
Verify User Who Owns gshadow File
[ref]rule To properly set the owner of /etc/gshadow , run the command: $ sudo chown root /etc/gshadow Rationale:The /etc/gshadow file contains group password hashes. Protection of this file
is critical for system security. References:
BP28(R36), 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5, APO01.06, DSS05.04, DSS05.07, DSS06.02, CCI-002223, 4.3.3.7.3, SR 2.1, SR 5.2, A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CIP-003-8 R5.1.1, CIP-003-8 R5.3, CIP-004-6 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R2.1, CIP-007-3 R2.2, CIP-007-3 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R5.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.2, CM-6(a), AC-6(1), PR.AC-4, PR.DS-5, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 6.1.9 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
chown 0 /etc/gshadow
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
- name: Test for existence /etc/gshadow
stat:
path: /etc/gshadow
register: file_exists
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- configure_strategy
- file_owner_etc_gshadow
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- name: Ensure owner 0 on /etc/gshadow
file:
path: /etc/gshadow
owner: '0'
when: file_exists.stat is defined and file_exists.stat.exists
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- configure_strategy
- file_owner_etc_gshadow
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
|
Verify User Who Owns passwd File
[ref]rule To properly set the owner of /etc/passwd , run the command: $ sudo chown root /etc/passwd Rationale:The /etc/passwd file contains information about the users that are configured on
the system. Protection of this file is critical for system security. References:
12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5, 5.5.2.2, APO01.06, DSS05.04, DSS05.07, DSS06.02, CCI-002223, 4.3.3.7.3, SR 2.1, SR 5.2, A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CIP-003-8 R5.1.1, CIP-003-8 R5.3, CIP-004-6 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R2.1, CIP-007-3 R2.2, CIP-007-3 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R5.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.2, CM-6(a), AC-6(1), PR.AC-4, PR.DS-5, Req-8.7.c, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 6.1.2 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
chown 0 /etc/passwd
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
- name: Test for existence /etc/passwd
stat:
path: /etc/passwd
register: file_exists
tags:
- CJIS-5.5.2.2
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- PCI-DSS-Req-8.7.c
- configure_strategy
- file_owner_etc_passwd
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- name: Ensure owner 0 on /etc/passwd
file:
path: /etc/passwd
owner: '0'
when: file_exists.stat is defined and file_exists.stat.exists
tags:
- CJIS-5.5.2.2
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- PCI-DSS-Req-8.7.c
- configure_strategy
- file_owner_etc_passwd
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
|
Verify User Who Owns shadow File
[ref]rule To properly set the owner of /etc/shadow , run the command: $ sudo chown root /etc/shadow Rationale:The /etc/shadow file contains the list of local
system accounts and stores password hashes. Protection of this file is
critical for system security. Failure to give ownership of this file
to root provides the designated owner with access to sensitive information
which could weaken the system security posture. References:
BP28(R36), 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5, 5.5.2.2, APO01.06, DSS05.04, DSS05.07, DSS06.02, CCI-002223, 4.3.3.7.3, SR 2.1, SR 5.2, A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CIP-003-8 R5.1.1, CIP-003-8 R5.3, CIP-004-6 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R2.1, CIP-007-3 R2.2, CIP-007-3 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R5.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.2, CM-6(a), AC-6(1), PR.AC-4, PR.DS-5, Req-8.7.c, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 6.1.4 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
chown 0 /etc/shadow
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
- name: Test for existence /etc/shadow
stat:
path: /etc/shadow
register: file_exists
tags:
- CJIS-5.5.2.2
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- PCI-DSS-Req-8.7.c
- configure_strategy
- file_owner_etc_shadow
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- name: Ensure owner 0 on /etc/shadow
file:
path: /etc/shadow
owner: '0'
when: file_exists.stat is defined and file_exists.stat.exists
tags:
- CJIS-5.5.2.2
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- PCI-DSS-Req-8.7.c
- configure_strategy
- file_owner_etc_shadow
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
|
Verify Permissions on Backup group File
[ref]rule
To properly set the permissions of /etc/group- , run the command:
$ sudo chmod 0644 /etc/group- Rationale:The /etc/group- file is a backup file of /etc/group , and as such,
it contains information regarding groups that are configured on the system.
Protection of this file is important for system security. Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
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Disruption: | low |
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Reboot: | false |
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Strategy: | configure |
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chmod u-xs,g-xws,o-xwt /etc/group-
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
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Disruption: | low |
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Reboot: | false |
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Strategy: | configure |
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- name: Test for existence /etc/group-
stat:
path: /etc/group-
register: file_exists
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6 (1)
- configure_strategy
- file_permissions_backup_etc_group
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- name: Ensure permission u-xs,g-xws,o-xwt on /etc/group-
file:
path: /etc/group-
mode: u-xs,g-xws,o-xwt
when: file_exists.stat is defined and file_exists.stat.exists
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6 (1)
- configure_strategy
- file_permissions_backup_etc_group
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
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Verify Permissions on Backup gshadow File
[ref]rule
To properly set the permissions of /etc/gshadow- , run the command:
$ sudo chmod 0640 /etc/gshadow- Rationale:The /etc/gshadow- file is a backup of /etc/gshadow , and as such,
it contains group password hashes. Protection of this file is critical for system security. Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
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Disruption: | low |
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Reboot: | false |
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Strategy: | configure |
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chmod u-xs,g-xws,o-xwrt /etc/gshadow-
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
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Disruption: | low |
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Reboot: | false |
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Strategy: | configure |
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- name: Test for existence /etc/gshadow-
stat:
path: /etc/gshadow-
register: file_exists
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6 (1)
- configure_strategy
- file_permissions_backup_etc_gshadow
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- name: Ensure permission u-xs,g-xws,o-xwrt on /etc/gshadow-
file:
path: /etc/gshadow-
mode: u-xs,g-xws,o-xwrt
when: file_exists.stat is defined and file_exists.stat.exists
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6 (1)
- configure_strategy
- file_permissions_backup_etc_gshadow
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
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Verify Permissions on Backup passwd File
[ref]rule
To properly set the permissions of /etc/passwd- , run the command:
$ sudo chmod 0644 /etc/passwd- Rationale:The /etc/passwd- file is a backup file of /etc/passwd , and as such,
it contains information about the users that are configured on the system.
Protection of this file is critical for system security. Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
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Disruption: | low |
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Reboot: | false |
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Strategy: | configure |
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chmod u-xs,g-xws,o-xwt /etc/passwd-
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
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Disruption: | low |
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Reboot: | false |
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Strategy: | configure |
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- name: Test for existence /etc/passwd-
stat:
path: /etc/passwd-
register: file_exists
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6 (1)
- configure_strategy
- file_permissions_backup_etc_passwd
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- name: Ensure permission u-xs,g-xws,o-xwt on /etc/passwd-
file:
path: /etc/passwd-
mode: u-xs,g-xws,o-xwt
when: file_exists.stat is defined and file_exists.stat.exists
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6 (1)
- configure_strategy
- file_permissions_backup_etc_passwd
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
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Verify Permissions on Backup shadow File
[ref]rule
To properly set the permissions of /etc/shadow- , run the command:
$ sudo chmod 0640 /etc/shadow- Rationale:The /etc/shadow- file is a backup file of /etc/shadow , and as such,
it contains the list of local system accounts and password hashes.
Protection of this file is critical for system security. Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
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Disruption: | low |
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Reboot: | false |
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Strategy: | configure |
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chmod u-xs,g-xws,o-xwrt /etc/shadow-
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
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Disruption: | low |
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Reboot: | false |
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Strategy: | configure |
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- name: Test for existence /etc/shadow-
stat:
path: /etc/shadow-
register: file_exists
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6 (1)
- configure_strategy
- file_permissions_backup_etc_shadow
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- name: Ensure permission u-xs,g-xws,o-xwrt on /etc/shadow-
file:
path: /etc/shadow-
mode: u-xs,g-xws,o-xwrt
when: file_exists.stat is defined and file_exists.stat.exists
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6 (1)
- configure_strategy
- file_permissions_backup_etc_shadow
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
|
Verify Permissions on group File
[ref]rule
To properly set the permissions of /etc/passwd , run the command:
$ sudo chmod 0644 /etc/passwd Rationale:The /etc/group file contains information regarding groups that are configured
on the system. Protection of this file is important for system security. References:
BP28(R36), 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5, 5.5.2.2, APO01.06, DSS05.04, DSS05.07, DSS06.02, CCI-002223, 4.3.3.7.3, SR 2.1, SR 5.2, A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CIP-003-8 R5.1.1, CIP-003-8 R5.3, CIP-004-6 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R2.1, CIP-007-3 R2.2, CIP-007-3 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R5.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.2, CM-6(a), AC-6(1), PR.AC-4, PR.DS-5, Req-8.7.c, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 6.1.5 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
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Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
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chmod u-xs,g-xws,o-xwt /etc/group
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
- name: Test for existence /etc/group
stat:
path: /etc/group
register: file_exists
tags:
- CJIS-5.5.2.2
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- PCI-DSS-Req-8.7.c
- configure_strategy
- file_permissions_etc_group
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- name: Ensure permission u-xs,g-xws,o-xwt on /etc/group
file:
path: /etc/group
mode: u-xs,g-xws,o-xwt
when: file_exists.stat is defined and file_exists.stat.exists
tags:
- CJIS-5.5.2.2
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- PCI-DSS-Req-8.7.c
- configure_strategy
- file_permissions_etc_group
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
|
Verify Permissions on gshadow File
[ref]rule
To properly set the permissions of /etc/gshadow , run the command:
$ sudo chmod 0640 /etc/gshadow Rationale:The /etc/gshadow file contains group password hashes. Protection of this file
is critical for system security. References:
BP28(R36), 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5, APO01.06, DSS05.04, DSS05.07, DSS06.02, CCI-002223, 4.3.3.7.3, SR 2.1, SR 5.2, A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CIP-003-8 R5.1.1, CIP-003-8 R5.3, CIP-004-6 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R2.1, CIP-007-3 R2.2, CIP-007-3 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R5.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.2, CM-6(a), AC-6(1), PR.AC-4, PR.DS-5, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 6.1.9 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
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chmod u-xs,g-xws,o-xwrt /etc/gshadow
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
- name: Test for existence /etc/gshadow
stat:
path: /etc/gshadow
register: file_exists
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- configure_strategy
- file_permissions_etc_gshadow
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- name: Ensure permission u-xs,g-xws,o-xwrt on /etc/gshadow
file:
path: /etc/gshadow
mode: u-xs,g-xws,o-xwrt
when: file_exists.stat is defined and file_exists.stat.exists
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- configure_strategy
- file_permissions_etc_gshadow
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
|
Verify Permissions on passwd File
[ref]rule
To properly set the permissions of /etc/passwd , run the command:
$ sudo chmod 0644 /etc/passwd Rationale:If the /etc/passwd file is writable by a group-owner or the
world the risk of its compromise is increased. The file contains the list of
accounts on the system and associated information, and protection of this file
is critical for system security. References:
BP28(R36), 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5, 5.5.2.2, APO01.06, DSS05.04, DSS05.07, DSS06.02, CCI-002223, 4.3.3.7.3, SR 2.1, SR 5.2, A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CIP-003-8 R5.1.1, CIP-003-8 R5.3, CIP-004-6 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R2.1, CIP-007-3 R2.2, CIP-007-3 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R5.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.2, CM-6(a), AC-6(1), PR.AC-4, PR.DS-5, Req-8.7.c, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 6.1.2 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
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chmod u-xs,g-xws,o-xwt /etc/passwd
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
- name: Test for existence /etc/passwd
stat:
path: /etc/passwd
register: file_exists
tags:
- CJIS-5.5.2.2
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- PCI-DSS-Req-8.7.c
- configure_strategy
- file_permissions_etc_passwd
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- name: Ensure permission u-xs,g-xws,o-xwt on /etc/passwd
file:
path: /etc/passwd
mode: u-xs,g-xws,o-xwt
when: file_exists.stat is defined and file_exists.stat.exists
tags:
- CJIS-5.5.2.2
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- PCI-DSS-Req-8.7.c
- configure_strategy
- file_permissions_etc_passwd
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
|
Verify Permissions on shadow File
[ref]rule
To properly set the permissions of /etc/shadow , run the command:
$ sudo chmod 0640 /etc/shadow Rationale:The /etc/shadow file contains the list of local
system accounts and stores password hashes. Protection of this file is
critical for system security. Failure to give ownership of this file
to root provides the designated owner with access to sensitive information
which could weaken the system security posture. References:
BP28(R36), 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5, 5.5.2.2, APO01.06, DSS05.04, DSS05.07, DSS06.02, CCI-002223, 4.3.3.7.3, SR 2.1, SR 5.2, A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CIP-003-8 R5.1.1, CIP-003-8 R5.3, CIP-004-6 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R2.1, CIP-007-3 R2.2, CIP-007-3 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R5.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.2, CM-6(a), AC-6(1), PR.AC-4, PR.DS-5, Req-8.7.c, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 6.1.4 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
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Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
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Strategy: | configure |
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chmod u-xs,g-xws,o-xwrt /etc/shadow
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
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Disruption: | low |
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Reboot: | false |
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Strategy: | configure |
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- name: Test for existence /etc/shadow
stat:
path: /etc/shadow
register: file_exists
tags:
- CJIS-5.5.2.2
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- PCI-DSS-Req-8.7.c
- configure_strategy
- file_permissions_etc_shadow
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- name: Ensure permission u-xs,g-xws,o-xwrt on /etc/shadow
file:
path: /etc/shadow
mode: u-xs,g-xws,o-xwrt
when: file_exists.stat is defined and file_exists.stat.exists
tags:
- CJIS-5.5.2.2
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- PCI-DSS-Req-8.7.c
- configure_strategy
- file_permissions_etc_shadow
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
|
Verify that All World-Writable Directories Have Sticky Bits Set
[ref]ruleWhen the so-called 'sticky bit' is set on a directory,
only the owner of a given file may remove that file from the
directory. Without the sticky bit, any user with write access to a
directory may remove any file in the directory. Setting the sticky
bit prevents users from removing each other's files. In cases where
there is no reason for a directory to be world-writable, a better
solution is to remove that permission rather than to set the sticky
bit. However, if a directory is used by a particular application,
consult that application's documentation instead of blindly
changing modes.
To set the sticky bit on a world-writable directory DIR, run the
following command:
$ sudo chmod +t DIR Rationale:Failing to set the sticky bit on public directories allows unauthorized
users to delete files in the directory structure.
The only authorized public directories are those temporary directories
supplied with the system, or those designed to be temporary file
repositories. The setting is normally reserved for directories used by the
system, by users for temporary file storage (such as /tmp ), and
for directories requiring global read/write access. References:
BP28(R40), 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5, APO01.06, DSS05.04, DSS05.07, DSS06.02, CCI-001090, 4.3.3.7.3, SR 2.1, SR 5.2, A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CIP-003-8 R5.1.1, CIP-003-8 R5.3, CIP-004-6 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R2.1, CIP-007-3 R2.2, CIP-007-3 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R5.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.2, CM-6(a), AC-6(1), PR.AC-4, PR.DS-5, SRG-OS-000138-GPOS-00069, UBTU-20-010411, 1.1.22 |
Ensure No World-Writable Files Exist
[ref]ruleIt is generally a good idea to remove global (other) write
access to a file when it is discovered. However, check with
documentation for specific applications before making changes.
Also, monitor for recurring world-writable files, as these may be
symptoms of a misconfigured application or user account. Finally,
this applies to real files and not virtual files that are a part of
pseudo file systems such as sysfs or procfs . Rationale:Data in world-writable files can be modified by any
user on the system. In almost all circumstances, files can be
configured using a combination of user and group permissions to
support whatever legitimate access is needed without the risk
caused by world-writable files. References:
BP28(R40), 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5, APO01.06, DSS05.04, DSS05.07, DSS06.02, 4.3.3.7.3, SR 2.1, SR 5.2, A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CIP-003-8 R5.1.1, CIP-003-8 R5.3, CIP-004-6 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R2.1, CIP-007-3 R2.2, CIP-007-3 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R5.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.2, CM-6(a), AC-6(1), PR.AC-4, PR.DS-5, 6.1.10 Remediation Shell script: (show)
find / -xdev -type f -perm -002 -exec chmod o-w {} \;
|
Ensure All Files Are Owned by a User
[ref]ruleIf any files are not owned by a user, then the
cause of their lack of ownership should be investigated.
Following this, the files should be deleted or assigned to an
appropriate user. The following command will discover and print
any files on local partitions which do not belong to a valid user:
$ df --local -P | awk {'if (NR!=1) print $6'} | sudo xargs -I '{}' find '{}' -xdev -nouser
To search all filesystems on a system including network mounted
filesystems the following command can be run manually for each partition:
$ sudo find PARTITION -xdev -nouser Warning:
For this rule to evaluate centralized user accounts, getent must be working properly
so that running the command getent passwd returns a list of all users in your organization.
If using the System Security Services Daemon (SSSD), enumerate = true must be configured
in your organization's domain to return a complete list of users Warning:
Enabling this rule will result in slower scan times depending on the size of your organization
and number of centralized users. Rationale:Unowned files do not directly imply a security problem, but they are generally
a sign that something is amiss. They may
be caused by an intruder, by incorrect software installation or
draft software removal, or by failure to remove all files belonging
to a deleted account. The files should be repaired so they
will not cause problems when accounts are created in the future,
and the cause should be discovered and addressed. References:
11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5, 9, APO01.06, BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05, DSS05.02, DSS05.04, DSS05.05, DSS05.07, DSS06.02, DSS06.03, DSS06.06, CCI-000366, CCI-002165, 4.3.3.2.2, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.5.3, 4.3.3.5.4, 4.3.3.5.5, 4.3.3.5.6, 4.3.3.5.7, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.1, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4, 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3, SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.11, SR 1.12, SR 1.13, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.6, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 2.2, SR 2.3, SR 2.4, SR 2.5, SR 2.6, SR 2.7, SR 5.2, SR 7.6, A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.12.1.2, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.1, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CM-6(a), AC-6(1), PR.AC-4, PR.AC-6, PR.DS-5, PR.IP-1, PR.PT-3, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 6.1.11 |
Restrict Dynamic Mounting and Unmounting of
Filesystems
[ref]groupLinux includes a number of facilities for the automated addition
and removal of filesystems on a running system. These facilities may be
necessary in many environments, but this capability also carries some risk -- whether direct
risk from allowing users to introduce arbitrary filesystems,
or risk that software flaws in the automated mount facility itself could
allow an attacker to compromise the system.
This command can be used to list the types of filesystems that are
available to the currently executing kernel:
$ find /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/fs -type f -name '*.ko'
If these filesystems are not required then they can be explicitly disabled
in a configuratio file in /etc/modprobe.d . |
contains 6 rules |
Disable Mounting of cramfs
[ref]rule
To configure the system to prevent the cramfs
kernel module from being loaded, add the following line to the file /etc/modprobe.d/cramfs.conf :
install cramfs /bin/true
This effectively prevents usage of this uncommon filesystem.
The cramfs filesystem type is a compressed read-only
Linux filesystem embedded in small footprint systems. A
cramfs image can be used without having to first
decompress the image.Rationale:Removing support for unneeded filesystem types reduces the local attack surface
of the server. References:
11, 14, 3, 9, BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05, DSS05.02, DSS05.05, DSS06.06, 3.4.6, CCI-000381, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.5.3, 4.3.3.5.4, 4.3.3.5.5, 4.3.3.5.6, 4.3.3.5.7, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.1, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4, 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3, SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.11, SR 1.12, SR 1.13, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.6, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 2.2, SR 2.3, SR 2.4, SR 2.5, SR 2.6, SR 2.7, SR 7.6, A.12.1.2, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4, A.9.1.2, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), CM-6(a), PR.IP-1, PR.PT-3, SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049, 1.1.1.1 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
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Disruption: | medium |
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Reboot: | true |
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Strategy: | disable |
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# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
if LC_ALL=C grep -q -m 1 "^install cramfs" /etc/modprobe.d/cramfs.conf ; then
sed -i 's#^install cramfs.*#install cramfs /bin/true#g' /etc/modprobe.d/cramfs.conf
else
echo -e "\n# Disable per security requirements" >> /etc/modprobe.d/cramfs.conf
echo "install cramfs /bin/true" >> /etc/modprobe.d/cramfs.conf
fi
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | medium |
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Reboot: | true |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
- name: Ensure kernel module 'cramfs' is disabled
lineinfile:
create: true
dest: /etc/modprobe.d/cramfs.conf
regexp: cramfs
line: install cramfs /bin/true
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-171-3.4.6
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- disable_strategy
- kernel_module_cramfs_disabled
- low_complexity
- low_severity
- medium_disruption
- reboot_required
|
Disable Mounting of freevxfs
[ref]rule
To configure the system to prevent the freevxfs
kernel module from being loaded, add the following line to the file /etc/modprobe.d/freevxfs.conf :
install freevxfs /bin/true
This effectively prevents usage of this uncommon filesystem.Rationale:Linux kernel modules which implement filesystems that are not needed by the
local system should be disabled. References:
11, 14, 3, 9, BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05, DSS05.02, DSS05.05, DSS06.06, 3.4.6, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.5.3, 4.3.3.5.4, 4.3.3.5.5, 4.3.3.5.6, 4.3.3.5.7, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.1, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4, 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3, SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.11, SR 1.12, SR 1.13, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.6, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 2.2, SR 2.3, SR 2.4, SR 2.5, SR 2.6, SR 2.7, SR 7.6, A.12.1.2, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4, A.9.1.2, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), CM-6(a), PR.IP-1, PR.PT-3, 1.1.1.2 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | medium |
---|
Reboot: | true |
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Strategy: | disable |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
if LC_ALL=C grep -q -m 1 "^install freevxfs" /etc/modprobe.d/freevxfs.conf ; then
sed -i 's#^install freevxfs.*#install freevxfs /bin/true#g' /etc/modprobe.d/freevxfs.conf
else
echo -e "\n# Disable per security requirements" >> /etc/modprobe.d/freevxfs.conf
echo "install freevxfs /bin/true" >> /etc/modprobe.d/freevxfs.conf
fi
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | medium |
---|
Reboot: | true |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
- name: Ensure kernel module 'freevxfs' is disabled
lineinfile:
create: true
dest: /etc/modprobe.d/freevxfs.conf
regexp: freevxfs
line: install freevxfs /bin/true
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-171-3.4.6
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- disable_strategy
- kernel_module_freevxfs_disabled
- low_complexity
- low_severity
- medium_disruption
- reboot_required
|
Disable Mounting of hfs
[ref]rule
To configure the system to prevent the hfs
kernel module from being loaded, add the following line to the file /etc/modprobe.d/hfs.conf :
install hfs /bin/true
This effectively prevents usage of this uncommon filesystem.Rationale:Linux kernel modules which implement filesystems that are not needed by the
local system should be disabled. References:
11, 14, 3, 9, BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05, DSS05.02, DSS05.05, DSS06.06, 3.4.6, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.5.3, 4.3.3.5.4, 4.3.3.5.5, 4.3.3.5.6, 4.3.3.5.7, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.1, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4, 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3, SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.11, SR 1.12, SR 1.13, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.6, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 2.2, SR 2.3, SR 2.4, SR 2.5, SR 2.6, SR 2.7, SR 7.6, A.12.1.2, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4, A.9.1.2, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), CM-6(a), PR.IP-1, PR.PT-3, 1.1.1.4 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | medium |
---|
Reboot: | true |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
if LC_ALL=C grep -q -m 1 "^install hfs" /etc/modprobe.d/hfs.conf ; then
sed -i 's#^install hfs.*#install hfs /bin/true#g' /etc/modprobe.d/hfs.conf
else
echo -e "\n# Disable per security requirements" >> /etc/modprobe.d/hfs.conf
echo "install hfs /bin/true" >> /etc/modprobe.d/hfs.conf
fi
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | medium |
---|
Reboot: | true |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
- name: Ensure kernel module 'hfs' is disabled
lineinfile:
create: true
dest: /etc/modprobe.d/hfs.conf
regexp: hfs
line: install hfs /bin/true
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-171-3.4.6
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- disable_strategy
- kernel_module_hfs_disabled
- low_complexity
- low_severity
- medium_disruption
- reboot_required
|
Disable Mounting of hfsplus
[ref]rule
To configure the system to prevent the hfsplus
kernel module from being loaded, add the following line to the file /etc/modprobe.d/hfsplus.conf :
install hfsplus /bin/true
This effectively prevents usage of this uncommon filesystem.Rationale:Linux kernel modules which implement filesystems that are not needed by the
local system should be disabled. References:
11, 14, 3, 9, BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05, DSS05.02, DSS05.05, DSS06.06, 3.4.6, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.5.3, 4.3.3.5.4, 4.3.3.5.5, 4.3.3.5.6, 4.3.3.5.7, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.1, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4, 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3, SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.11, SR 1.12, SR 1.13, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.6, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 2.2, SR 2.3, SR 2.4, SR 2.5, SR 2.6, SR 2.7, SR 7.6, A.12.1.2, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4, A.9.1.2, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), CM-6(a), PR.IP-1, PR.PT-3, 1.1.1.5 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | medium |
---|
Reboot: | true |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
if LC_ALL=C grep -q -m 1 "^install hfsplus" /etc/modprobe.d/hfsplus.conf ; then
sed -i 's#^install hfsplus.*#install hfsplus /bin/true#g' /etc/modprobe.d/hfsplus.conf
else
echo -e "\n# Disable per security requirements" >> /etc/modprobe.d/hfsplus.conf
echo "install hfsplus /bin/true" >> /etc/modprobe.d/hfsplus.conf
fi
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | medium |
---|
Reboot: | true |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
- name: Ensure kernel module 'hfsplus' is disabled
lineinfile:
create: true
dest: /etc/modprobe.d/hfsplus.conf
regexp: hfsplus
line: install hfsplus /bin/true
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-171-3.4.6
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- disable_strategy
- kernel_module_hfsplus_disabled
- low_complexity
- low_severity
- medium_disruption
- reboot_required
|
Disable Mounting of jffs2
[ref]rule
To configure the system to prevent the jffs2
kernel module from being loaded, add the following line to the file /etc/modprobe.d/jffs2.conf :
install jffs2 /bin/true
This effectively prevents usage of this uncommon filesystem.Rationale:Linux kernel modules which implement filesystems that are not needed by the
local system should be disabled. References:
11, 14, 3, 9, BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05, DSS05.02, DSS05.05, DSS06.06, 3.4.6, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.5.3, 4.3.3.5.4, 4.3.3.5.5, 4.3.3.5.6, 4.3.3.5.7, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.1, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4, 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3, SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.11, SR 1.12, SR 1.13, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.6, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 2.2, SR 2.3, SR 2.4, SR 2.5, SR 2.6, SR 2.7, SR 7.6, A.12.1.2, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4, A.9.1.2, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), CM-6(a), PR.IP-1, PR.PT-3, 1.1.1.3 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | medium |
---|
Reboot: | true |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
if LC_ALL=C grep -q -m 1 "^install jffs2" /etc/modprobe.d/jffs2.conf ; then
sed -i 's#^install jffs2.*#install jffs2 /bin/true#g' /etc/modprobe.d/jffs2.conf
else
echo -e "\n# Disable per security requirements" >> /etc/modprobe.d/jffs2.conf
echo "install jffs2 /bin/true" >> /etc/modprobe.d/jffs2.conf
fi
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | medium |
---|
Reboot: | true |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
- name: Ensure kernel module 'jffs2' is disabled
lineinfile:
create: true
dest: /etc/modprobe.d/jffs2.conf
regexp: jffs2
line: install jffs2 /bin/true
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-171-3.4.6
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- disable_strategy
- kernel_module_jffs2_disabled
- low_complexity
- low_severity
- medium_disruption
- reboot_required
|
Disable Mounting of udf
[ref]rule
To configure the system to prevent the udf
kernel module from being loaded, add the following line to the file /etc/modprobe.d/udf.conf :
install udf /bin/true
This effectively prevents usage of this uncommon filesystem.
The udf filesystem type is the universal disk format
used to implement the ISO/IEC 13346 and ECMA-167 specifications.
This is an open vendor filesystem type for data storage on a broad
range of media. This filesystem type is neccessary to support
writing DVDs and newer optical disc formats.Rationale:Removing support for unneeded filesystem types reduces the local
attack surface of the system. References:
11, 14, 3, 9, BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05, DSS05.02, DSS05.05, DSS06.06, 3.4.6, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.5.3, 4.3.3.5.4, 4.3.3.5.5, 4.3.3.5.6, 4.3.3.5.7, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.1, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4, 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3, SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.11, SR 1.12, SR 1.13, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.6, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 2.2, SR 2.3, SR 2.4, SR 2.5, SR 2.6, SR 2.7, SR 7.6, A.12.1.2, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4, A.9.1.2, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), CM-6(a), PR.IP-1, PR.PT-3, 1.1.1.6 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | medium |
---|
Reboot: | true |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
if LC_ALL=C grep -q -m 1 "^install udf" /etc/modprobe.d/udf.conf ; then
sed -i 's#^install udf.*#install udf /bin/true#g' /etc/modprobe.d/udf.conf
else
echo -e "\n# Disable per security requirements" >> /etc/modprobe.d/udf.conf
echo "install udf /bin/true" >> /etc/modprobe.d/udf.conf
fi
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | medium |
---|
Reboot: | true |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
- name: Ensure kernel module 'udf' is disabled
lineinfile:
create: true
dest: /etc/modprobe.d/udf.conf
regexp: udf
line: install udf /bin/true
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-171-3.4.6
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- disable_strategy
- kernel_module_udf_disabled
- low_complexity
- low_severity
- medium_disruption
- reboot_required
|
Restrict Partition Mount Options
[ref]groupSystem partitions can be mounted with certain options
that limit what files on those partitions can do. These options
are set in the /etc/fstab configuration file, and can be
used to make certain types of malicious behavior more difficult. |
contains 3 rules |
Add nodev Option to /dev/shm
[ref]ruleThe nodev mount option can be used to prevent creation of device
files in /dev/shm . Legitimate character and block devices should
not exist within temporary directories like /dev/shm .
Add the nodev option to the fourth column of
/etc/fstab for the line which controls mounting of
/dev/shm . Rationale:The only legitimate location for device files is the /dev directory
located on the root partition. The only exception to this is chroot jails. References:
11, 13, 14, 3, 8, 9, APO13.01, BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05, DSS05.02, DSS05.05, DSS05.06, DSS06.06, CCI-001764, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.5.3, 4.3.3.5.4, 4.3.3.5.5, 4.3.3.5.6, 4.3.3.5.7, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.1, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4, 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3, SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.11, SR 1.12, SR 1.13, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.6, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 2.2, SR 2.3, SR 2.4, SR 2.5, SR 2.6, SR 2.7, SR 7.6, A.11.2.9, A.12.1.2, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4, A.8.2.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.8.3.1, A.8.3.3, A.9.1.2, CIP-003-8 R5.1.1, CIP-003-8 R5.3, CIP-004-6 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R2.1, CIP-007-3 R2.2, CIP-007-3 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R5.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.2, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), CM-6(a), AC-6, AC-6(1), MP-7, PR.IP-1, PR.PT-2, PR.PT-3, SRG-OS-000368-GPOS-00154, 1.1.7 Remediation Shell script: (show)
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
function perform_remediation {
mount_point_match_regexp="$(printf "[[:space:]]%s[[:space:]]" /dev/shm)"
# If the mount point is not in /etc/fstab, get previous mount options from /etc/mtab
if [ "$(grep -c "$mount_point_match_regexp" /etc/fstab)" -eq 0 ]; then
# runtime opts without some automatic kernel/userspace-added defaults
previous_mount_opts=$(grep "$mount_point_match_regexp" /etc/mtab | head -1 | awk '{print $4}' \
| sed -E "s/(rw|defaults|seclabel|nodev)(,|$)//g;s/,$//")
[ "$previous_mount_opts" ] && previous_mount_opts+=","
echo "tmpfs /dev/shm tmpfs defaults,${previous_mount_opts}nodev 0 0" >> /etc/fstab
# If the mount_opt option is not already in the mount point's /etc/fstab entry, add it
elif [ "$(grep "$mount_point_match_regexp" /etc/fstab | grep -c "nodev")" -eq 0 ]; then
previous_mount_opts=$(grep "$mount_point_match_regexp" /etc/fstab | awk '{print $4}')
sed -i "s|\(${mount_point_match_regexp}.*${previous_mount_opts}\)|\1,nodev|" /etc/fstab
fi
if mkdir -p "/dev/shm"; then
if mountpoint -q "/dev/shm"; then
mount -o remount --target "/dev/shm"
else
mount --target "/dev/shm"
fi
fi
}
perform_remediation
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | high |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
- name: 'Add nodev Option to /dev/shm: Check information associated to mountpoint'
command: findmnt '/dev/shm'
register: device_name
failed_when: device_name.rc > 1
changed_when: false
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-MP-7
- configure_strategy
- high_disruption
- low_complexity
- medium_severity
- mount_option_dev_shm_nodev
- no_reboot_needed
- name: 'Add nodev Option to /dev/shm: Create mount_info dictionary variable'
set_fact:
mount_info: '{{ mount_info|default({})|combine({item.0: item.1}) }}'
with_together:
- '{{ device_name.stdout_lines[0].split() | list | lower }}'
- '{{ device_name.stdout_lines[1].split() | list }}'
when:
- ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
- device_name.stdout is defined and device_name.stdout_lines is defined
- (device_name.stdout | length > 0)
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-MP-7
- configure_strategy
- high_disruption
- low_complexity
- medium_severity
- mount_option_dev_shm_nodev
- no_reboot_needed
- name: 'Add nodev Option to /dev/shm: If /dev/shm not mounted, craft mount_info manually'
set_fact:
mount_info: '{{ mount_info|default({})|combine({item.0: item.1}) }}'
with_together:
- - target
- source
- fstype
- options
- - /dev/shm
- tmpfs
- tmpfs
- defaults
when:
- ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
- ("" | length == 0)
- (device_name.stdout | length == 0)
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-MP-7
- configure_strategy
- high_disruption
- low_complexity
- medium_severity
- mount_option_dev_shm_nodev
- no_reboot_needed
- name: 'Add nodev Option to /dev/shm: Make sure nodev option is part of the to /dev/shm
options'
set_fact:
mount_info: '{{ mount_info | combine( {''options'':''''~mount_info.options~'',nodev''
}) }}'
when:
- ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
- mount_info is defined and "nodev" not in mount_info.options
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-MP-7
- configure_strategy
- high_disruption
- low_complexity
- medium_severity
- mount_option_dev_shm_nodev
- no_reboot_needed
- name: 'Add nodev Option to /dev/shm: Ensure /dev/shm is mounted with nodev option'
mount:
path: /dev/shm
src: '{{ mount_info.source }}'
opts: '{{ mount_info.options }}'
state: mounted
fstype: '{{ mount_info.fstype }}'
when:
- ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
- (device_name.stdout is defined and (device_name.stdout | length > 0)) or ("" |
length == 0)
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-MP-7
- configure_strategy
- high_disruption
- low_complexity
- medium_severity
- mount_option_dev_shm_nodev
- no_reboot_needed
|
Add noexec Option to /dev/shm
[ref]ruleThe noexec mount option can be used to prevent binaries
from being executed out of /dev/shm .
It can be dangerous to allow the execution of binaries
from world-writable temporary storage directories such as /dev/shm .
Add the noexec option to the fourth column of
/etc/fstab for the line which controls mounting of
/dev/shm . Rationale:Allowing users to execute binaries from world-writable directories
such as /dev/shm can expose the system to potential compromise. References:
11, 13, 14, 3, 8, 9, APO13.01, BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05, DSS05.02, DSS05.05, DSS05.06, DSS06.06, CCI-001764, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.5.3, 4.3.3.5.4, 4.3.3.5.5, 4.3.3.5.6, 4.3.3.5.7, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.1, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4, 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3, SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.11, SR 1.12, SR 1.13, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.6, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 2.2, SR 2.3, SR 2.4, SR 2.5, SR 2.6, SR 2.7, SR 7.6, A.11.2.9, A.12.1.2, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4, A.8.2.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.8.3.1, A.8.3.3, A.9.1.2, CIP-003-8 R5.1.1, CIP-003-8 R5.3, CIP-004-6 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R2.1, CIP-007-3 R2.2, CIP-007-3 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R5.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.2, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), CM-6(a), AC-6, AC-6(1), MP-7, PR.IP-1, PR.PT-2, PR.PT-3, SRG-OS-000368-GPOS-00154, 1.1.9 Remediation Shell script: (show)
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
function perform_remediation {
mount_point_match_regexp="$(printf "[[:space:]]%s[[:space:]]" /dev/shm)"
# If the mount point is not in /etc/fstab, get previous mount options from /etc/mtab
if [ "$(grep -c "$mount_point_match_regexp" /etc/fstab)" -eq 0 ]; then
# runtime opts without some automatic kernel/userspace-added defaults
previous_mount_opts=$(grep "$mount_point_match_regexp" /etc/mtab | head -1 | awk '{print $4}' \
| sed -E "s/(rw|defaults|seclabel|noexec)(,|$)//g;s/,$//")
[ "$previous_mount_opts" ] && previous_mount_opts+=","
echo "tmpfs /dev/shm tmpfs defaults,${previous_mount_opts}noexec 0 0" >> /etc/fstab
# If the mount_opt option is not already in the mount point's /etc/fstab entry, add it
elif [ "$(grep "$mount_point_match_regexp" /etc/fstab | grep -c "noexec")" -eq 0 ]; then
previous_mount_opts=$(grep "$mount_point_match_regexp" /etc/fstab | awk '{print $4}')
sed -i "s|\(${mount_point_match_regexp}.*${previous_mount_opts}\)|\1,noexec|" /etc/fstab
fi
if mkdir -p "/dev/shm"; then
if mountpoint -q "/dev/shm"; then
mount -o remount --target "/dev/shm"
else
mount --target "/dev/shm"
fi
fi
}
perform_remediation
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | high |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
- name: 'Add noexec Option to /dev/shm: Check information associated to mountpoint'
command: findmnt '/dev/shm'
register: device_name
failed_when: device_name.rc > 1
changed_when: false
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-MP-7
- configure_strategy
- high_disruption
- low_complexity
- medium_severity
- mount_option_dev_shm_noexec
- no_reboot_needed
- name: 'Add noexec Option to /dev/shm: Create mount_info dictionary variable'
set_fact:
mount_info: '{{ mount_info|default({})|combine({item.0: item.1}) }}'
with_together:
- '{{ device_name.stdout_lines[0].split() | list | lower }}'
- '{{ device_name.stdout_lines[1].split() | list }}'
when:
- ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
- device_name.stdout is defined and device_name.stdout_lines is defined
- (device_name.stdout | length > 0)
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-MP-7
- configure_strategy
- high_disruption
- low_complexity
- medium_severity
- mount_option_dev_shm_noexec
- no_reboot_needed
- name: 'Add noexec Option to /dev/shm: If /dev/shm not mounted, craft mount_info
manually'
set_fact:
mount_info: '{{ mount_info|default({})|combine({item.0: item.1}) }}'
with_together:
- - target
- source
- fstype
- options
- - /dev/shm
- tmpfs
- tmpfs
- defaults
when:
- ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
- ("" | length == 0)
- (device_name.stdout | length == 0)
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-MP-7
- configure_strategy
- high_disruption
- low_complexity
- medium_severity
- mount_option_dev_shm_noexec
- no_reboot_needed
- name: 'Add noexec Option to /dev/shm: Make sure noexec option is part of the to
/dev/shm options'
set_fact:
mount_info: '{{ mount_info | combine( {''options'':''''~mount_info.options~'',noexec''
}) }}'
when:
- ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
- mount_info is defined and "noexec" not in mount_info.options
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-MP-7
- configure_strategy
- high_disruption
- low_complexity
- medium_severity
- mount_option_dev_shm_noexec
- no_reboot_needed
- name: 'Add noexec Option to /dev/shm: Ensure /dev/shm is mounted with noexec option'
mount:
path: /dev/shm
src: '{{ mount_info.source }}'
opts: '{{ mount_info.options }}'
state: mounted
fstype: '{{ mount_info.fstype }}'
when:
- ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
- (device_name.stdout is defined and (device_name.stdout | length > 0)) or ("" |
length == 0)
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-MP-7
- configure_strategy
- high_disruption
- low_complexity
- medium_severity
- mount_option_dev_shm_noexec
- no_reboot_needed
|
Add nosuid Option to /dev/shm
[ref]ruleThe nosuid mount option can be used to prevent execution
of setuid programs in /dev/shm . The SUID and SGID permissions should not
be required in these world-writable directories.
Add the nosuid option to the fourth column of
/etc/fstab for the line which controls mounting of
/dev/shm . Rationale:The presence of SUID and SGID executables should be tightly controlled. Users
should not be able to execute SUID or SGID binaries from temporary storage partitions. References:
11, 13, 14, 3, 8, 9, APO13.01, BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05, DSS05.02, DSS05.05, DSS05.06, DSS06.06, CCI-001764, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.5.3, 4.3.3.5.4, 4.3.3.5.5, 4.3.3.5.6, 4.3.3.5.7, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.1, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4, 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3, SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.11, SR 1.12, SR 1.13, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.6, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 2.2, SR 2.3, SR 2.4, SR 2.5, SR 2.6, SR 2.7, SR 7.6, A.11.2.9, A.12.1.2, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4, A.8.2.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.8.3.1, A.8.3.3, A.9.1.2, CIP-003-8 R5.1.1, CIP-003-8 R5.3, CIP-004-6 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R2.1, CIP-007-3 R2.2, CIP-007-3 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R5.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.2, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), CM-6(a), AC-6, AC-6(1), MP-7, PR.IP-1, PR.PT-2, PR.PT-3, SRG-OS-000368-GPOS-00154, 1.1.8 Remediation Shell script: (show)
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
function perform_remediation {
mount_point_match_regexp="$(printf "[[:space:]]%s[[:space:]]" /dev/shm)"
# If the mount point is not in /etc/fstab, get previous mount options from /etc/mtab
if [ "$(grep -c "$mount_point_match_regexp" /etc/fstab)" -eq 0 ]; then
# runtime opts without some automatic kernel/userspace-added defaults
previous_mount_opts=$(grep "$mount_point_match_regexp" /etc/mtab | head -1 | awk '{print $4}' \
| sed -E "s/(rw|defaults|seclabel|nosuid)(,|$)//g;s/,$//")
[ "$previous_mount_opts" ] && previous_mount_opts+=","
echo "tmpfs /dev/shm tmpfs defaults,${previous_mount_opts}nosuid 0 0" >> /etc/fstab
# If the mount_opt option is not already in the mount point's /etc/fstab entry, add it
elif [ "$(grep "$mount_point_match_regexp" /etc/fstab | grep -c "nosuid")" -eq 0 ]; then
previous_mount_opts=$(grep "$mount_point_match_regexp" /etc/fstab | awk '{print $4}')
sed -i "s|\(${mount_point_match_regexp}.*${previous_mount_opts}\)|\1,nosuid|" /etc/fstab
fi
if mkdir -p "/dev/shm"; then
if mountpoint -q "/dev/shm"; then
mount -o remount --target "/dev/shm"
else
mount --target "/dev/shm"
fi
fi
}
perform_remediation
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | high |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
- name: 'Add nosuid Option to /dev/shm: Check information associated to mountpoint'
command: findmnt '/dev/shm'
register: device_name
failed_when: device_name.rc > 1
changed_when: false
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-MP-7
- configure_strategy
- high_disruption
- low_complexity
- medium_severity
- mount_option_dev_shm_nosuid
- no_reboot_needed
- name: 'Add nosuid Option to /dev/shm: Create mount_info dictionary variable'
set_fact:
mount_info: '{{ mount_info|default({})|combine({item.0: item.1}) }}'
with_together:
- '{{ device_name.stdout_lines[0].split() | list | lower }}'
- '{{ device_name.stdout_lines[1].split() | list }}'
when:
- ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
- device_name.stdout is defined and device_name.stdout_lines is defined
- (device_name.stdout | length > 0)
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-MP-7
- configure_strategy
- high_disruption
- low_complexity
- medium_severity
- mount_option_dev_shm_nosuid
- no_reboot_needed
- name: 'Add nosuid Option to /dev/shm: If /dev/shm not mounted, craft mount_info
manually'
set_fact:
mount_info: '{{ mount_info|default({})|combine({item.0: item.1}) }}'
with_together:
- - target
- source
- fstype
- options
- - /dev/shm
- tmpfs
- tmpfs
- defaults
when:
- ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
- ("" | length == 0)
- (device_name.stdout | length == 0)
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-MP-7
- configure_strategy
- high_disruption
- low_complexity
- medium_severity
- mount_option_dev_shm_nosuid
- no_reboot_needed
- name: 'Add nosuid Option to /dev/shm: Make sure nosuid option is part of the to
/dev/shm options'
set_fact:
mount_info: '{{ mount_info | combine( {''options'':''''~mount_info.options~'',nosuid''
}) }}'
when:
- ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
- mount_info is defined and "nosuid" not in mount_info.options
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-MP-7
- configure_strategy
- high_disruption
- low_complexity
- medium_severity
- mount_option_dev_shm_nosuid
- no_reboot_needed
- name: 'Add nosuid Option to /dev/shm: Ensure /dev/shm is mounted with nosuid option'
mount:
path: /dev/shm
src: '{{ mount_info.source }}'
opts: '{{ mount_info.options }}'
state: mounted
fstype: '{{ mount_info.fstype }}'
when:
- ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
- (device_name.stdout is defined and (device_name.stdout | length > 0)) or ("" |
length == 0)
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-MP-7
- configure_strategy
- high_disruption
- low_complexity
- medium_severity
- mount_option_dev_shm_nosuid
- no_reboot_needed
|
Restrict Programs from Dangerous Execution Patterns
[ref]groupThe recommendations in this section are designed to
ensure that the system's features to protect against potentially
dangerous program execution are activated.
These protections are applied at the system initialization or
kernel level, and defend against certain types of badly-configured
or compromised programs. |
contains 3 rules |
Disable Core Dumps
[ref]groupA core dump file is the memory image of an executable
program when it was terminated by the operating system due to
errant behavior. In most cases, only software developers
legitimately need to access these files. The core dump files may
also contain sensitive information, or unnecessarily occupy large
amounts of disk space.
Once a hard limit is set in /etc/security/limits.conf , or
to a file within the /etc/security/limits.d/ directory, a
user cannot increase that limit within his or her own session. If access
to core dumps is required, consider restricting them to only
certain users or groups. See the limits.conf man page for more
information.
The core dumps of setuid programs are further protected. The
sysctl variable fs.suid_dumpable controls whether
the kernel allows core dumps from these programs at all. The default
value of 0 is recommended. |
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Disable Core Dumps for All Users
[ref]ruleTo disable core dumps for all users, add the following line to
/etc/security/limits.conf , or to a file within the
/etc/security/limits.d/ directory:
* hard core 0 Rationale:A core dump includes a memory image taken at the time the operating system
terminates an application. The memory image could contain sensitive data and is generally useful
only for developers trying to debug problems. References:
1, 12, 13, 15, 16, 2, 7, 8, APO13.01, BAI04.04, DSS01.03, DSS03.05, DSS05.07, CCI-000366, SR 6.2, SR 7.1, SR 7.2, A.12.1.3, A.17.2.1, CM-6, SC-7(10), DE.CM-1, PR.DS-4, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 1.6.4 Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | restrict |
---|
- name: Gather the package facts
package_facts:
manager: auto
tags:
- NIST-800-53-CM-6
- NIST-800-53-SC-7(10)
- disable_users_coredumps
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- restrict_strategy
- name: disable core dumps with limits
lineinfile:
dest: /etc/security/limits.conf
regexp: ^[^#].*core
line: '* hard core 0'
create: true
when: '"libpam-runtime" in ansible_facts.packages'
tags:
- NIST-800-53-CM-6
- NIST-800-53-SC-7(10)
- disable_users_coredumps
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- restrict_strategy
|
Disable Core Dumps for SUID programs
[ref]ruleTo set the runtime status of the fs.suid_dumpable kernel parameter, run the following command: $ sudo sysctl -w fs.suid_dumpable=0
To make sure that the setting is persistent, add the following line to a file in the directory /etc/sysctl.d : fs.suid_dumpable = 0 Rationale:The core dump of a setuid program is more likely to contain
sensitive data, as the program itself runs with greater privileges than the
user who initiated execution of the program. Disabling the ability for any
setuid program to write a core file decreases the risk of unauthorized access
of such data. References:
BP28(R23), 164.308(a)(1)(ii)(D), 164.308(a)(3), 164.308(a)(4), 164.310(b), 164.310(c), 164.312(a), 164.312(e), SI-11(a), SI-11(b), 1.6.4 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | medium |
---|
Reboot: | true |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
# Comment out any occurrences of fs.suid_dumpable from /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf files
for f in /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf; do
matching_list=$(grep -P '^(?!#).*[\s]*fs.suid_dumpable.*$' $f | uniq )
if ! test -z "$matching_list"; then
while IFS= read -r entry; do
escaped_entry=$(sed -e 's|/|\\/|g' <<< "$entry")
# comment out "fs.suid_dumpable" matches to preserve user data
sed -i "s/^${escaped_entry}$/# &/g" $f
done <<< "$matching_list"
fi
done
#
# Set runtime for fs.suid_dumpable
#
/sbin/sysctl -q -n -w fs.suid_dumpable="0"
#
# If fs.suid_dumpable present in /etc/sysctl.conf, change value to "0"
# else, add "fs.suid_dumpable = 0" to /etc/sysctl.conf
#
# Test if the config_file is a symbolic link. If so, use --follow-symlinks with sed.
# Otherwise, regular sed command will do.
sed_command=('sed' '-i')
if test -L "/etc/sysctl.conf"; then
sed_command+=('--follow-symlinks')
fi
# Strip any search characters in the key arg so that the key can be replaced without
# adding any search characters to the config file.
stripped_key=$(sed 's/[\^=\$,;+]*//g' <<< "^fs.suid_dumpable")
# shellcheck disable=SC2059
printf -v formatted_output "%s = %s" "$stripped_key" "0"
# If the key exists, change it. Otherwise, add it to the config_file.
# We search for the key string followed by a word boundary (matched by \>),
# so if we search for 'setting', 'setting2' won't match.
if LC_ALL=C grep -q -m 1 -i -e "^fs.suid_dumpable\\>" "/etc/sysctl.conf"; then
escaped_formatted_output=$(sed -e 's|/|\\/|g' <<< "$formatted_output")
"${sed_command[@]}" "s/^fs.suid_dumpable\\>.*/$escaped_formatted_output/gi" "/etc/sysctl.conf"
else
# \n is precaution for case where file ends without trailing newline
printf '%s\n' "$formatted_output" >> "/etc/sysctl.conf"
fi
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | medium |
---|
Reboot: | true |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
- name: List /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf files
find:
paths:
- /etc/sysctl.d/
- /run/sysctl.d/
contains: ^[\s]*fs.suid_dumpable.*$
patterns: '*.conf'
file_type: any
register: find_sysctl_d
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-53-SI-11(a)
- NIST-800-53-SI-11(b)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_fs_suid_dumpable
- name: Comment out any occurrences of fs.suid_dumpable from /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf
files
replace:
path: '{{ item.path }}'
regexp: ^[\s]*fs.suid_dumpable
replace: '#fs.suid_dumpable'
loop: '{{ find_sysctl_d.files }}'
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-53-SI-11(a)
- NIST-800-53-SI-11(b)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_fs_suid_dumpable
- name: Ensure sysctl fs.suid_dumpable is set to 0
sysctl:
name: fs.suid_dumpable
value: '0'
state: present
reload: true
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-53-SI-11(a)
- NIST-800-53-SI-11(b)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_fs_suid_dumpable
|
Enable ExecShield
[ref]groupExecShield describes kernel features that provide
protection against exploitation of memory corruption errors such as buffer
overflows. These features include random placement of the stack and other
memory regions, prevention of execution in memory that should only hold data,
and special handling of text buffers. These protections are enabled by default
on 32-bit systems and controlled through sysctl variables
kernel.exec-shield and kernel.randomize_va_space . On the latest
64-bit systems, kernel.exec-shield cannot be enabled or disabled with
sysctl . |
contains 1 rule |
Enable Randomized Layout of Virtual Address Space
[ref]ruleTo set the runtime status of the kernel.randomize_va_space kernel parameter, run the following command: $ sudo sysctl -w kernel.randomize_va_space=2
To make sure that the setting is persistent, add the following line to a file in the directory /etc/sysctl.d : kernel.randomize_va_space = 2 Rationale:Address space layout randomization (ASLR) makes it more difficult for an
attacker to predict the location of attack code they have introduced into a
process's address space during an attempt at exploitation. Additionally,
ASLR makes it more difficult for an attacker to know the location of
existing code in order to re-purpose it using return oriented programming
(ROP) techniques. References:
BP28(R23), 3.1.7, CCI-000366, CCI-002824, 164.308(a)(1)(ii)(D), 164.308(a)(3), 164.308(a)(4), 164.310(b), 164.310(c), 164.312(a), 164.312(e), CIP-002-5 R1.1, CIP-002-5 R1.2, CIP-003-8 R5.1.1, CIP-003-8 R5.3, CIP-004-6 4.1, CIP-004-6 4.2, CIP-004-6 R2.2.3, CIP-004-6 R2.2.4, CIP-004-6 R2.3, CIP-004-6 R4, CIP-005-6 R1, CIP-005-6 R1.1, CIP-005-6 R1.2, CIP-007-3 R3, CIP-007-3 R3.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.2, CIP-007-3 R5.1.3, CIP-007-3 R5.2.1, CIP-007-3 R5.2.3, CIP-007-3 R8.4, CIP-009-6 R.1.1, CIP-009-6 R4, SC-30, SC-30(2), CM-6(a), SRG-OS-000433-GPOS-00193, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, UBTU-20-010448, 1.6.2 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | medium |
---|
Reboot: | true |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
# Comment out any occurrences of kernel.randomize_va_space from /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf files
for f in /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf; do
matching_list=$(grep -P '^(?!#).*[\s]*kernel.randomize_va_space.*$' $f | uniq )
if ! test -z "$matching_list"; then
while IFS= read -r entry; do
escaped_entry=$(sed -e 's|/|\\/|g' <<< "$entry")
# comment out "kernel.randomize_va_space" matches to preserve user data
sed -i "s/^${escaped_entry}$/# &/g" $f
done <<< "$matching_list"
fi
done
#
# Set runtime for kernel.randomize_va_space
#
/sbin/sysctl -q -n -w kernel.randomize_va_space="2"
#
# If kernel.randomize_va_space present in /etc/sysctl.conf, change value to "2"
# else, add "kernel.randomize_va_space = 2" to /etc/sysctl.conf
#
# Test if the config_file is a symbolic link. If so, use --follow-symlinks with sed.
# Otherwise, regular sed command will do.
sed_command=('sed' '-i')
if test -L "/etc/sysctl.conf"; then
sed_command+=('--follow-symlinks')
fi
# Strip any search characters in the key arg so that the key can be replaced without
# adding any search characters to the config file.
stripped_key=$(sed 's/[\^=\$,;+]*//g' <<< "^kernel.randomize_va_space")
# shellcheck disable=SC2059
printf -v formatted_output "%s = %s" "$stripped_key" "2"
# If the key exists, change it. Otherwise, add it to the config_file.
# We search for the key string followed by a word boundary (matched by \>),
# so if we search for 'setting', 'setting2' won't match.
if LC_ALL=C grep -q -m 1 -i -e "^kernel.randomize_va_space\\>" "/etc/sysctl.conf"; then
escaped_formatted_output=$(sed -e 's|/|\\/|g' <<< "$formatted_output")
"${sed_command[@]}" "s/^kernel.randomize_va_space\\>.*/$escaped_formatted_output/gi" "/etc/sysctl.conf"
else
# \n is precaution for case where file ends without trailing newline
printf '%s\n' "$formatted_output" >> "/etc/sysctl.conf"
fi
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | medium |
---|
Reboot: | true |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
- name: List /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf files
find:
paths:
- /etc/sysctl.d/
- /run/sysctl.d/
contains: ^[\s]*kernel.randomize_va_space.*$
patterns: '*.conf'
file_type: any
register: find_sysctl_d
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- DISA-STIG-UBTU-20-010448
- NIST-800-171-3.1.7
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-SC-30
- NIST-800-53-SC-30(2)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_kernel_randomize_va_space
- name: Comment out any occurrences of kernel.randomize_va_space from /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf
files
replace:
path: '{{ item.path }}'
regexp: ^[\s]*kernel.randomize_va_space
replace: '#kernel.randomize_va_space'
loop: '{{ find_sysctl_d.files }}'
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- DISA-STIG-UBTU-20-010448
- NIST-800-171-3.1.7
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-SC-30
- NIST-800-53-SC-30(2)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_kernel_randomize_va_space
- name: Ensure sysctl kernel.randomize_va_space is set to 2
sysctl:
name: kernel.randomize_va_space
value: '2'
state: present
reload: true
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- DISA-STIG-UBTU-20-010448
- NIST-800-171-3.1.7
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-SC-30
- NIST-800-53-SC-30(2)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_kernel_randomize_va_space
|
Services
[ref]groupThe best protection against vulnerable software is running less software. This section describes how to review
the software which Ubuntu 20.04 installs on a system and disable software which is not needed. It
then enumerates the software packages installed on a default Ubuntu 20.04 system and provides guidance about which
ones can be safely disabled.
Ubuntu 20.04 provides a convenient minimal install option that essentially installs the bare necessities for a functional
system. When building Ubuntu 20.04 systems, it is highly recommended to select the minimal packages and then build up
the system from there. |
contains 66 rules |
Avahi Server
[ref]groupThe Avahi daemon implements the DNS Service Discovery
and Multicast DNS protocols, which provide service and host
discovery on a network. It allows a system to automatically
identify resources on the network, such as printers or web servers.
This capability is also known as mDNSresponder and is a major part
of Zeroconf networking. |
contains 1 rule |
Disable Avahi Server if Possible
[ref]groupBecause the Avahi daemon service keeps an open network
port, it is subject to network attacks.
Disabling it can reduce the system's vulnerability to such attacks. |
contains 1 rule |
Disable Avahi Server Software
[ref]rule
The avahi-daemon service can be disabled with the following command:
$ sudo systemctl mask --now avahi-daemon.service Rationale:Because the Avahi daemon service keeps an open network
port, it is subject to network attacks. Its functionality
is convenient but is only appropriate if the local network
can be trusted. References:
11, 14, 3, 9, BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05, DSS05.02, DSS05.05, DSS06.06, CCI-000366, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.5.3, 4.3.3.5.4, 4.3.3.5.5, 4.3.3.5.6, 4.3.3.5.7, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.1, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4, 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3, SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.11, SR 1.12, SR 1.13, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.6, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 2.2, SR 2.3, SR 2.4, SR 2.5, SR 2.6, SR 2.7, SR 7.6, A.12.1.2, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4, A.9.1.2, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), CM-6(a), PR.IP-1, PR.PT-3, 2.2.3 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
SYSTEMCTL_EXEC='/usr/bin/systemctl'
"$SYSTEMCTL_EXEC" stop 'avahi-daemon.service'
"$SYSTEMCTL_EXEC" disable 'avahi-daemon.service'
"$SYSTEMCTL_EXEC" mask 'avahi-daemon.service'
# Disable socket activation if we have a unit file for it
if "$SYSTEMCTL_EXEC" list-unit-files | grep -q '^avahi-daemon.socket'; then
"$SYSTEMCTL_EXEC" stop 'avahi-daemon.socket'
"$SYSTEMCTL_EXEC" mask 'avahi-daemon.socket'
fi
# The service may not be running because it has been started and failed,
# so let's reset the state so OVAL checks pass.
# Service should be 'inactive', not 'failed' after reboot though.
"$SYSTEMCTL_EXEC" reset-failed 'avahi-daemon.service' || true
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation script: (show)
[customizations.services]
disabled = ["avahi-daemon"]
Remediation script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | medium |
---|
Reboot: | true |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
apiVersion: machineconfiguration.openshift.io/v1
kind: MachineConfig
spec:
config:
ignition:
version: 3.1.0
systemd:
units:
- name: avahi-daemon.service
enabled: false
mask: true
- name: avahi-daemon.socket
enabled: false
mask: true
Remediation Puppet snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | enable |
---|
include disable_avahi-daemon
class disable_avahi-daemon {
service {'avahi-daemon':
enable => false,
ensure => 'stopped',
}
}
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
- name: Disable service avahi-daemon
block:
- name: Disable service avahi-daemon
systemd:
name: avahi-daemon.service
enabled: 'no'
state: stopped
masked: 'yes'
ignore_errors: 'yes'
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- service_avahi-daemon_disabled
- name: Unit Socket Exists - avahi-daemon.socket
command: systemctl list-unit-files avahi-daemon.socket
args:
warn: false
register: socket_file_exists
changed_when: false
ignore_errors: true
check_mode: false
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- service_avahi-daemon_disabled
- name: Disable socket avahi-daemon
systemd:
name: avahi-daemon.socket
enabled: 'no'
state: stopped
masked: 'yes'
when:
- ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
- '"avahi-daemon.socket" in socket_file_exists.stdout_lines[1]'
tags:
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- service_avahi-daemon_disabled
|
Cron and At Daemons
[ref]groupThe cron and at services are used to allow commands to
be executed at a later time. The cron service is required by almost
all systems to perform necessary maintenance tasks, while at may or
may not be required on a given system. Both daemons should be
configured defensively. |
contains 25 rules |
Restrict at and cron to Authorized Users if Necessary
[ref]groupThe /etc/cron.allow and /etc/at.allow files contain lists of
users who are allowed to use cron and at to delay execution of
processes. If these files exist and if the corresponding files
/etc/cron.deny and /etc/at.deny do not exist, then only users
listed in the relevant allow files can run the crontab and at commands
to submit jobs to be run at scheduled intervals. On many systems, only the
system administrator needs the ability to schedule jobs. Note that even if a
given user is not listed in cron.allow , cron jobs can still be run as
that user. The cron.allow file controls only administrative access
to the crontab command for scheduling and modifying cron jobs.
To restrict at and cron to only authorized users:
- Remove the
cron.deny file:$ sudo rm /etc/cron.deny - Edit
/etc/cron.allow , adding one line for each user allowed to use
the crontab command to create cron jobs. - Remove the
at.deny file:$ sudo rm /etc/at.deny - Edit
/etc/at.allow , adding one line for each user allowed to use
the at command to create at jobs.
|
contains 6 rules |
Verify Group Who Owns /etc/at.allow file
[ref]ruleIf /etc/at.allow exists, it must be group-owned by root .
To properly set the group owner of /etc/at.allow , run the command:
$ sudo chgrp root /etc/at.allow Rationale:If the owner of the at.allow file is not set to root, the possibility exists for an
unauthorized user to view or edit sensitive information. Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
chgrp 0 /etc/at.allow
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
- name: Test for existence /etc/at.allow
stat:
path: /etc/at.allow
register: file_exists
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- configure_strategy
- file_groupowner_at_allow
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- name: Ensure group owner 0 on /etc/at.allow
file:
path: /etc/at.allow
group: '0'
when:
- ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
- file_exists.stat is defined and file_exists.stat.exists
tags:
- configure_strategy
- file_groupowner_at_allow
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
|
Verify Group Who Owns /etc/cron.allow file
[ref]ruleIf /etc/cron.allow exists, it must be group-owned by root .
To properly set the group owner of /etc/cron.allow , run the command:
$ sudo chgrp root /etc/cron.allow Rationale:If the owner of the cron.allow file is not set to root, the possibility exists for an
unauthorized user to view or edit sensitive information. References:
12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5, APO01.06, DSS05.04, DSS05.07, DSS06.02, CCI-000366, 4.3.3.7.3, SR 2.1, SR 5.2, A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CM-6(a), AC-6(1), PR.AC-4, PR.DS-5, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 5.1.8 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
chgrp 0 /etc/cron.allow
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
- name: Test for existence /etc/cron.allow
stat:
path: /etc/cron.allow
register: file_exists
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- configure_strategy
- file_groupowner_cron_allow
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- name: Ensure group owner 0 on /etc/cron.allow
file:
path: /etc/cron.allow
group: '0'
when:
- ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
- file_exists.stat is defined and file_exists.stat.exists
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- configure_strategy
- file_groupowner_cron_allow
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
|
Verify User Who Owns /etc/at.allow file
[ref]ruleIf /etc/at.allow exists, it must be owned by root .
To properly set the owner of /etc/at.allow , run the command:
$ sudo chown root /etc/at.allow Rationale:If the owner of the at.allow file is not set to root, the possibility exists for an
unauthorized user to view or edit sensitive information. Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
chown 0 /etc/at.allow
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
- name: Test for existence /etc/at.allow
stat:
path: /etc/at.allow
register: file_exists
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- configure_strategy
- file_owner_at_allow
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- name: Ensure owner 0 on /etc/at.allow
file:
path: /etc/at.allow
owner: '0'
when:
- ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
- file_exists.stat is defined and file_exists.stat.exists
tags:
- configure_strategy
- file_owner_at_allow
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
|
Verify User Who Owns /etc/cron.allow file
[ref]ruleIf /etc/cron.allow exists, it must be owned by root .
To properly set the owner of /etc/cron.allow , run the command:
$ sudo chown root /etc/cron.allow Rationale:If the owner of the cron.allow file is not set to root, the possibility exists for an
unauthorized user to view or edit sensitive information. References:
12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5, APO01.06, DSS05.04, DSS05.07, DSS06.02, CCI-000366, 4.3.3.7.3, SR 2.1, SR 5.2, A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CM-6(a), AC-6(1), PR.AC-4, PR.DS-5, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 5.1.8 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
chown 0 /etc/cron.allow
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
- name: Test for existence /etc/cron.allow
stat:
path: /etc/cron.allow
register: file_exists
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- configure_strategy
- file_owner_cron_allow
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- name: Ensure owner 0 on /etc/cron.allow
file:
path: /etc/cron.allow
owner: '0'
when:
- ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
- file_exists.stat is defined and file_exists.stat.exists
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- configure_strategy
- file_owner_cron_allow
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
|
Verify Permissions on /etc/at.allow file
[ref]ruleIf /etc/at.allow exists, it must have permissions 0640
or more restrictive.
To properly set the permissions of /etc/at.allow , run the command:
$ sudo chmod /etc/at.allow Rationale:If the permissions of the at.allow file are not set to 0640 or more restrictive,
the possibility exists for an unauthorized user to view or edit sensitive information. Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
chmod u-xs,g-xws,o-xwrt /etc/at.allow
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
- name: Test for existence /etc/at.allow
stat:
path: /etc/at.allow
register: file_exists
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- configure_strategy
- file_permissions_at_allow
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- name: Ensure permission u-xs,g-xws,o-xwrt on /etc/at.allow
file:
path: /etc/at.allow
mode: u-xs,g-xws,o-xwrt
when:
- ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
- file_exists.stat is defined and file_exists.stat.exists
tags:
- configure_strategy
- file_permissions_at_allow
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
|
Verify Permissions on /etc/cron.allow file
[ref]ruleIf /etc/cron.allow exists, it must have permissions 0640
or more restrictive.
To properly set the permissions of /etc/cron.allow , run the command:
$ sudo chmod /etc/cron.allow Rationale:If the permissions of the cron.allow file are not set to 0640 or more restrictive,
the possibility exists for an unauthorized user to view or edit sensitive information. Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
chmod u-xs,g-xws,o-xwrt /etc/cron.allow
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
- name: Test for existence /etc/cron.allow
stat:
path: /etc/cron.allow
register: file_exists
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- configure_strategy
- file_permissions_cron_allow
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- name: Ensure permission u-xs,g-xws,o-xwrt on /etc/cron.allow
file:
path: /etc/cron.allow
mode: u-xs,g-xws,o-xwrt
when:
- ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
- file_exists.stat is defined and file_exists.stat.exists
tags:
- configure_strategy
- file_permissions_cron_allow
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
|
Enable cron Service
[ref]ruleThe crond service is used to execute commands at
preconfigured times. It is required by almost all systems to perform necessary
maintenance tasks, such as notifying root of system activity.
The cron service can be enabled with the following command:
$ sudo systemctl enable cron.service Rationale:Due to its usage for maintenance and security-supporting tasks,
enabling the cron daemon is essential. References:
11, 14, 3, 9, BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05, DSS05.02, DSS05.05, DSS06.06, 164.308(a)(4)(i), 164.308(b)(1), 164.308(b)(3), 164.310(b), 164.312(e)(1), 164.312(e)(2)(ii), 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.5.3, 4.3.3.5.4, 4.3.3.5.5, 4.3.3.5.6, 4.3.3.5.7, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.1, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4, 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3, SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.11, SR 1.12, SR 1.13, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.6, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 2.2, SR 2.3, SR 2.4, SR 2.5, SR 2.6, SR 2.7, SR 7.6, A.12.1.2, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4, A.9.1.2, CM-6(a), PR.IP-1, PR.PT-3, 5.1.1 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | enable |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
SYSTEMCTL_EXEC='/usr/bin/systemctl'
"$SYSTEMCTL_EXEC" unmask 'cron.service'
"$SYSTEMCTL_EXEC" start 'cron.service'
"$SYSTEMCTL_EXEC" enable 'cron.service'
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation script: (show)
[customizations.services]
enabled = ["cron"]
Remediation Puppet snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | enable |
---|
include enable_cron
class enable_cron {
service {'cron':
enable => true,
ensure => 'running',
}
}
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | enable |
---|
- name: Enable service cron
block:
- name: Gather the package facts
package_facts:
manager: auto
- name: Enable service cron
service:
name: cron
enabled: 'yes'
state: started
masked: 'no'
when:
- '"cron" in ansible_facts.packages'
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- enable_strategy
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- service_cron_enabled
|
Verify Group Who Owns cron.d
[ref]rule
To properly set the group owner of /etc/cron.d , run the command:
$ sudo chgrp root /etc/cron.d Rationale:Service configuration files enable or disable features of their respective services that if configured incorrectly
can lead to insecure and vulnerable configurations. Therefore, service configuration files should be owned by the
correct group to prevent unauthorized changes. References:
12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5, APO01.06, DSS05.04, DSS05.07, DSS06.02, 4.3.3.7.3, SR 2.1, SR 5.2, A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CM-6(a), AC-6(1), PR.AC-4, PR.DS-5, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 5.1.7 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
find -H /etc/cron.d/ -maxdepth 1 -type d -exec chgrp 0 {} \;
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
- name: Ensure group owner on /etc/cron.d/
file:
path: /etc/cron.d/
state: directory
group: '0'
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- configure_strategy
- file_groupowner_cron_d
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
|
Verify Group Who Owns cron.daily
[ref]rule
To properly set the group owner of /etc/cron.daily , run the command:
$ sudo chgrp root /etc/cron.daily Rationale:Service configuration files enable or disable features of their respective services that if configured incorrectly
can lead to insecure and vulnerable configurations. Therefore, service configuration files should be owned by the
correct group to prevent unauthorized changes. References:
12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5, APO01.06, DSS05.04, DSS05.07, DSS06.02, 4.3.3.7.3, SR 2.1, SR 5.2, A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CM-6(a), AC-6(1), PR.AC-4, PR.DS-5, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 5.1.4 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
find -H /etc/cron.daily/ -maxdepth 1 -type d -exec chgrp 0 {} \;
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
- name: Ensure group owner on /etc/cron.daily/
file:
path: /etc/cron.daily/
state: directory
group: '0'
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- configure_strategy
- file_groupowner_cron_daily
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
|
Verify Group Who Owns cron.hourly
[ref]rule
To properly set the group owner of /etc/cron.hourly , run the command:
$ sudo chgrp root /etc/cron.hourly Rationale:Service configuration files enable or disable features of their respective services that if configured incorrectly
can lead to insecure and vulnerable configurations. Therefore, service configuration files should be owned by the
correct group to prevent unauthorized changes. References:
12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5, APO01.06, DSS05.04, DSS05.07, DSS06.02, 4.3.3.7.3, SR 2.1, SR 5.2, A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CM-6(a), AC-6(1), PR.AC-4, PR.DS-5, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 5.1.3 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
find -H /etc/cron.hourly/ -maxdepth 1 -type d -exec chgrp 0 {} \;
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
- name: Ensure group owner on /etc/cron.hourly/
file:
path: /etc/cron.hourly/
state: directory
group: '0'
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- configure_strategy
- file_groupowner_cron_hourly
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
|
Verify Group Who Owns cron.monthly
[ref]rule
To properly set the group owner of /etc/cron.monthly , run the command:
$ sudo chgrp root /etc/cron.monthly Rationale:Service configuration files enable or disable features of their respective services that if configured incorrectly
can lead to insecure and vulnerable configurations. Therefore, service configuration files should be owned by the
correct group to prevent unauthorized changes. References:
12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5, APO01.06, DSS05.04, DSS05.07, DSS06.02, 4.3.3.7.3, SR 2.1, SR 5.2, A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CM-6(a), AC-6(1), PR.AC-4, PR.DS-5, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 5.1.6 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
find -H /etc/cron.monthly/ -maxdepth 1 -type d -exec chgrp 0 {} \;
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
- name: Ensure group owner on /etc/cron.monthly/
file:
path: /etc/cron.monthly/
state: directory
group: '0'
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- configure_strategy
- file_groupowner_cron_monthly
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
|
Verify Group Who Owns cron.weekly
[ref]rule
To properly set the group owner of /etc/cron.weekly , run the command:
$ sudo chgrp root /etc/cron.weekly Rationale:Service configuration files enable or disable features of their respective services that if configured incorrectly
can lead to insecure and vulnerable configurations. Therefore, service configuration files should be owned by the
correct group to prevent unauthorized changes. References:
12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5, APO01.06, DSS05.04, DSS05.07, DSS06.02, 4.3.3.7.3, SR 2.1, SR 5.2, A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CM-6(a), AC-6(1), PR.AC-4, PR.DS-5, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 5.1.5 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
find -H /etc/cron.weekly/ -maxdepth 1 -type d -exec chgrp 0 {} \;
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
- name: Ensure group owner on /etc/cron.weekly/
file:
path: /etc/cron.weekly/
state: directory
group: '0'
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- configure_strategy
- file_groupowner_cron_weekly
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
|
Verify Group Who Owns Crontab
[ref]rule
To properly set the group owner of /etc/crontab , run the command:
$ sudo chgrp root /etc/crontab Rationale:Service configuration files enable or disable features of their respective services that if configured incorrectly
can lead to insecure and vulnerable configurations. Therefore, service configuration files should be owned by the
correct group to prevent unauthorized changes. References:
12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5, APO01.06, DSS05.04, DSS05.07, DSS06.02, 4.3.3.7.3, SR 2.1, SR 5.2, A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CM-6(a), AC-6(1), PR.AC-4, PR.DS-5, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 5.1.2 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
chgrp 0 /etc/crontab
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
- name: Test for existence /etc/crontab
stat:
path: /etc/crontab
register: file_exists
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- configure_strategy
- file_groupowner_crontab
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- name: Ensure group owner 0 on /etc/crontab
file:
path: /etc/crontab
group: '0'
when:
- ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
- file_exists.stat is defined and file_exists.stat.exists
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- configure_strategy
- file_groupowner_crontab
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
|
Verify Owner on cron.d
[ref]rule
To properly set the owner of /etc/cron.d , run the command:
$ sudo chown root /etc/cron.d Rationale:Service configuration files enable or disable features of their respective services that if configured incorrectly
can lead to insecure and vulnerable configurations. Therefore, service configuration files should be owned by the
correct user to prevent unauthorized changes. References:
12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5, APO01.06, DSS05.04, DSS05.07, DSS06.02, 4.3.3.7.3, SR 2.1, SR 5.2, A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CM-6(a), AC-6(1), PR.AC-4, PR.DS-5, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 5.1.7 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
find -H /etc/cron.d/ -maxdepth 1 -type d -exec chown 0 {} \;
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
- name: Ensure owner on directory /etc/cron.d/
file:
path: /etc/cron.d/
state: directory
owner: '0'
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- configure_strategy
- file_owner_cron_d
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
|
Verify Owner on cron.daily
[ref]rule
To properly set the owner of /etc/cron.daily , run the command:
$ sudo chown root /etc/cron.daily Rationale:Service configuration files enable or disable features of their respective services that if configured incorrectly
can lead to insecure and vulnerable configurations. Therefore, service configuration files should be owned by the
correct user to prevent unauthorized changes. References:
12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5, APO01.06, DSS05.04, DSS05.07, DSS06.02, 4.3.3.7.3, SR 2.1, SR 5.2, A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CM-6(a), AC-6(1), PR.AC-4, PR.DS-5, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 5.1.4 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
find -H /etc/cron.daily/ -maxdepth 1 -type d -exec chown 0 {} \;
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
- name: Ensure owner on directory /etc/cron.daily/
file:
path: /etc/cron.daily/
state: directory
owner: '0'
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- configure_strategy
- file_owner_cron_daily
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
|
Verify Owner on cron.hourly
[ref]rule
To properly set the owner of /etc/cron.hourly , run the command:
$ sudo chown root /etc/cron.hourly Rationale:Service configuration files enable or disable features of their respective services that if configured incorrectly
can lead to insecure and vulnerable configurations. Therefore, service configuration files should be owned by the
correct user to prevent unauthorized changes. References:
12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5, APO01.06, DSS05.04, DSS05.07, DSS06.02, 4.3.3.7.3, SR 2.1, SR 5.2, A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CM-6(a), AC-6(1), PR.AC-4, PR.DS-5, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 5.1.3 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
find -H /etc/cron.hourly/ -maxdepth 1 -type d -exec chown 0 {} \;
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
- name: Ensure owner on directory /etc/cron.hourly/
file:
path: /etc/cron.hourly/
state: directory
owner: '0'
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- configure_strategy
- file_owner_cron_hourly
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
|
Verify Owner on cron.monthly
[ref]rule
To properly set the owner of /etc/cron.monthly , run the command:
$ sudo chown root /etc/cron.monthly Rationale:Service configuration files enable or disable features of their respective services that if configured incorrectly
can lead to insecure and vulnerable configurations. Therefore, service configuration files should be owned by the
correct user to prevent unauthorized changes. References:
12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5, APO01.06, DSS05.04, DSS05.07, DSS06.02, 4.3.3.7.3, SR 2.1, SR 5.2, A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CM-6(a), AC-6(1), PR.AC-4, PR.DS-5, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 5.1.6 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
find -H /etc/cron.monthly/ -maxdepth 1 -type d -exec chown 0 {} \;
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
- name: Ensure owner on directory /etc/cron.monthly/
file:
path: /etc/cron.monthly/
state: directory
owner: '0'
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- configure_strategy
- file_owner_cron_monthly
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
|
Verify Owner on cron.weekly
[ref]rule
To properly set the owner of /etc/cron.weekly , run the command:
$ sudo chown root /etc/cron.weekly Rationale:Service configuration files enable or disable features of their respective services that if configured incorrectly
can lead to insecure and vulnerable configurations. Therefore, service configuration files should be owned by the
correct user to prevent unauthorized changes. References:
12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5, APO01.06, DSS05.04, DSS05.07, DSS06.02, 4.3.3.7.3, SR 2.1, SR 5.2, A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CM-6(a), AC-6(1), PR.AC-4, PR.DS-5, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 5.1.5 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
find -H /etc/cron.weekly/ -maxdepth 1 -type d -exec chown 0 {} \;
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
- name: Ensure owner on directory /etc/cron.weekly/
file:
path: /etc/cron.weekly/
state: directory
owner: '0'
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- configure_strategy
- file_owner_cron_weekly
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
|
Verify Owner on crontab
[ref]rule
To properly set the owner of /etc/crontab , run the command:
$ sudo chown root /etc/crontab Rationale:Service configuration files enable or disable features of their respective services that if configured incorrectly
can lead to insecure and vulnerable configurations. Therefore, service configuration files should be owned by the
correct user to prevent unauthorized changes. References:
12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5, APO01.06, DSS05.04, DSS05.07, DSS06.02, 4.3.3.7.3, SR 2.1, SR 5.2, A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CM-6(a), AC-6(1), PR.AC-4, PR.DS-5, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 5.1.2 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
chown 0 /etc/crontab
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
- name: Test for existence /etc/crontab
stat:
path: /etc/crontab
register: file_exists
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- configure_strategy
- file_owner_crontab
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- name: Ensure owner 0 on /etc/crontab
file:
path: /etc/crontab
owner: '0'
when:
- ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
- file_exists.stat is defined and file_exists.stat.exists
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- configure_strategy
- file_owner_crontab
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
|
Verify Permissions on cron.d
[ref]rule
To properly set the permissions of /etc/cron.d , run the command:
$ sudo chmod 0700 /etc/cron.d Rationale:Service configuration files enable or disable features of their respective services that if configured incorrectly
can lead to insecure and vulnerable configurations. Therefore, service configuration files should have the
correct access rights to prevent unauthorized changes. References:
12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5, APO01.06, DSS05.04, DSS05.07, DSS06.02, 4.3.3.7.3, SR 2.1, SR 5.2, A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CM-6(a), AC-6(1), PR.AC-4, PR.DS-5, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 5.1.7 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
find -H /etc/cron.d/ -maxdepth 1 -perm /u+s,g+xwrs,o+xwrt -type d -exec chmod u-s,g-xwrs,o-xwrt {} \;
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
- name: Set permissions for /etc/cron.d/
file:
path: /etc/cron.d/
state: directory
mode: u-s,g-xwrs,o-xwrt
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- configure_strategy
- file_permissions_cron_d
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
|
Verify Permissions on cron.daily
[ref]rule
To properly set the permissions of /etc/cron.daily , run the command:
$ sudo chmod 0700 /etc/cron.daily Rationale:Service configuration files enable or disable features of their respective services that if configured incorrectly
can lead to insecure and vulnerable configurations. Therefore, service configuration files should have the
correct access rights to prevent unauthorized changes. References:
12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5, APO01.06, DSS05.04, DSS05.07, DSS06.02, 4.3.3.7.3, SR 2.1, SR 5.2, A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CM-6(a), AC-6(1), PR.AC-4, PR.DS-5, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 5.1.4 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
find -H /etc/cron.daily/ -maxdepth 1 -perm /u+s,g+xwrs,o+xwrt -type d -exec chmod u-s,g-xwrs,o-xwrt {} \;
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
- name: Set permissions for /etc/cron.daily/
file:
path: /etc/cron.daily/
state: directory
mode: u-s,g-xwrs,o-xwrt
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- configure_strategy
- file_permissions_cron_daily
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
|
Verify Permissions on cron.hourly
[ref]rule
To properly set the permissions of /etc/cron.hourly , run the command:
$ sudo chmod 0700 /etc/cron.hourly Rationale:Service configuration files enable or disable features of their respective services that if configured incorrectly
can lead to insecure and vulnerable configurations. Therefore, service configuration files should have the
correct access rights to prevent unauthorized changes. References:
12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5, APO01.06, DSS05.04, DSS05.07, DSS06.02, 4.3.3.7.3, SR 2.1, SR 5.2, A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CM-6(a), AC-6(1), PR.AC-4, PR.DS-5, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 5.1.3 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
find -H /etc/cron.hourly/ -maxdepth 1 -perm /u+s,g+xwrs,o+xwrt -type d -exec chmod u-s,g-xwrs,o-xwrt {} \;
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
- name: Set permissions for /etc/cron.hourly/
file:
path: /etc/cron.hourly/
state: directory
mode: u-s,g-xwrs,o-xwrt
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- configure_strategy
- file_permissions_cron_hourly
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
|
Verify Permissions on cron.monthly
[ref]rule
To properly set the permissions of /etc/cron.monthly , run the command:
$ sudo chmod 0700 /etc/cron.monthly Rationale:Service configuration files enable or disable features of their respective services that if configured incorrectly
can lead to insecure and vulnerable configurations. Therefore, service configuration files should have the
correct access rights to prevent unauthorized changes. References:
12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5, APO01.06, DSS05.04, DSS05.07, DSS06.02, 4.3.3.7.3, SR 2.1, SR 5.2, A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CM-6(a), AC-6(1), PR.AC-4, PR.DS-5, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 5.1.6 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
find -H /etc/cron.monthly/ -maxdepth 1 -perm /u+s,g+xwrs,o+xwrt -type d -exec chmod u-s,g-xwrs,o-xwrt {} \;
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
- name: Set permissions for /etc/cron.monthly/
file:
path: /etc/cron.monthly/
state: directory
mode: u-s,g-xwrs,o-xwrt
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- configure_strategy
- file_permissions_cron_monthly
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
|
Verify Permissions on cron.weekly
[ref]rule
To properly set the permissions of /etc/cron.weekly , run the command:
$ sudo chmod 0700 /etc/cron.weekly Rationale:Service configuration files enable or disable features of their respective services that if configured incorrectly
can lead to insecure and vulnerable configurations. Therefore, service configuration files should have the
correct access rights to prevent unauthorized changes. References:
12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5, APO01.06, DSS05.04, DSS05.07, DSS06.02, 4.3.3.7.3, SR 2.1, SR 5.2, A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CM-6(a), AC-6(1), PR.AC-4, PR.DS-5, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 5.1.5 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
find -H /etc/cron.weekly/ -maxdepth 1 -perm /u+s,g+xwrs,o+xwrt -type d -exec chmod u-s,g-xwrs,o-xwrt {} \;
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
- name: Set permissions for /etc/cron.weekly/
file:
path: /etc/cron.weekly/
state: directory
mode: u-s,g-xwrs,o-xwrt
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- configure_strategy
- file_permissions_cron_weekly
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
|
Verify Permissions on crontab
[ref]rule
To properly set the permissions of /etc/crontab , run the command:
$ sudo chmod 0600 /etc/crontab Rationale:Service configuration files enable or disable features of their respective services that if configured incorrectly
can lead to insecure and vulnerable configurations. Therefore, service configuration files should have the
correct access rights to prevent unauthorized changes. References:
12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5, APO01.06, DSS05.04, DSS05.07, DSS06.02, 4.3.3.7.3, SR 2.1, SR 5.2, A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CM-6(a), AC-6(1), PR.AC-4, PR.DS-5, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 5.1.2 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
chmod u-xs,g-xwrs,o-xwrt /etc/crontab
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
- name: Test for existence /etc/crontab
stat:
path: /etc/crontab
register: file_exists
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- configure_strategy
- file_permissions_crontab
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- name: Ensure permission u-xs,g-xwrs,o-xwrt on /etc/crontab
file:
path: /etc/crontab
mode: u-xs,g-xwrs,o-xwrt
when:
- ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
- file_exists.stat is defined and file_exists.stat.exists
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- configure_strategy
- file_permissions_crontab
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
|
Deprecated services
[ref]groupSome deprecated software services impact the overall system security due to their behavior (leak of
confidentiality in network exchange, usage as uncontrolled communication channel, risk associated with the service due to its old age, etc. |
contains 1 rule |
Uninstall the nis package
[ref]ruleThe support for Yellowpages should not be installed unless it is required. Rationale:NIS is the historical SUN service for central account management, more and more replaced by LDAP.
NIS does not support efficiently security constraints, ACL, etc. and should not be used. Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
# CAUTION: This remediation script will remove nis
# from the system, and may remove any packages
# that depend on nis. Execute this
# remediation AFTER testing on a non-production
# system!
DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get remove -y "nis"
Remediation Puppet snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
include remove_nis
class remove_nis {
package { 'nis':
ensure => 'purged',
}
}
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
- name: Ensure nis is removed
package:
name: nis
state: absent
tags:
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- low_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- package_nis_removed
|
The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) allows
systems to request and obtain an IP address and other configuration
parameters from a server.
This guide recommends configuring networking on clients by manually editing
the appropriate files under /etc/sysconfig . Use of DHCP can make client
systems vulnerable to compromise by rogue DHCP servers, and should be avoided
unless necessary. If using DHCP is necessary, however, there are best practices
that should be followed to minimize security risk. |
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Disable DHCP Server
[ref]groupThe DHCP server dhcpd is not installed or activated by
default. If the software was installed and activated, but the
system does not need to act as a DHCP server, it should be disabled
and removed. |
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Uninstall DHCP Server Package
[ref]ruleIf the system does not need to act as a DHCP server,
the dhcp package can be uninstalled.
The isc-dhcp-server package can be removed with the following command:
$ apt-get remove isc-dhcp-server Rationale:Removing the DHCP server ensures that it cannot be easily or
accidentally reactivated and disrupt network operation. References:
BP28(R1), 11, 14, 3, 9, BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05, DSS05.02, DSS05.05, DSS06.06, CCI-000366, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.5.3, 4.3.3.5.4, 4.3.3.5.5, 4.3.3.5.6, 4.3.3.5.7, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.1, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4, 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3, SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.11, SR 1.12, SR 1.13, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.6, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 2.2, SR 2.3, SR 2.4, SR 2.5, SR 2.6, SR 2.7, SR 7.6, A.12.1.2, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4, A.9.1.2, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), CM-6(a), PR.IP-1, PR.PT-3, 2.2.5 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
# CAUTION: This remediation script will remove isc-dhcp-server
# from the system, and may remove any packages
# that depend on isc-dhcp-server. Execute this
# remediation AFTER testing on a non-production
# system!
DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get remove -y "isc-dhcp-server"
Remediation Puppet snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
include remove_isc-dhcp-server
class remove_isc-dhcp-server {
package { 'isc-dhcp-server':
ensure => 'purged',
}
}
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
- name: Ensure isc-dhcp-server is removed
package:
name: isc-dhcp-server
state: absent
tags:
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- package_dhcp_removed
|
DNS Server
[ref]groupMost organizations have an operational need to run at
least one nameserver. However, there are many common attacks
involving DNS server software, and this server software should
be disabled on any system
on which it is not needed. |
contains 1 rule |
Disable DNS Server
[ref]groupDNS software should be disabled on any systems which does not
need to be a nameserver. Note that the BIND DNS server software is
not installed on Ubuntu 20.04 by default. The remainder of this section
discusses secure configuration of systems which must be
nameservers. |
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Uninstall bind Package
[ref]ruleThe named service is provided by the bind package.
The bind package can be removed with the following command:
$ apt-get remove bind Rationale:If there is no need to make DNS server software available,
removing it provides a safeguard against its activation. References:
11, 14, 3, 9, BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05, DSS05.02, DSS05.05, DSS06.06, CCI-000366, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.5.3, 4.3.3.5.4, 4.3.3.5.5, 4.3.3.5.6, 4.3.3.5.7, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.1, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4, 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3, SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.11, SR 1.12, SR 1.13, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.6, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 2.2, SR 2.3, SR 2.4, SR 2.5, SR 2.6, SR 2.7, SR 7.6, A.12.1.2, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4, A.9.1.2, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), CM-6(a), PR.IP-1, PR.PT-3, 2.2.8 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
# CAUTION: This remediation script will remove bind9
# from the system, and may remove any packages
# that depend on bind9. Execute this
# remediation AFTER testing on a non-production
# system!
DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get remove -y "bind9"
Remediation Puppet snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
include remove_bind9
class remove_bind9 {
package { 'bind9':
ensure => 'purged',
}
}
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
- name: Ensure bind9 is removed
package:
name: bind9
state: absent
tags:
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- low_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- package_bind_removed
|
FTP Server
[ref]groupFTP is a common method for allowing remote access to
files. Like telnet, the FTP protocol is unencrypted, which means
that passwords and other data transmitted during the session can be
captured and that the session is vulnerable to hijacking.
Therefore, running the FTP server software is not recommended.
However, there are some FTP server configurations which may
be appropriate for some environments, particularly those which
allow only read-only anonymous access as a means of downloading
data available to the public. |
contains 1 rule |
Disable vsftpd if Possible
[ref]groupTo minimize attack surface, disable vsftpd if at all
possible. |
contains 1 rule |
Uninstall vsftpd Package
[ref]ruleThe vsftpd package can be removed with the following command: $ apt-get remove vsftpd Rationale:Removing the vsftpd package decreases the risk of its
accidental activation. References:
11, 14, 3, 9, BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05, DSS05.02, DSS05.05, DSS06.06, CCI-000197, CCI-000366, CCI-000381, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.5.3, 4.3.3.5.4, 4.3.3.5.5, 4.3.3.5.6, 4.3.3.5.7, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.1, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4, 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3, SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.11, SR 1.12, SR 1.13, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.6, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 2.2, SR 2.3, SR 2.4, SR 2.5, SR 2.6, SR 2.7, SR 7.6, A.12.1.2, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4, A.9.1.2, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), CM-6(a), IA-5(1)(c), IA-5(1).1(v), CM-7, CM-7.1(ii), PR.IP-1, PR.PT-3, SRG-OS-000074-GPOS-00042, SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 2.2.9 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
# CAUTION: This remediation script will remove vsftpd
# from the system, and may remove any packages
# that depend on vsftpd. Execute this
# remediation AFTER testing on a non-production
# system!
DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get remove -y "vsftpd"
Remediation Puppet snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
include remove_vsftpd
class remove_vsftpd {
package { 'vsftpd':
ensure => 'purged',
}
}
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
- name: Ensure vsftpd is removed
package:
name: vsftpd
state: absent
tags:
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7.1(ii)
- NIST-800-53-IA-5(1)(c)
- NIST-800-53-IA-5(1).1(v)
- disable_strategy
- high_severity
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- no_reboot_needed
- package_vsftpd_removed
|
Web Server
[ref]groupThe web server is responsible for providing access to
content via the HTTP protocol. Web servers represent a significant
security risk because:
- The HTTP port is commonly probed by malicious sources
- Web server software is very complex, and includes a long
history of vulnerabilities
- The HTTP protocol is unencrypted and vulnerable to passive
monitoring
The system's default web server software is Apache 2 and is
provided in the RPM package httpd . |
contains 1 rule |
Disable Apache if Possible
[ref]groupIf Apache was installed and activated, but the system
does not need to act as a web server, then it should be disabled
and removed from the system. |
contains 1 rule |
Uninstall httpd Package
[ref]rule
The apache2 package can be removed with the following command:
$ apt-get remove apache2 Rationale:If there is no need to make the web server software available,
removing it provides a safeguard against its activation. References:
11, 14, 3, 9, BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05, DSS05.02, DSS05.05, DSS06.06, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.5.3, 4.3.3.5.4, 4.3.3.5.5, 4.3.3.5.6, 4.3.3.5.7, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.1, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4, 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3, SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.11, SR 1.12, SR 1.13, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.6, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 2.2, SR 2.3, SR 2.4, SR 2.5, SR 2.6, SR 2.7, SR 7.6, A.12.1.2, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4, A.9.1.2, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), CM-6(a), PR.IP-1, PR.PT-3, 2.2.10 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
# CAUTION: This remediation script will remove apache2
# from the system, and may remove any packages
# that depend on apache2. Execute this
# remediation AFTER testing on a non-production
# system!
DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get remove -y "apache2"
Remediation Puppet snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
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Disruption: | low |
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Reboot: | false |
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Strategy: | disable |
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include remove_apache2
class remove_apache2 {
package { 'apache2':
ensure => 'purged',
}
}
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
- name: Ensure apache2 is removed
package:
name: apache2
state: absent
tags:
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- no_reboot_needed
- package_httpd_removed
- unknown_severity
|
IMAP and POP3 Server
[ref]groupDovecot provides IMAP and POP3 services. It is not
installed by default. The project page at
http://www.dovecot.org
contains more detailed information about Dovecot
configuration. |
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Disable Dovecot
[ref]groupIf the system does not need to operate as an IMAP or
POP3 server, the dovecot software should be disabled and removed. |
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Uninstall dovecot Package
[ref]rule
The dovecot-core package can be removed with the following command:
$ apt-get remove dovecot-core Rationale:If there is no need to make the Dovecot software available,
removing it provides a safeguard against its activation. Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
# CAUTION: This remediation script will remove dovecot-core
# from the system, and may remove any packages
# that depend on dovecot-core. Execute this
# remediation AFTER testing on a non-production
# system!
DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get remove -y "dovecot-core"
Remediation Puppet snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
include remove_dovecot-core
class remove_dovecot-core {
package { 'dovecot-core':
ensure => 'purged',
}
}
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
- name: Ensure dovecot-core is removed
package:
name: dovecot-core
state: absent
tags:
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- no_reboot_needed
- package_dovecot_removed
- unknown_severity
|
LDAP is a popular directory service, that is, a
standardized way of looking up information from a central database.
Ubuntu 20.04 includes software that enables a system to act as both
an LDAP client and server. |
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Configure OpenLDAP Clients
[ref]groupThis section provides information on which security settings are
important to configure in OpenLDAP clients by manually editing the appropriate
configuration files. Ubuntu 20.04 provides an automated configuration tool called
authconfig and a graphical wrapper for authconfig called
system-config-authentication . However, these tools do not provide as
much control over configuration as manual editing of configuration files. The
authconfig tools do not allow you to specify locations of SSL certificate
files, which is useful when trying to use SSL cleanly across several protocols.
Installation and configuration of OpenLDAP on Ubuntu 20.04 is available at Warning:
Before configuring any system to be an
LDAP client, ensure that a working LDAP server is present on the
network. |
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Ensure LDAP client is not installed
[ref]ruleThe Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) is a service that provides
a method for looking up information from a central database.
The openldap-clients package can be removed with the following command:
$ apt-get remove openldap-clients Rationale:If the system does not need to act as an LDAP client, it is recommended that the software is removed to reduce the potential attack surface. Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
# CAUTION: This remediation script will remove ldap-utils
# from the system, and may remove any packages
# that depend on ldap-utils. Execute this
# remediation AFTER testing on a non-production
# system!
DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get remove -y "ldap-utils"
Remediation Puppet snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
include remove_ldap-utils
class remove_ldap-utils {
package { 'ldap-utils':
ensure => 'purged',
}
}
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
- name: Ensure ldap-utils is removed
package:
name: ldap-utils
state: absent
tags:
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- low_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- package_openldap-clients_removed
|
Configure OpenLDAP Server
[ref]groupThis section details some security-relevant settings
for an OpenLDAP server. |
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Uninstall openldap-servers Package
[ref]rule
The slapd package is not installed by default on a Ubuntu 20.04
system. It is needed only by the OpenLDAP server, not by the
clients which use LDAP for authentication. If the system is not
intended for use as an LDAP Server it should be removed. Rationale:Unnecessary packages should not be installed to decrease the attack
surface of the system. While this software is clearly essential on an LDAP
server, it is not necessary on typical desktop or workstation systems. References:
11, 14, 3, 9, BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05, DSS05.02, DSS05.05, DSS06.06, CCI-000366, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.5.3, 4.3.3.5.4, 4.3.3.5.5, 4.3.3.5.6, 4.3.3.5.7, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.1, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4, 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3, SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.11, SR 1.12, SR 1.13, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.6, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 2.2, SR 2.3, SR 2.4, SR 2.5, SR 2.6, SR 2.7, SR 7.6, A.12.1.2, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4, A.9.1.2, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), CM-6(a), PR.IP-1, PR.PT-3, 2.2.6 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
# CAUTION: This remediation script will remove slapd
# from the system, and may remove any packages
# that depend on slapd. Execute this
# remediation AFTER testing on a non-production
# system!
DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get remove -y "slapd"
Remediation Puppet snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
include remove_slapd
class remove_slapd {
package { 'slapd':
ensure => 'purged',
}
}
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
- name: Ensure slapd is removed
package:
name: slapd
state: absent
tags:
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- low_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- package_openldap-servers_removed
|
Network Time Protocol
[ref]groupThe Network Time Protocol is used to manage the system
clock over a network. Computer clocks are not very accurate, so
time will drift unpredictably on unmanaged systems. Central time
protocols can be used both to ensure that time is consistent among
a network of systems, and that their time is consistent with the
outside world.
If every system on a network reliably reports the same time, then it is much
easier to correlate log messages in case of an attack. In addition, a number of
cryptographic protocols (such as Kerberos) use timestamps to prevent certain
types of attacks. If your network does not have synchronized time, these
protocols may be unreliable or even unusable.
Depending on the specifics of the network, global time accuracy may be just as
important as local synchronization, or not very important at all. If your
network is connected to the Internet, using a public timeserver (or one
provided by your enterprise) provides globally accurate timestamps which may be
essential in investigating or responding to an attack which originated outside
of your network.
A typical network setup involves a small number of internal systems operating
as NTP servers, and the remainder obtaining time information from those
internal servers.
There is a choice between the daemons ntpd and chronyd , which
are available from the repositories in the ntp and chrony
packages respectively.
The default chronyd daemon can work well when external time references
are only intermittently accesible, can perform well even when the network is
congested for longer periods of time, can usually synchronize the clock faster
and with better time accuracy, and quickly adapts to sudden changes in the rate
of the clock, for example, due to changes in the temperature of the crystal
oscillator. Chronyd should be considered for all systems which are
frequently suspended or otherwise intermittently disconnected and reconnected
to a network. Mobile and virtual systems for example.
The ntpd NTP daemon fully supports NTP protocol version 4 (RFC 5905),
including broadcast, multicast, manycast clients and servers, and the orphan
mode. It also supports extra authentication schemes based on public-key
cryptography (RFC 5906). The NTP daemon (ntpd ) should be considered
for systems which are normally kept permanently on. Systems which are required
to use broadcast or multicast IP, or to perform authentication of packets with
the Autokey protocol, should consider using ntpd .
Refer to
https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/serverguide/NTP.html
for more detailed comparison of features of chronyd
and ntpd daemon features respectively, and for further guidance how to
choose between the two NTP daemons.
The upstream manual pages at
http://chrony.tuxfamily.org/manual.html for
chronyd and
http://www.ntp.org for ntpd provide additional
information on the capabilities and configuration of each of the NTP daemons. |
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The Chrony package is installed
[ref]ruleSystem time should be synchronized between all systems in an environment. This is
typically done by establishing an authoritative time server or set of servers and having all
systems synchronize their clocks to them.
The chrony package can be installed with the following command:
$ apt-get install chrony Rationale:Time synchronization is important to support time sensitive security mechanisms like
Kerberos and also ensures log files have consistent time records across the enterprise,
which aids in forensic investigations. Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | enable |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y "chrony"
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation script: (show)
[[packages]]
name = "chrony"
version = "*"
Remediation Puppet snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | enable |
---|
include install_chrony
class install_chrony {
package { 'chrony':
ensure => 'installed',
}
}
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | enable |
---|
- name: Ensure chrony is installed
package:
name: chrony
state: present
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- DISA-STIG-UBTU-20-010435
- enable_strategy
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- package_chrony_installed
|
Install the ntp service
[ref]ruleThe ntpd service should be installed. Rationale:Time synchronization (using NTP) is required by almost all network and administrative tasks (syslog, cryptographic based services (authentication, etc.), etc.). Ntpd is regulary maintained and updated, supporting security features such as RFC 5906. References:
NT012(R03), 1, 14, 15, 16, 3, 5, 6, APO11.04, BAI03.05, DSS05.04, DSS05.07, MEA02.01, CCI-000160, 4.3.3.3.9, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.4.4.7, 4.4.2.1, 4.4.2.2, 4.4.2.4, SR 2.10, SR 2.11, SR 2.12, SR 2.8, SR 2.9, A.12.4.1, A.12.4.2, A.12.4.3, A.12.4.4, A.12.7.1, CM-6(a), PR.PT-1, Req-10.4, 2.2.1.4 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | enable |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y "ntp"
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation script: (show)
[[packages]]
name = "ntp"
version = "*"
Remediation Puppet snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | enable |
---|
include install_ntp
class install_ntp {
package { 'ntp':
ensure => 'installed',
}
}
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | enable |
---|
- name: Ensure ntp is installed
package:
name: ntp
state: present
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- PCI-DSS-Req-10.4
- enable_strategy
- high_severity
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- no_reboot_needed
- package_ntp_installed
|
Enable the NTP Daemon
[ref]rule
Run the following command to determine the current status of the
chronyd service:
$ sudo systemctl is-active chronyd
If the service is running, it should return the following: active
Note: The chronyd daemon is enabled by default.
Run the following command to determine the current status of the
ntpd service:
$ sudo systemctl is-active ntpd
If the service is running, it should return the following: active
Note: The ntpd daemon is not enabled by default. Though as mentioned
in the previous sections in certain environments the ntpd daemon might
be preferred to be used rather than the chronyd one. Refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/7/html/system_administrators_guide/ch-configuring_ntp_using_the_chrony_suite
for guidance which NTP daemon to choose depending on the environment used.Rationale:Enabling some of chronyd or ntpd services ensures
that the NTP daemon will be running and that the system will synchronize its
time to any servers specified. This is important whether the system is
configured to be a client (and synchronize only its own clock) or it is also
acting as an NTP server to other systems. Synchronizing time is essential for
authentication services such as Kerberos, but it is also important for
maintaining accurate logs and auditing possible security breaches.
The chronyd and ntpd NTP daemons offer all of the
functionality of ntpdate , which is now deprecated. References:
1, 14, 15, 16, 3, 5, 6, APO11.04, BAI03.05, DSS05.04, DSS05.07, MEA02.01, 3.3.7, CCI-000160, 4.3.3.3.9, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.4.4.7, 4.4.2.1, 4.4.2.2, 4.4.2.4, SR 2.10, SR 2.11, SR 2.12, SR 2.8, SR 2.9, 0988, 1405, A.12.4.1, A.12.4.2, A.12.4.3, A.12.4.4, A.12.7.1, CM-6(a), AU-8(1)(a), AU-12(1), PR.PT-1, Req-10.4.1, SRG-OS-000356-VMM-001340, 2.2.1.1 |
Enable the NTP Daemon
[ref]rule
The ntpd service can be enabled with the following command:
$ sudo systemctl enable ntpd.service Rationale:Enabling the ntpd service ensures that the ntpd
service will be running and that the system will synchronize its time to
any servers specified. This is important whether the system is configured to be
a client (and synchronize only its own clock) or it is also acting as an NTP
server to other systems. Synchronizing time is essential for authentication
services such as Kerberos, but it is also important for maintaining accurate
logs and auditing possible security breaches.
The NTP daemon offers all of the functionality of ntpdate , which is now
deprecated. References:
NT012(R03), 1, 14, 15, 16, 3, 5, 6, APO11.04, BAI03.05, DSS05.04, DSS05.07, MEA02.01, CCI-000160, 4.3.3.3.9, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.4.4.7, 4.4.2.1, 4.4.2.2, 4.4.2.4, SR 2.10, SR 2.11, SR 2.12, SR 2.8, SR 2.9, A.12.4.1, A.12.4.2, A.12.4.3, A.12.4.4, A.12.7.1, CM-6(a), AU-8(1)(a), PR.PT-1, Req-10.4, 2.2.1.4 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | enable |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
SYSTEMCTL_EXEC='/usr/bin/systemctl'
"$SYSTEMCTL_EXEC" unmask 'ntp.service'
"$SYSTEMCTL_EXEC" start 'ntp.service'
"$SYSTEMCTL_EXEC" enable 'ntp.service'
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation script: (show)
[customizations.services]
enabled = ["ntp"]
Remediation Puppet snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | enable |
---|
include enable_ntp
class enable_ntp {
service {'ntp':
enable => true,
ensure => 'running',
}
}
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | enable |
---|
- name: Enable service ntp
block:
- name: Gather the package facts
package_facts:
manager: auto
- name: Enable service ntp
service:
name: ntp
enabled: 'yes'
state: started
masked: 'no'
when:
- '"ntp" in ansible_facts.packages'
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AU-8(1)(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- PCI-DSS-Req-10.4
- enable_strategy
- high_severity
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- no_reboot_needed
- service_ntp_enabled
|
Ensure that chronyd is running under chrony user account
[ref]rulechrony is a daemon which implements the Network Time Protocol (NTP). It is designed to
synchronize system clocks across a variety of systems and use a source that is highly
accurate. More information on chrony can be found at
http://chrony.tuxfamily.org/.
Chrony can be configured to be a client and/or a server.
To ensure that chronyd is running under chrony user account,
add or edit the
OPTIONS variable in /etc/sysconfig/chronyd to include -u chrony :
OPTIONS="-u chrony"
This recommendation only applies if chrony is in use on the system.Rationale:If chrony is in use on the system proper configuration is vital to ensuring time synchronization
is working properly. Remediation Shell script: (show)
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ] && { dpkg-query --show --showformat='${db:Status-Status}\n' 'chrony' 2>/dev/null | grep -q installed; }; then
if grep -q 'OPTIONS=.*' /etc/sysconfig/chronyd; then
# trying to solve cases where the parameter after OPTIONS
#may or may not be enclosed in quotes
sed -i -E -e 's/\s*-u\s*\w+\s*/ /' -e 's/^([\s]*OPTIONS=["]?[^"]*)("?)/\1 -u chrony\2/' /etc/sysconfig/chronyd
else
echo 'OPTIONS="-u chrony"' >> /etc/sysconfig/chronyd
fi
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
|
A remote time server for Chrony is configured
[ref]ruleChrony is a daemon which implements the Network Time Protocol (NTP). It is designed to
synchronize system clocks across a variety of systems and use a source that is highly
accurate. More information on chrony can be found at
http://chrony.tuxfamily.org/.
Chrony can be configured to be a client and/or a server.
Add or edit server or pool lines to /etc/chrony/chrony.conf as appropriate:
server <remote-server>
Multiple servers may be configured.Rationale:If chrony is in use on the system proper configuration is vital to ensuring time
synchronization is working properly. Remediation Shell script: (show)
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ] && { dpkg-query --show --showformat='${db:Status-Status}\n' 'chrony' 2>/dev/null | grep -q installed; }; then
var_multiple_time_servers='0.pool.ntp.org,1.pool.ntp.org,2.pool.ntp.org,3.pool.ntp.org'
config_file="/etc/chrony/chrony.conf"
if ! grep -q '^[\s]*(?:server|pool)[\s]+[\w]+' "$config_file" ; then
if ! grep -q '#[[:space:]]*server' "$config_file" ; then
for server in $(echo "$var_multiple_time_servers" | tr ',' '\n') ; do
printf '\nserver %s' "$server" >> "$config_file"
done
else
sed -i 's/#[ \t]*server/server/g' "$config_file"
fi
fi
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
- name: Gather the package facts
package_facts:
manager: auto
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AU-8(1)(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- PCI-DSS-Req-10.4.3
- chronyd_specify_remote_server
- configure_strategy
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- name: XCCDF Value var_multiple_time_servers # promote to variable
set_fact:
var_multiple_time_servers: !!str 0.pool.ntp.org,1.pool.ntp.org,2.pool.ntp.org,3.pool.ntp.org
tags:
- always
- name: Detect if chrony is already configured with pools or servers
find:
path: /etc
patterns: chrony.conf
contains: ^[\s]*(?:server|pool)[\s]+[\w]+
register: chrony_servers
when:
- ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
- '"chrony" in ansible_facts.packages'
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AU-8(1)(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- PCI-DSS-Req-10.4.3
- chronyd_specify_remote_server
- configure_strategy
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- name: Configure remote time servers
lineinfile:
path: /etc/chrony/chrony.conf
line: server {{ item }}
state: present
create: true
loop: '{{ var_multiple_time_servers.split(",") }}'
when:
- ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
- '"chrony" in ansible_facts.packages'
- chrony_servers.matched == 0
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AU-8(1)(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- PCI-DSS-Req-10.4.3
- chronyd_specify_remote_server
- configure_strategy
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
|
Obsolete Services
[ref]groupThis section discusses a number of network-visible
services which have historically caused problems for system
security, and for which disabling or severely limiting the service
has been the best available guidance for some time. As a result of
this, many of these services are not installed as part of Ubuntu 20.04
by default.
Organizations which are running these services should
switch to more secure equivalents as soon as possible.
If it remains absolutely necessary to run one of
these services for legacy reasons, care should be taken to restrict
the service as much as possible, for instance by configuring host
firewall software such as iptables to restrict access to the
vulnerable service to only those remote hosts which have a known
need to use it. |
contains 5 rules |
Xinetd
[ref]groupThe xinetd service acts as a dedicated listener for some
network services (mostly, obsolete ones) and can be used to provide access
controls and perform some logging. It has been largely obsoleted by other
features, and it is not installed by default. The older Inetd service
is not even available as part of Ubuntu 20.04. |
contains 1 rule |
Uninstall xinetd Package
[ref]ruleThe xinetd package can be removed with the following command:
$ apt-get remove xinetd Rationale:Removing the xinetd package decreases the risk of the
xinetd service's accidental (or intentional) activation. References:
BP28(R1), 11, 12, 14, 15, 3, 8, 9, APO13.01, BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05, DSS01.04, DSS05.02, DSS05.03, DSS05.05, DSS06.06, CCI-000305, 164.308(a)(4)(i), 164.308(b)(1), 164.308(b)(3), 164.310(b), 164.312(e)(1), 164.312(e)(2)(ii), 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.5.3, 4.3.3.5.4, 4.3.3.5.5, 4.3.3.5.6, 4.3.3.5.7, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.1, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4, 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3, SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.11, SR 1.12, SR 1.13, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.6, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 2.2, SR 2.3, SR 2.4, SR 2.5, SR 2.6, SR 2.7, SR 3.1, SR 3.5, SR 3.8, SR 4.1, SR 4.3, SR 5.1, SR 5.2, SR 5.3, SR 7.1, SR 7.6, A.11.2.6, A.12.1.2, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.13.1.1, A.13.2.1, A.14.1.3, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4, A.6.2.1, A.6.2.2, A.9.1.2, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), CM-6(a), PR.AC-3, PR.IP-1, PR.PT-3, PR.PT-4, 2.1.1 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
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Disruption: | low |
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Reboot: | false |
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Strategy: | disable |
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# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
# CAUTION: This remediation script will remove xinetd
# from the system, and may remove any packages
# that depend on xinetd. Execute this
# remediation AFTER testing on a non-production
# system!
DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get remove -y "xinetd"
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Puppet snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
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Disruption: | low |
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Reboot: | false |
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Strategy: | disable |
---|
include remove_xinetd
class remove_xinetd {
package { 'xinetd':
ensure => 'purged',
}
}
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
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Reboot: | false |
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Strategy: | disable |
---|
- name: Ensure xinetd is removed
package:
name: xinetd
state: absent
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- low_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- package_xinetd_removed
|
Rlogin, Rsh, and Rexec
[ref]groupThe Berkeley r-commands are legacy services which
allow cleartext remote access and have an insecure trust
model. |
contains 2 rules |
Uninstall rsh Package
[ref]rule
The rsh-client package contains the client commands
for the rsh services Rationale:These legacy clients contain numerous security exposures and have
been replaced with the more secure SSH package. Even if the server is removed,
it is best to ensure the clients are also removed to prevent users from
inadvertently attempting to use these commands and therefore exposing
their credentials. Note that removing the rsh-client package removes
the clients for rsh ,rcp , and rlogin . References:
BP28(R1), 3.1.13, 164.308(a)(4)(i), 164.308(b)(1), 164.308(b)(3), 164.310(b), 164.312(e)(1), 164.312(e)(2)(ii), A.8.2.3, A.13.1.1, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.3, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, 2.3.2 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
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Disruption: | low |
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Reboot: | false |
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Strategy: | disable |
---|
# CAUTION: This remediation script will remove rsh-client
# from the system, and may remove any packages
# that depend on rsh-client. Execute this
# remediation AFTER testing on a non-production
# system!
DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get remove -y "rsh-client"
Remediation Puppet snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
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Disruption: | low |
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Reboot: | false |
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Strategy: | disable |
---|
include remove_rsh-client
class remove_rsh-client {
package { 'rsh-client':
ensure => 'purged',
}
}
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
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Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
- name: Ensure rsh-client is removed
package:
name: rsh-client
state: absent
tags:
- NIST-800-171-3.1.13
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- no_reboot_needed
- package_rsh_removed
- unknown_severity
|
Remove Rsh Trust Files
[ref]ruleThe files /etc/hosts.equiv and ~/.rhosts (in
each user's home directory) list remote hosts and users that are trusted by the
local system when using the rshd daemon.
To remove these files, run the following command to delete them from any
location:
$ sudo rm /etc/hosts.equiv
$ rm ~/.rhosts Rationale:This action is only meaningful if .rhosts support is permitted
through PAM. Trust files are convenient, but when used in conjunction with
the R-services, they can allow unauthenticated access to a system. References:
11, 12, 14, 15, 3, 8, 9, APO13.01, BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05, DSS01.04, DSS05.02, DSS05.03, DSS05.05, DSS06.06, CCI-001436, 164.308(a)(4)(i), 164.308(b)(1), 164.308(b)(3), 164.310(b), 164.312(e)(1), 164.312(e)(2)(ii), 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.5.3, 4.3.3.5.4, 4.3.3.5.5, 4.3.3.5.6, 4.3.3.5.7, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.1, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4, 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3, SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.11, SR 1.12, SR 1.13, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.6, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 2.2, SR 2.3, SR 2.4, SR 2.5, SR 2.6, SR 2.7, SR 3.1, SR 3.5, SR 3.8, SR 4.1, SR 4.3, SR 5.1, SR 5.2, SR 5.3, SR 7.1, SR 7.6, A.11.2.6, A.12.1.2, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.13.1.1, A.13.2.1, A.14.1.3, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4, A.6.2.1, A.6.2.2, A.9.1.2, CM-7(a), CM-7(b), CM-6(a), PR.AC-3, PR.IP-1, PR.PT-3, PR.PT-4, 6.2.11 |
Chat/Messaging Services
[ref]groupThe talk software makes it possible for users to send and receive messages
across systems through a terminal session. |
contains 1 rule |
Uninstall talk Package
[ref]ruleThe talk package contains the client program for the
Internet talk protocol, which allows the user to chat with other users on
different systems. Talk is a communication program which copies lines from one
terminal to the terminal of another user.
The talk package can be removed with the following command:
$ apt-get remove talk Rationale:The talk software presents a security risk as it uses unencrypted protocols
for communications. Removing the talk package decreases the
risk of the accidental (or intentional) activation of talk client program. Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
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Reboot: | false |
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Strategy: | disable |
---|
# CAUTION: This remediation script will remove talk
# from the system, and may remove any packages
# that depend on talk. Execute this
# remediation AFTER testing on a non-production
# system!
DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get remove -y "talk"
Remediation Puppet snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
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Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
include remove_talk
class remove_talk {
package { 'talk':
ensure => 'purged',
}
}
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
- name: Ensure talk is removed
package:
name: talk
state: absent
tags:
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- package_talk_removed
|
Telnet
[ref]groupThe telnet protocol does not provide confidentiality or integrity
for information transmitted on the network. This includes authentication
information such as passwords. Organizations which use telnet should be
actively working to migrate to a more secure protocol. |
contains 1 rule |
Remove telnet Clients
[ref]ruleThe telnet client allows users to start connections to other systems via
the telnet protocol. Rationale:The telnet protocol is insecure and unencrypted. The use
of an unencrypted transmission medium could allow an unauthorized user
to steal credentials. The ssh package provides an
encrypted session and stronger security and is included in Ubuntu 20.04. References:
BP28(R1), 3.1.13, 164.308(a)(4)(i), 164.308(b)(1), 164.308(b)(3), 164.310(b), 164.312(e)(1), 164.312(e)(2)(ii), A.8.2.3, A.13.1.1, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.3, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, 2.3.4 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
# CAUTION: This remediation script will remove telnet
# from the system, and may remove any packages
# that depend on telnet. Execute this
# remediation AFTER testing on a non-production
# system!
DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get remove -y "telnet"
Remediation Puppet snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
include remove_telnet
class remove_telnet {
package { 'telnet':
ensure => 'purged',
}
}
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
- name: Ensure telnet is removed
package:
name: telnet
state: absent
tags:
- NIST-800-171-3.1.13
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- low_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- package_telnet_removed
|
Proxy Server
[ref]groupA proxy server is a very desirable target for a
potential adversary because much (or all) sensitive data for a
given infrastructure may flow through it. Therefore, if one is
required, the system acting as a proxy server should be dedicated
to that purpose alone and be stored in a physically secure
location. The system's default proxy server software is Squid, and
provided in an RPM package of the same name. |
contains 1 rule |
Disable Squid if Possible
[ref]groupIf Squid was installed and activated, but the system
does not need to act as a proxy server, then it should be disabled
and removed. |
contains 1 rule |
Uninstall squid Package
[ref]ruleThe squid package can be removed with the following command: $ apt-get remove squid Rationale:If there is no need to make the proxy server software available,
removing it provides a safeguard against its activation. Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
# CAUTION: This remediation script will remove squid
# from the system, and may remove any packages
# that depend on squid. Execute this
# remediation AFTER testing on a non-production
# system!
DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get remove -y "squid"
Remediation Puppet snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
include remove_squid
class remove_squid {
package { 'squid':
ensure => 'purged',
}
}
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
- name: Ensure squid is removed
package:
name: squid
state: absent
tags:
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- no_reboot_needed
- package_squid_removed
- unknown_severity
|
Samba(SMB) Microsoft Windows File Sharing Server
[ref]groupWhen properly configured, the Samba service allows
Linux systems to provide file and print sharing to Microsoft
Windows systems. There are two software packages that provide
Samba support. The first, samba-client , provides a series of
command line tools that enable a client system to access Samba
shares. The second, simply labeled samba , provides the Samba
service. It is this second package that allows a Linux system to
act as an Active Directory server, a domain controller, or as a
domain member. Only the samba-client package is installed by
default. |
contains 1 rule |
Disable Samba if Possible
[ref]groupEven after the Samba server package has been installed, it
will remain disabled. Do not enable this service unless it is
absolutely necessary to provide Microsoft Windows file and print
sharing functionality. |
contains 1 rule |
Uninstall Samba Package
[ref]ruleThe samba package can be removed with the following command: $ apt-get remove samba Rationale:If there is no need to make the Samba software available,
removing it provides a safeguard against its activation. Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
# CAUTION: This remediation script will remove samba
# from the system, and may remove any packages
# that depend on samba. Execute this
# remediation AFTER testing on a non-production
# system!
DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get remove -y "samba"
Remediation Puppet snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
include remove_samba
class remove_samba {
package { 'samba':
ensure => 'purged',
}
}
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
- name: Ensure samba is removed
package:
name: samba
state: absent
tags:
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- no_reboot_needed
- package_samba_removed
- unknown_severity
|
SNMP Server
[ref]groupThe Simple Network Management Protocol allows
administrators to monitor the state of network devices, including
computers. Older versions of SNMP were well-known for weak
security, such as plaintext transmission of the community string
(used for authentication) and usage of easily-guessable
choices for the community string. |
contains 1 rule |
Disable SNMP Server if Possible
[ref]groupThe system includes an SNMP daemon that allows for its remote
monitoring, though it not installed by default. If it was installed and
activated but is not needed, the software should be disabled and removed. |
contains 1 rule |
Uninstall net-snmp Package
[ref]rule
The snmp package provides the snmpd service.
The snmp package can be removed with the following command:
$ apt-get remove snmp Rationale:If there is no need to run SNMP server software,
removing the package provides a safeguard against its
activation. Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
# CAUTION: This remediation script will remove snmp
# from the system, and may remove any packages
# that depend on snmp. Execute this
# remediation AFTER testing on a non-production
# system!
DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get remove -y "snmp"
Remediation Puppet snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
include remove_snmp
class remove_snmp {
package { 'snmp':
ensure => 'purged',
}
}
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | disable |
---|
- name: Ensure snmp is removed
package:
name: snmp
state: absent
tags:
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- no_reboot_needed
- package_net-snmp_removed
- unknown_severity
|
SSH Server
[ref]groupThe SSH protocol is recommended for remote login and
remote file transfer. SSH provides confidentiality and integrity
for data exchanged between two systems, as well as server
authentication, through the use of public key cryptography. The
implementation included with the system is called OpenSSH, and more
detailed documentation is available from its website,
https://www.openssh.com.
Its server program is called sshd and provided by the RPM package
openssh-server . |
contains 18 rules |
Configure OpenSSH Server if Necessary
[ref]groupIf the system needs to act as an SSH server, then
certain changes should be made to the OpenSSH daemon configuration
file /etc/ssh/sshd_config . The following recommendations can be
applied to this file. See the sshd_config(5) man page for more
detailed information. |
contains 13 rules |
Set SSH Client Alive Count Max
[ref]ruleThe SSH server sends at most ClientAliveCountMax messages
during a SSH session and waits for a response from the SSH client.
The option ClientAliveInterval configures timeout after
each ClientAliveCountMax message. If the SSH server does not
receive a response from the client, then the connection is considered idle
and terminated.
For SSH earlier than v8.2, a ClientAliveCountMax value of 0
causes an idle timeout precisely when the ClientAliveInterval is set.
Starting with v8.2, a value of 0 disables the timeout functionality
completely. If the option is set to a number greater than 0 , then
the idle session will be disconnected after
ClientAliveInterval * ClientAliveCountMax seconds. Rationale:This ensures a user login will be terminated as soon as the ClientAliveInterval
is reached. References:
BP28(R29), 1, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5, 7, 8, 5.5.6, APO13.01, BAI03.01, BAI03.02, BAI03.03, DSS01.03, DSS03.05, DSS05.04, DSS05.05, DSS05.07, DSS05.10, DSS06.03, DSS06.10, 3.1.11, CCI-000879, CCI-001133, CCI-002361, 164.308(a)(4)(i), 164.308(b)(1), 164.308(b)(3), 164.310(b), 164.312(e)(1), 164.312(e)(2)(ii), 4.3.3.2.2, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4, 4.3.4.3.3, SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 6.2, A.12.4.1, A.12.4.3, A.14.1.1, A.14.2.1, A.14.2.5, A.18.1.4, A.6.1.2, A.6.1.5, A.7.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.1, A.9.2.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.2.4, A.9.2.6, A.9.3.1, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.2, A.9.4.3, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CIP-004-6 R2.2.3, CIP-007-3 R5.1, CIP-007-3 R5.2, CIP-007-3 R5.3.1, CIP-007-3 R5.3.2, CIP-007-3 R5.3.3, AC-2(5), AC-12, AC-17(a), SC-10, CM-6(a), DE.CM-1, DE.CM-3, PR.AC-1, PR.AC-4, PR.AC-6, PR.AC-7, PR.IP-2, Req-8.1.8, SRG-OS-000163-GPOS-00072, SRG-OS-000279-GPOS-00109, SRG-OS-000480-VMM-002000, UBTU-20-010036, 5.2.15 Remediation Shell script: (show)
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
var_sshd_set_keepalive='3'
if [ -e "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" ] ; then
LC_ALL=C sed -i "/^\s*ClientAliveCountMax\s\+/Id" "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
else
touch "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
fi
# make sure file has newline at the end
sed -i -e '$a\' "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
cp "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" "/etc/ssh/sshd_config.bak"
# Insert before the line matching the regex '^Match'.
line_number="$(LC_ALL=C grep -n "^Match" "/etc/ssh/sshd_config.bak" | LC_ALL=C sed 's/:.*//g')"
if [ -z "$line_number" ]; then
# There was no match of '^Match', insert at
# the end of the file.
printf '%s\n' "ClientAliveCountMax $var_sshd_set_keepalive" >> "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
else
head -n "$(( line_number - 1 ))" "/etc/ssh/sshd_config.bak" > "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
printf '%s\n' "ClientAliveCountMax $var_sshd_set_keepalive" >> "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
tail -n "+$(( line_number ))" "/etc/ssh/sshd_config.bak" >> "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
fi
# Clean up after ourselves.
rm "/etc/ssh/sshd_config.bak"
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | restrict |
---|
- name: XCCDF Value var_sshd_set_keepalive # promote to variable
set_fact:
var_sshd_set_keepalive: !!str 3
tags:
- always
- name: Set SSH Client Alive Count Max
block:
- name: Check for duplicate values
lineinfile:
path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
create: false
regexp: (?i)^\s*ClientAliveCountMax\s+
state: absent
check_mode: true
changed_when: false
register: dupes
- name: Deduplicate values from /etc/ssh/sshd_config
lineinfile:
path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
create: false
regexp: (?i)^\s*ClientAliveCountMax\s+
state: absent
when: dupes.found is defined and dupes.found > 1
- name: Insert correct line to /etc/ssh/sshd_config
lineinfile:
path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
create: true
regexp: (?i)^\s*ClientAliveCountMax\s+
line: ClientAliveCountMax {{ var_sshd_set_keepalive }}
state: present
insertbefore: ^[#\s]*Match
validate: /usr/sbin/sshd -t -f %s
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- CJIS-5.5.6
- DISA-STIG-UBTU-20-010036
- NIST-800-171-3.1.11
- NIST-800-53-AC-12
- NIST-800-53-AC-17(a)
- NIST-800-53-AC-2(5)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-SC-10
- PCI-DSS-Req-8.1.8
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- restrict_strategy
- sshd_set_keepalive
|
Set SSH Idle Timeout Interval
[ref]ruleSSH allows administrators to set an idle timeout interval. After this interval
has passed, the idle user will be automatically logged out.
To set an idle timeout interval, edit the following line in /etc/ssh/sshd_config as
follows:
ClientAliveInterval 300
The timeout interval is given in seconds. For example, have a timeout
of 10 minutes, set interval to 600.
If a shorter timeout has already been set for the login shell, that value will
preempt any SSH setting made in /etc/ssh/sshd_config . Keep in mind that
some processes may stop SSH from correctly detecting that the user is idle.Warning:
SSH disconnecting idle clients will not have desired effect without also
configuring ClientAliveCountMax in the SSH service configuration. Warning:
Following conditions may prevent the SSH session to time out:
- Remote processes on the remote machine generates output. As the output has to be transferred over the network to the client, the timeout is reset every time such transfer happens.
- Any
scp or sftp activity by the same user to the host resets the timeout.
Rationale: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 let unattended. References:
BP28(R29), 1, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5, 7, 8, 5.5.6, APO13.01, BAI03.01, BAI03.02, BAI03.03, DSS01.03, DSS03.05, DSS05.04, DSS05.05, DSS05.07, DSS05.10, DSS06.03, DSS06.10, 3.1.11, CCI-000879, CCI-001133, CCI-002361, 4.3.3.2.2, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4, 4.3.4.3.3, SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 6.2, A.12.4.1, A.12.4.3, A.14.1.1, A.14.2.1, A.14.2.5, A.18.1.4, A.6.1.2, A.6.1.5, A.7.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.1, A.9.2.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.2.4, A.9.2.6, A.9.3.1, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.2, A.9.4.3, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CIP-004-6 R2.2.3, CIP-007-3 R5.1, CIP-007-3 R5.2, CIP-007-3 R5.3.1, CIP-007-3 R5.3.2, CIP-007-3 R5.3.3, CM-6(a), AC-17(a), AC-2(5), AC-12, AC-17(a), SC-10, CM-6(a), DE.CM-1, DE.CM-3, PR.AC-1, PR.AC-4, PR.AC-6, PR.AC-7, PR.IP-2, Req-8.1.8, SRG-OS-000126-GPOS-00066, SRG-OS-000163-GPOS-00072, SRG-OS-000279-GPOS-00109, SRG-OS-000395-GPOS-00175, SRG-OS-000480-VMM-002000, UBTU-20-010037, 5.2.15 Remediation Shell script: (show)
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
sshd_idle_timeout_value='300'
if [ -e "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" ] ; then
LC_ALL=C sed -i "/^\s*ClientAliveInterval\s\+/Id" "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
else
touch "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
fi
# make sure file has newline at the end
sed -i -e '$a\' "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
cp "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" "/etc/ssh/sshd_config.bak"
# Insert before the line matching the regex '^Match'.
line_number="$(LC_ALL=C grep -n "^Match" "/etc/ssh/sshd_config.bak" | LC_ALL=C sed 's/:.*//g')"
if [ -z "$line_number" ]; then
# There was no match of '^Match', insert at
# the end of the file.
printf '%s\n' "ClientAliveInterval $sshd_idle_timeout_value" >> "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
else
head -n "$(( line_number - 1 ))" "/etc/ssh/sshd_config.bak" > "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
printf '%s\n' "ClientAliveInterval $sshd_idle_timeout_value" >> "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
tail -n "+$(( line_number ))" "/etc/ssh/sshd_config.bak" >> "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
fi
# Clean up after ourselves.
rm "/etc/ssh/sshd_config.bak"
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
|
Disable Host-Based Authentication
[ref]ruleSSH's cryptographic host-based authentication is
more secure than .rhosts authentication. However, it is
not recommended that hosts unilaterally trust one another, even
within an organization.
The default SSH configuration disables host-based authentication. The appropriate
configuration is used if no value is set for HostbasedAuthentication .
To explicitly disable host-based authentication, add or correct the
following line in
/etc/ssh/sshd_config :
HostbasedAuthentication no Rationale:SSH trust relationships mean a compromise on one host
can allow an attacker to move trivially to other hosts. References:
11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5, 9, 5.5.6, BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05, DSS05.02, DSS05.04, DSS05.05, DSS05.07, DSS06.03, DSS06.06, 3.1.12, CCI-000366, 164.308(a)(4)(i), 164.308(b)(1), 164.308(b)(3), 164.310(b), 164.312(e)(1), 164.312(e)(2)(ii), 4.3.3.2.2, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.5.3, 4.3.3.5.4, 4.3.3.5.5, 4.3.3.5.6, 4.3.3.5.7, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.1, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4, 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3, SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.11, SR 1.12, SR 1.13, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.6, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 2.2, SR 2.3, SR 2.4, SR 2.5, SR 2.6, SR 2.7, SR 7.6, 0421, 0422, 0431, 0974, 1173, 1401, 1504, 1505, 1546, 1557, 1558, 1559, 1560, 1561, A.12.1.2, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.1, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CIP-003-8 R5.1.1, CIP-003-8 R5.3, CIP-004-6 R2.2.3, CIP-004-6 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R5.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.2, CIP-007-3 R5.2, CIP-007-3 R5.3.1, CIP-007-3 R5.3.2, CIP-007-3 R5.3.3, AC-3, AC-17(a), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), CM-6(a), PR.AC-4, PR.AC-6, PR.IP-1, PR.PT-3, FIA_UAU.1, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00229, SRG-OS-000480-VMM-002000, 5.2.8 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | restrict |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
if [ -e "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" ] ; then
LC_ALL=C sed -i "/^\s*HostbasedAuthentication\s\+/Id" "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
else
touch "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
fi
# make sure file has newline at the end
sed -i -e '$a\' "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
cp "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" "/etc/ssh/sshd_config.bak"
# Insert before the line matching the regex '^Match'.
line_number="$(LC_ALL=C grep -n "^Match" "/etc/ssh/sshd_config.bak" | LC_ALL=C sed 's/:.*//g')"
if [ -z "$line_number" ]; then
# There was no match of '^Match', insert at
# the end of the file.
printf '%s\n' "HostbasedAuthentication no" >> "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
else
head -n "$(( line_number - 1 ))" "/etc/ssh/sshd_config.bak" > "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
printf '%s\n' "HostbasedAuthentication no" >> "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
tail -n "+$(( line_number ))" "/etc/ssh/sshd_config.bak" >> "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
fi
# Clean up after ourselves.
rm "/etc/ssh/sshd_config.bak"
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | restrict |
---|
- name: Disable Host-Based Authentication
block:
- name: Check for duplicate values
lineinfile:
path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
create: false
regexp: (?i)^\s*HostbasedAuthentication\s+
state: absent
check_mode: true
changed_when: false
register: dupes
- name: Deduplicate values from /etc/ssh/sshd_config
lineinfile:
path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
create: false
regexp: (?i)^\s*HostbasedAuthentication\s+
state: absent
when: dupes.found is defined and dupes.found > 1
- name: Insert correct line to /etc/ssh/sshd_config
lineinfile:
path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
create: true
regexp: (?i)^\s*HostbasedAuthentication\s+
line: HostbasedAuthentication no
state: present
insertbefore: ^[#\s]*Match
validate: /usr/sbin/sshd -t -f %s
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- CJIS-5.5.6
- NIST-800-171-3.1.12
- NIST-800-53-AC-17(a)
- NIST-800-53-AC-3
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- disable_host_auth
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- restrict_strategy
|
Disable SSH Access via Empty Passwords
[ref]ruleDisallow SSH login with empty passwords.
The default SSH configuration disables logins with empty passwords. The appropriate
configuration is used if no value is set for PermitEmptyPasswords .
To explicitly disallow SSH login from accounts with empty passwords,
add or correct the following line in
/etc/ssh/sshd_config :
PermitEmptyPasswords no
Any accounts with empty passwords should be disabled immediately, and PAM configuration
should prevent users from being able to assign themselves empty passwords.Rationale:Configuring this setting for the SSH daemon provides additional assurance
that remote login via SSH will require a password, even in the event of
misconfiguration elsewhere. References:
NT007(R17), 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5, 9, 5.5.6, APO01.06, BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05, DSS05.02, DSS05.04, DSS05.05, DSS05.07, DSS06.02, DSS06.03, DSS06.06, 3.1.1, 3.1.5, CCI-000366, CCI-000766, 164.308(a)(4)(i), 164.308(b)(1), 164.308(b)(3), 164.310(b), 164.312(e)(1), 164.312(e)(2)(ii), 4.3.3.2.2, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.5.3, 4.3.3.5.4, 4.3.3.5.5, 4.3.3.5.6, 4.3.3.5.7, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.1, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4, 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3, SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.11, SR 1.12, SR 1.13, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.6, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 2.2, SR 2.3, SR 2.4, SR 2.5, SR 2.6, SR 2.7, SR 5.2, SR 7.6, A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.12.1.2, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.1, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, AC-17(a), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), CM-6(a), PR.AC-4, PR.AC-6, PR.DS-5, PR.IP-1, PR.PT-3, FIA_UAU.1, SRG-OS-000106-GPOS-00053, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00229, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, SRG-OS-000480-VMM-002000, UBTU-20-010047, 5.2.10 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | restrict |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
if [ -e "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" ] ; then
LC_ALL=C sed -i "/^\s*PermitEmptyPasswords\s\+/Id" "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
else
touch "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
fi
# make sure file has newline at the end
sed -i -e '$a\' "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
cp "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" "/etc/ssh/sshd_config.bak"
# Insert before the line matching the regex '^Match'.
line_number="$(LC_ALL=C grep -n "^Match" "/etc/ssh/sshd_config.bak" | LC_ALL=C sed 's/:.*//g')"
if [ -z "$line_number" ]; then
# There was no match of '^Match', insert at
# the end of the file.
printf '%s\n' "PermitEmptyPasswords no" >> "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
else
head -n "$(( line_number - 1 ))" "/etc/ssh/sshd_config.bak" > "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
printf '%s\n' "PermitEmptyPasswords no" >> "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
tail -n "+$(( line_number ))" "/etc/ssh/sshd_config.bak" >> "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
fi
# Clean up after ourselves.
rm "/etc/ssh/sshd_config.bak"
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | restrict |
---|
- name: Disable SSH Access via Empty Passwords
block:
- name: Check for duplicate values
lineinfile:
path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
create: false
regexp: (?i)^\s*PermitEmptyPasswords\s+
state: absent
check_mode: true
changed_when: false
register: dupes
- name: Deduplicate values from /etc/ssh/sshd_config
lineinfile:
path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
create: false
regexp: (?i)^\s*PermitEmptyPasswords\s+
state: absent
when: dupes.found is defined and dupes.found > 1
- name: Insert correct line to /etc/ssh/sshd_config
lineinfile:
path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
create: true
regexp: (?i)^\s*PermitEmptyPasswords\s+
line: PermitEmptyPasswords no
state: present
insertbefore: ^[#\s]*Match
validate: /usr/sbin/sshd -t -f %s
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- CJIS-5.5.6
- DISA-STIG-UBTU-20-010047
- NIST-800-171-3.1.1
- NIST-800-171-3.1.5
- NIST-800-53-AC-17(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- high_severity
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- no_reboot_needed
- restrict_strategy
- sshd_disable_empty_passwords
|
Disable SSH Support for .rhosts Files
[ref]ruleSSH can emulate the behavior of the obsolete rsh
command in allowing users to enable insecure access to their
accounts via .rhosts files.
The default SSH configuration disables support for .rhosts . The appropriate
configuration is used if no value is set for IgnoreRhosts .
To explicitly disable support for .rhosts files, add or correct the following line in
/etc/ssh/sshd_config :
IgnoreRhosts yes Rationale:SSH trust relationships mean a compromise on one host
can allow an attacker to move trivially to other hosts. References:
11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5, 9, 5.5.6, BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05, DSS05.02, DSS05.04, DSS05.05, DSS05.07, DSS06.03, DSS06.06, 3.1.12, CCI-000366, 4.3.3.2.2, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.5.3, 4.3.3.5.4, 4.3.3.5.5, 4.3.3.5.6, 4.3.3.5.7, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.1, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4, 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3, SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.11, SR 1.12, SR 1.13, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.6, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 2.2, SR 2.3, SR 2.4, SR 2.5, SR 2.6, SR 2.7, SR 7.6, A.12.1.2, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.1, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, AC-17(a), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), CM-6(a), PR.AC-4, PR.AC-6, PR.IP-1, PR.PT-3, FIA_UAU.1, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, SRG-OS-000107-VMM-000530, 5.2.7 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | restrict |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
if [ -e "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" ] ; then
LC_ALL=C sed -i "/^\s*IgnoreRhosts\s\+/Id" "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
else
touch "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
fi
# make sure file has newline at the end
sed -i -e '$a\' "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
cp "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" "/etc/ssh/sshd_config.bak"
# Insert before the line matching the regex '^Match'.
line_number="$(LC_ALL=C grep -n "^Match" "/etc/ssh/sshd_config.bak" | LC_ALL=C sed 's/:.*//g')"
if [ -z "$line_number" ]; then
# There was no match of '^Match', insert at
# the end of the file.
printf '%s\n' "IgnoreRhosts yes" >> "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
else
head -n "$(( line_number - 1 ))" "/etc/ssh/sshd_config.bak" > "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
printf '%s\n' "IgnoreRhosts yes" >> "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
tail -n "+$(( line_number ))" "/etc/ssh/sshd_config.bak" >> "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
fi
# Clean up after ourselves.
rm "/etc/ssh/sshd_config.bak"
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | restrict |
---|
- name: Disable SSH Support for .rhosts Files
block:
- name: Check for duplicate values
lineinfile:
path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
create: false
regexp: (?i)^\s*IgnoreRhosts\s+
state: absent
check_mode: true
changed_when: false
register: dupes
- name: Deduplicate values from /etc/ssh/sshd_config
lineinfile:
path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
create: false
regexp: (?i)^\s*IgnoreRhosts\s+
state: absent
when: dupes.found is defined and dupes.found > 1
- name: Insert correct line to /etc/ssh/sshd_config
lineinfile:
path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
create: true
regexp: (?i)^\s*IgnoreRhosts\s+
line: IgnoreRhosts yes
state: present
insertbefore: ^[#\s]*Match
validate: /usr/sbin/sshd -t -f %s
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- CJIS-5.5.6
- NIST-800-171-3.1.12
- NIST-800-53-AC-17(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- restrict_strategy
- sshd_disable_rhosts
|
Disable SSH Root Login
[ref]ruleThe root user should never be allowed to login to a
system directly over a network.
To disable root login via SSH, add or correct the following line in
/etc/ssh/sshd_config :
PermitRootLogin no Rationale:Even though the communications channel may be encrypted, an additional layer of
security is gained by extending the policy of not logging directly on as root.
In addition, logging in with a user-specific account provides individual
accountability of actions performed on the system and also helps to minimize
direct attack attempts on root's password. References:
BP28(R19), NT007(R21), 1, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5, 5.5.6, APO01.06, DSS05.02, DSS05.04, DSS05.05, DSS05.07, DSS05.10, DSS06.02, DSS06.03, DSS06.06, DSS06.10, 3.1.1, 3.1.5, CCI-000366, CCI-000770, 164.308(a)(4)(i), 164.308(b)(1), 164.308(b)(3), 164.310(b), 164.312(e)(1), 164.312(e)(2)(ii), 4.3.3.2.2, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.5.3, 4.3.3.5.4, 4.3.3.5.5, 4.3.3.5.6, 4.3.3.5.7, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.1, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4, SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.11, SR 1.12, SR 1.13, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.6, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 2.2, SR 2.3, SR 2.4, SR 2.5, SR 2.6, SR 2.7, SR 5.2, A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.18.1.4, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.1, A.9.2.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.2.4, A.9.2.6, A.9.3.1, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.2, A.9.4.3, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CIP-003-8 R5.1.1, CIP-003-8 R5.3, CIP-004-6 R2.2.3, CIP-004-6 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R2.1, CIP-007-3 R2.2, CIP-007-3 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R5.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.2, CIP-007-3 R5.2, CIP-007-3 R5.3.1, CIP-007-3 R5.3.2, CIP-007-3 R5.3.3, AC-6(2), AC-17(a), IA-2, IA-2(5), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), CM-6(a), PR.AC-1, PR.AC-4, PR.AC-6, PR.AC-7, PR.DS-5, PR.PT-3, FAU_GEN.1, SRG-OS-000109-GPOS-00056, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, SRG-OS-000480-VMM-002000, 5.2.9 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
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Disruption: | low |
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Reboot: | false |
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Strategy: | restrict |
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# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
if [ -e "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" ] ; then
LC_ALL=C sed -i "/^\s*PermitRootLogin\s\+/Id" "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
else
touch "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
fi
# make sure file has newline at the end
sed -i -e '$a\' "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
cp "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" "/etc/ssh/sshd_config.bak"
# Insert before the line matching the regex '^Match'.
line_number="$(LC_ALL=C grep -n "^Match" "/etc/ssh/sshd_config.bak" | LC_ALL=C sed 's/:.*//g')"
if [ -z "$line_number" ]; then
# There was no match of '^Match', insert at
# the end of the file.
printf '%s\n' "PermitRootLogin no" >> "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
else
head -n "$(( line_number - 1 ))" "/etc/ssh/sshd_config.bak" > "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
printf '%s\n' "PermitRootLogin no" >> "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
tail -n "+$(( line_number ))" "/etc/ssh/sshd_config.bak" >> "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
fi
# Clean up after ourselves.
rm "/etc/ssh/sshd_config.bak"
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
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Disruption: | low |
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Reboot: | false |
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Strategy: | restrict |
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- name: Disable SSH Root Login
block:
- name: Check for duplicate values
lineinfile:
path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
create: false
regexp: (?i)^\s*PermitRootLogin\s+
state: absent
check_mode: true
changed_when: false
register: dupes
- name: Deduplicate values from /etc/ssh/sshd_config
lineinfile:
path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
create: false
regexp: (?i)^\s*PermitRootLogin\s+
state: absent
when: dupes.found is defined and dupes.found > 1
- name: Insert correct line to /etc/ssh/sshd_config
lineinfile:
path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
create: true
regexp: (?i)^\s*PermitRootLogin\s+
line: PermitRootLogin no
state: present
insertbefore: ^[#\s]*Match
validate: /usr/sbin/sshd -t -f %s
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- CJIS-5.5.6
- NIST-800-171-3.1.1
- NIST-800-171-3.1.5
- NIST-800-53-AC-17(a)
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(2)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-IA-2
- NIST-800-53-IA-2(5)
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- restrict_strategy
- sshd_disable_root_login
|
Disable X11 Forwarding
[ref]ruleThe X11Forwarding parameter provides the ability to tunnel X11 traffic
through the connection to enable remote graphic connections.
SSH has the capability to encrypt remote X11 connections when SSH's
X11Forwarding option is enabled.
The default SSH configuration disables X11Forwarding. The appropriate
configuration is used if no value is set for X11Forwarding .
To explicitly disable X11 Forwarding, add or correct the following line in
/etc/ssh/sshd_config :
X11Forwarding no Rationale:Disable X11 forwarding unless there is an operational requirement to use X11
applications directly. There is a small risk that the remote X11 servers of
users who are logged in via SSH with X11 forwarding could be compromised by
other users on the X11 server. Note that even if X11 forwarding is disabled,
users can always install their own forwarders. Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
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Disruption: | low |
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Reboot: | false |
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Strategy: | restrict |
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# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
if [ -e "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" ] ; then
LC_ALL=C sed -i "/^\s*X11Forwarding\s\+/Id" "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
else
touch "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
fi
# make sure file has newline at the end
sed -i -e '$a\' "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
cp "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" "/etc/ssh/sshd_config.bak"
# Insert before the line matching the regex '^Match'.
line_number="$(LC_ALL=C grep -n "^Match" "/etc/ssh/sshd_config.bak" | LC_ALL=C sed 's/:.*//g')"
if [ -z "$line_number" ]; then
# There was no match of '^Match', insert at
# the end of the file.
printf '%s\n' "X11Forwarding no" >> "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
else
head -n "$(( line_number - 1 ))" "/etc/ssh/sshd_config.bak" > "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
printf '%s\n' "X11Forwarding no" >> "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
tail -n "+$(( line_number ))" "/etc/ssh/sshd_config.bak" >> "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
fi
# Clean up after ourselves.
rm "/etc/ssh/sshd_config.bak"
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
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Strategy: | restrict |
---|
- name: Disable X11 Forwarding
block:
- name: Check for duplicate values
lineinfile:
path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
create: false
regexp: (?i)^\s*X11Forwarding\s+
state: absent
check_mode: true
changed_when: false
register: dupes
- name: Deduplicate values from /etc/ssh/sshd_config
lineinfile:
path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
create: false
regexp: (?i)^\s*X11Forwarding\s+
state: absent
when: dupes.found is defined and dupes.found > 1
- name: Insert correct line to /etc/ssh/sshd_config
lineinfile:
path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
create: true
regexp: (?i)^\s*X11Forwarding\s+
line: X11Forwarding no
state: present
insertbefore: ^[#\s]*Match
validate: /usr/sbin/sshd -t -f %s
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- DISA-STIG-UBTU-20-010048
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(b)
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- restrict_strategy
- sshd_disable_x11_forwarding
|
Do Not Allow SSH Environment Options
[ref]ruleEnsure that users are not able to override environment variables of the SSH daemon.
The default SSH configuration disables environment processing. The appropriate
configuration is used if no value is set for PermitUserEnvironment .
To explicitly disable Environment options, add or correct the following
/etc/ssh/sshd_config :
PermitUserEnvironment no Rationale:SSH environment options potentially allow users to bypass
access restriction in some configurations. References:
11, 3, 9, 5.5.6, BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05, 3.1.12, CCI-000366, 164.308(a)(4)(i), 164.308(b)(1), 164.308(b)(3), 164.310(b), 164.312(e)(1), 164.312(e)(2)(ii), 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3, SR 7.6, A.12.1.2, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4, AC-17(a), CM-7(a), CM-7(b), CM-6(a), PR.IP-1, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00229, SRG-OS-000480-VMM-002000, UBTU-20-010047, 5.2.11 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | restrict |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
if [ -e "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" ] ; then
LC_ALL=C sed -i "/^\s*PermitUserEnvironment\s\+/Id" "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
else
touch "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
fi
# make sure file has newline at the end
sed -i -e '$a\' "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
cp "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" "/etc/ssh/sshd_config.bak"
# Insert before the line matching the regex '^Match'.
line_number="$(LC_ALL=C grep -n "^Match" "/etc/ssh/sshd_config.bak" | LC_ALL=C sed 's/:.*//g')"
if [ -z "$line_number" ]; then
# There was no match of '^Match', insert at
# the end of the file.
printf '%s\n' "PermitUserEnvironment no" >> "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
else
head -n "$(( line_number - 1 ))" "/etc/ssh/sshd_config.bak" > "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
printf '%s\n' "PermitUserEnvironment no" >> "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
tail -n "+$(( line_number ))" "/etc/ssh/sshd_config.bak" >> "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
fi
# Clean up after ourselves.
rm "/etc/ssh/sshd_config.bak"
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | restrict |
---|
- name: Do Not Allow SSH Environment Options
block:
- name: Check for duplicate values
lineinfile:
path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
create: false
regexp: (?i)^\s*PermitUserEnvironment\s+
state: absent
check_mode: true
changed_when: false
register: dupes
- name: Deduplicate values from /etc/ssh/sshd_config
lineinfile:
path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
create: false
regexp: (?i)^\s*PermitUserEnvironment\s+
state: absent
when: dupes.found is defined and dupes.found > 1
- name: Insert correct line to /etc/ssh/sshd_config
lineinfile:
path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
create: true
regexp: (?i)^\s*PermitUserEnvironment\s+
line: PermitUserEnvironment no
state: present
insertbefore: ^[#\s]*Match
validate: /usr/sbin/sshd -t -f %s
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- CJIS-5.5.6
- DISA-STIG-UBTU-20-010047
- NIST-800-171-3.1.12
- NIST-800-53-AC-17(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- restrict_strategy
- sshd_do_not_permit_user_env
|
Set LogLevel to INFO
[ref]ruleThe INFO parameter specifices that record login and logout activity will be logged.
The default SSH configuration sets the log level to INFO. The appropriate
configuration is used if no value is set for LogLevel .
To explicitly specify the log level in SSH, add or correct the following line in
/etc/ssh/sshd_config :
LogLevel INFO Rationale:SSH provides several logging levels with varying amounts of verbosity. DEBUG is specifically
not recommended other than strictly for debugging SSH communications since it provides
so much data that it is difficult to identify important security information. INFO level is the
basic level that only records login activity of SSH users. In many situations, such as Incident
Response, it is important to determine when a particular user was active on a system. The
logout record can eliminate those users who disconnected, which helps narrow the field. Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | restrict |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
if [ -e "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" ] ; then
LC_ALL=C sed -i "/^\s*LogLevel\s\+/Id" "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
else
touch "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
fi
# make sure file has newline at the end
sed -i -e '$a\' "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
cp "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" "/etc/ssh/sshd_config.bak"
# Insert before the line matching the regex '^Match'.
line_number="$(LC_ALL=C grep -n "^Match" "/etc/ssh/sshd_config.bak" | LC_ALL=C sed 's/:.*//g')"
if [ -z "$line_number" ]; then
# There was no match of '^Match', insert at
# the end of the file.
printf '%s\n' "LogLevel INFO" >> "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
else
head -n "$(( line_number - 1 ))" "/etc/ssh/sshd_config.bak" > "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
printf '%s\n' "LogLevel INFO" >> "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
tail -n "+$(( line_number ))" "/etc/ssh/sshd_config.bak" >> "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
fi
# Clean up after ourselves.
rm "/etc/ssh/sshd_config.bak"
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | restrict |
---|
- name: Set LogLevel to INFO
block:
- name: Check for duplicate values
lineinfile:
path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
create: false
regexp: (?i)^\s*LogLevel\s+
state: absent
check_mode: true
changed_when: false
register: dupes
- name: Deduplicate values from /etc/ssh/sshd_config
lineinfile:
path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
create: false
regexp: (?i)^\s*LogLevel\s+
state: absent
when: dupes.found is defined and dupes.found > 1
- name: Insert correct line to /etc/ssh/sshd_config
lineinfile:
path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
create: true
regexp: (?i)^\s*LogLevel\s+
line: LogLevel INFO
state: present
insertbefore: ^[#\s]*Match
validate: /usr/sbin/sshd -t -f %s
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-17(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- low_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- restrict_strategy
- sshd_set_loglevel_info
|
Set SSH authentication attempt limit
[ref]ruleThe MaxAuthTries parameter specifies the maximum number of authentication attempts
permitted per connection. Once the number of failures reaches half this value, additional failures are logged.
to set MaxAUthTries edit /etc/ssh/sshd_config as follows:
MaxAuthTries 4 Rationale:Setting the MaxAuthTries parameter to a low number will minimize the risk of successful
brute force attacks to the SSH server. References:
0421, 0422, 0431, 0974, 1173, 1401, 1504, 1505, 1546, 1557, 1558, 1559, 1560, 1561, 5.2.6 |
Set SSH MaxSessions limit
[ref]ruleThe MaxSessions parameter specifies the maximum number of open sessions permitted
from a given connection. To set MaxSessions edit
/etc/ssh/sshd_config as follows: MaxSessions 10 Rationale:To protect a system from denial of service due to a large number of concurrent
sessions, use the rate limiting function of MaxSessions to protect availability
of sshd logins and prevent overwhelming the daemon. Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
var_sshd_max_sessions='10'
if [ -e "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" ] ; then
LC_ALL=C sed -i "/^\s*MaxSessions\s\+/Id" "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
else
touch "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
fi
# make sure file has newline at the end
sed -i -e '$a\' "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
cp "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" "/etc/ssh/sshd_config.bak"
# Insert before the line matching the regex '^Match'.
line_number="$(LC_ALL=C grep -n "^Match" "/etc/ssh/sshd_config.bak" | LC_ALL=C sed 's/:.*//g')"
if [ -z "$line_number" ]; then
# There was no match of '^Match', insert at
# the end of the file.
printf '%s\n' "MaxSessions $var_sshd_max_sessions" >> "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
else
head -n "$(( line_number - 1 ))" "/etc/ssh/sshd_config.bak" > "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
printf '%s\n' "MaxSessions $var_sshd_max_sessions" >> "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
tail -n "+$(( line_number ))" "/etc/ssh/sshd_config.bak" >> "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
fi
# Clean up after ourselves.
rm "/etc/ssh/sshd_config.bak"
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
- name: XCCDF Value var_sshd_max_sessions # promote to variable
set_fact:
var_sshd_max_sessions: !!str 10
tags:
- always
- name: Set SSH MaxSessions limit
block:
- name: Check for duplicate values
lineinfile:
path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
create: false
regexp: (?i)^\s*MaxSessions\s+
state: absent
check_mode: true
changed_when: false
register: dupes
- name: Deduplicate values from /etc/ssh/sshd_config
lineinfile:
path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
create: false
regexp: (?i)^\s*MaxSessions\s+
state: absent
when: dupes.found is defined and dupes.found > 1
- name: Insert correct line to /etc/ssh/sshd_config
lineinfile:
path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
create: true
regexp: (?i)^\s*MaxSessions\s+
line: MaxSessions {{ var_sshd_max_sessions }}
state: present
insertbefore: ^[#\s]*Match
validate: /usr/sbin/sshd -t -f %s
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- configure_strategy
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- sshd_set_max_sessions
|
Use Only FIPS 140-2 Validated Ciphers
[ref]ruleLimit the ciphers to those algorithms which are FIPS-approved.
Counter (CTR) mode is also preferred over cipher-block chaining (CBC) mode.
The following line in /etc/ssh/sshd_config
demonstrates use of FIPS-approved ciphers:
Ciphers aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr,aes128-cbc,3des-cbc,aes192-cbc,aes256-cbc
The man page sshd_config(5) contains a list of supported ciphers.
The rule is parametrized to use the following ciphers: aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr,aes128-cbc,3des-cbc,aes192-cbc,aes256-cbc,rijndael-cbc@lysator.liu.se .Warning:
The system needs to be rebooted for these changes to take effect. Warning:
System Crypto Modules must be provided by a vendor that undergoes
FIPS-140 certifications.
FIPS-140 is applicable to all Federal agencies that use
cryptographic-based security systems to protect sensitive information
in computer and telecommunication systems (including voice systems) as
defined in Section 5131 of the Information Technology Management Reform
Act of 1996, Public Law 104-106. This standard shall be used in
designing and implementing cryptographic modules that Federal
departments and agencies operate or are operated for them under
contract. See https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/FIPS/NIST.FIPS.140-2.pdf
To meet this, the system has to have cryptographic software provided by
a vendor that has undergone this certification. This means providing
documentation, test results, design information, and independent third
party review by an accredited lab. While open source software is
capable of meeting this, it does not meet FIPS-140 unless the vendor
submits to this process. Rationale: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 system 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 industry and government requirements. For government systems, this allows
Security Levels 1, 2, 3, or 4 for use on Ubuntu 20.04. References:
1, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 5.5.6, APO11.04, APO13.01, BAI03.05, BAI10.01, BAI10.02, BAI10.03, BAI10.05, DSS01.04, DSS05.02, DSS05.03, DSS05.04, DSS05.05, DSS05.07, DSS05.10, DSS06.03, DSS06.06, DSS06.10, MEA02.01, 3.1.13, 3.13.11, 3.13.8, CCI-000068, CCI-000366, CCI-000803, CCI-000877, CCI-002890, CCI-003123, 164.308(b)(1), 164.308(b)(2), 164.312(e)(1), 164.312(e)(2)(i), 164.312(e)(2)(ii), 164.314(b)(2)(i), 4.3.3.2.2, 4.3.3.3.9, 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.5.2, 4.3.3.5.3, 4.3.3.5.4, 4.3.3.5.5, 4.3.3.5.6, 4.3.3.5.7, 4.3.3.5.8, 4.3.3.6.1, 4.3.3.6.2, 4.3.3.6.3, 4.3.3.6.4, 4.3.3.6.5, 4.3.3.6.6, 4.3.3.6.7, 4.3.3.6.8, 4.3.3.6.9, 4.3.3.7.1, 4.3.3.7.2, 4.3.3.7.3, 4.3.3.7.4, 4.3.4.3.2, 4.3.4.3.3, 4.3.4.4.7, 4.4.2.1, 4.4.2.2, 4.4.2.4, SR 1.1, SR 1.10, SR 1.11, SR 1.12, SR 1.13, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.6, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.1, SR 2.10, SR 2.11, SR 2.12, SR 2.2, SR 2.3, SR 2.4, SR 2.5, SR 2.6, SR 2.7, SR 2.8, SR 2.9, SR 3.1, SR 3.5, SR 3.8, SR 4.1, SR 4.3, SR 5.1, SR 5.2, SR 5.3, SR 7.1, SR 7.6, A.11.2.6, A.12.1.2, A.12.4.1, A.12.4.2, A.12.4.3, A.12.4.4, A.12.5.1, A.12.6.2, A.12.7.1, A.13.1.1, A.13.2.1, A.14.1.3, A.14.2.2, A.14.2.3, A.14.2.4, A.18.1.4, A.6.1.2, A.6.2.1, A.6.2.2, A.7.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.1, A.9.2.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.2.4, A.9.2.6, A.9.3.1, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.2, A.9.4.3, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CM-6(a), AC-17(a), AC-17(2), SC-13, MA-4(6), IA-5(1)(c), SC-12(2), SC-12(3), PR.AC-1, PR.AC-3, PR.AC-4, PR.AC-6, PR.AC-7, PR.IP-1, PR.PT-1, PR.PT-3, PR.PT-4, 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, SRG-OS-000394-GPOS-00174, SRG-OS-000033-VMM-000140, SRG-OS-000120-VMM-000600, SRG-OS-000478-VMM-001980, SRG-OS-000396-VMM-001590, 5.2.12 |
Use Only FIPS 140-2 Validated MACs
[ref]ruleLimit the MACs to those hash algorithms which are FIPS-approved.
The following line in /etc/ssh/sshd_config
demonstrates use of FIPS-approved MACs:
MACs hmac-sha2-512,hmac-sha2-256,hmac-sha1
The man page sshd_config(5) contains a list of supported MACs.
The rule is parametrized to use the following MACs: hmac-sha2-512,hmac-sha2-256,hmac-sha1,hmac-sha1-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-256-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-512-etm@openssh.com .Warning:
The system needs to be rebooted for these changes to take effect. Warning:
System Crypto Modules must be provided by a vendor that undergoes
FIPS-140 certifications.
FIPS-140 is applicable to all Federal agencies that use
cryptographic-based security systems to protect sensitive information
in computer and telecommunication systems (including voice systems) as
defined in Section 5131 of the Information Technology Management Reform
Act of 1996, Public Law 104-106. This standard shall be used in
designing and implementing cryptographic modules that Federal
departments and agencies operate or are operated for them under
contract. See https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/FIPS/NIST.FIPS.140-2.pdf
To meet this, the system has to have cryptographic software provided by
a vendor that has undergone this certification. This means providing
documentation, test results, design information, and independent third
party review by an accredited lab. While open source software is
capable of meeting this, it does not meet FIPS-140 unless the vendor
submits to this process. Rationale:DoD Information Systems are required to use FIPS-approved cryptographic hash
functions. The only SSHv2 hash algorithms meeting this requirement is SHA2. References:
1, 12, 13, 15, 16, 5, 8, APO01.06, APO13.01, DSS01.04, DSS05.02, DSS05.03, DSS05.04, DSS05.07, DSS06.02, DSS06.03, 3.1.13, 3.13.11, 3.13.8, CCI-000068, CCI-000803, CCI-000877, CCI-001453, CCI-003123, 164.308(b)(1), 164.308(b)(2), 164.312(e)(1), 164.312(e)(2)(i), 164.312(e)(2)(ii), 164.314(b)(2)(i), 4.3.3.5.1, 4.3.3.6.6, SR 1.1, SR 1.13, SR 1.2, SR 1.3, SR 1.4, SR 1.5, SR 1.7, SR 1.8, SR 1.9, SR 2.6, SR 3.1, SR 3.5, SR 3.8, SR 4.1, SR 4.3, SR 5.1, SR 5.2, SR 5.3, SR 7.1, SR 7.6, A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.11.2.6, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.6.1.2, A.6.2.1, A.6.2.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.1, A.9.2.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.2.4, A.9.2.6, A.9.3.1, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.2, A.9.4.3, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CM-6(a), AC-17(a), AC-17(2), SC-13, MA-4(6), SC-12(2), SC-12(3), PR.AC-1, PR.AC-3, PR.DS-5, PR.PT-4, SRG-OS-000125-GPOS-00065, SRG-OS-000250-GPOS-00093, SRG-OS-000394-GPOS-00174, SRG-OS-000033-VMM-000140, SRG-OS-000120-VMM-000600, SRG-OS-000478-VMM-001980, SRG-OS-000480-VMM-002000, SRG-OS-000396-VMM-001590, 5.2.13 |
Verify Group Who Owns SSH Server config file
[ref]rule
To properly set the group owner of /etc/ssh/sshd_config , run the command:
$ sudo chgrp root /etc/ssh/sshd_config Rationale:Service configuration files enable or disable features of their respective
services that if configured incorrectly can lead to insecure and vulnerable
configurations. Therefore, service configuration files should be owned by the
correct group to prevent unauthorized changes. References:
12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5, APO01.06, DSS05.04, DSS05.07, DSS06.02, 4.3.3.7.3, SR 2.1, SR 5.2, A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CIP-003-8 R5.1.1, CIP-003-8 R5.3, CIP-004-6 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R2.1, CIP-007-3 R2.2, CIP-007-3 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R5.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.2, AC-17(a), CM-6(a), AC-6(1), PR.AC-4, PR.DS-5, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 5.2.1 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
chgrp 0 /etc/ssh/sshd_config
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
- name: Test for existence /etc/ssh/sshd_config
stat:
path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
register: file_exists
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-17(a)
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- configure_strategy
- file_groupowner_sshd_config
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- name: Ensure group owner 0 on /etc/ssh/sshd_config
file:
path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
group: '0'
when:
- ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
- file_exists.stat is defined and file_exists.stat.exists
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-17(a)
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- configure_strategy
- file_groupowner_sshd_config
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
|
Verify Owner on SSH Server config file
[ref]rule
To properly set the owner of /etc/ssh/sshd_config , run the command:
$ sudo chown root /etc/ssh/sshd_config Rationale:Service configuration files enable or disable features of their respective
services that if configured incorrectly can lead to insecure and vulnerable
configurations. Therefore, service configuration files should be owned by the
correct group to prevent unauthorized changes. References:
12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5, APO01.06, DSS05.04, DSS05.07, DSS06.02, 4.3.3.7.3, SR 2.1, SR 5.2, A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CIP-003-8 R5.1.1, CIP-003-8 R5.3, CIP-004-6 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R2.1, CIP-007-3 R2.2, CIP-007-3 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R5.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.2, AC-17(a), CM-6(a), AC-6(1), PR.AC-4, PR.DS-5, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 5.2.1 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
chown 0 /etc/ssh/sshd_config
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
- name: Test for existence /etc/ssh/sshd_config
stat:
path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
register: file_exists
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-17(a)
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- configure_strategy
- file_owner_sshd_config
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- name: Ensure owner 0 on /etc/ssh/sshd_config
file:
path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
owner: '0'
when:
- ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
- file_exists.stat is defined and file_exists.stat.exists
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-17(a)
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- configure_strategy
- file_owner_sshd_config
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
|
Verify Permissions on SSH Server config file
[ref]rule
To properly set the permissions of /etc/ssh/sshd_config , run the command:
$ sudo chmod 0600 /etc/ssh/sshd_config Rationale:Service configuration files enable or disable features of their respective
services that if configured incorrectly can lead to insecure and vulnerable
configurations. Therefore, service configuration files should be owned by the
correct group to prevent unauthorized changes. References:
12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5, APO01.06, DSS05.04, DSS05.07, DSS06.02, 4.3.3.7.3, SR 2.1, SR 5.2, A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CIP-003-8 R5.1.1, CIP-003-8 R5.3, CIP-004-6 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R2.1, CIP-007-3 R2.2, CIP-007-3 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R5.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.2, AC-17(a), CM-6(a), AC-6(1), PR.AC-4, PR.DS-5, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 5.2.1 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
chmod u-xs,g-xwrs,o-xwrt /etc/ssh/sshd_config
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
- name: Test for existence /etc/ssh/sshd_config
stat:
path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
register: file_exists
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-17(a)
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- configure_strategy
- file_permissions_sshd_config
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- name: Ensure permission u-xs,g-xwrs,o-xwrt on /etc/ssh/sshd_config
file:
path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
mode: u-xs,g-xwrs,o-xwrt
when:
- ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
- file_exists.stat is defined and file_exists.stat.exists
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-17(a)
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- configure_strategy
- file_permissions_sshd_config
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
|
Verify Permissions on SSH Server Private *_key Key Files
[ref]ruleSSH server private keys - files that match the /etc/ssh/*_key glob, have to have restricted permissions.
If those files are owned by the root user and the root group, they have to have the 0600 permission or stricter. Rationale:If an unauthorized user obtains the private SSH host key file, the host could be
impersonated. References:
BP28(R36), 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5, APO01.06, DSS05.04, DSS05.07, DSS06.02, 3.1.13, 3.13.10, CCI-000366, 4.3.3.7.3, SR 2.1, SR 5.2, A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CIP-003-8 R5.1.1, CIP-003-8 R5.3, CIP-004-6 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R2.1, CIP-007-3 R2.2, CIP-007-3 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R5.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.2, AC-17(a), CM-6(a), AC-6(1), PR.AC-4, PR.DS-5, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 5.2.2 Remediation Shell script: (show)
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
for keyfile in /etc/ssh/*_key; do
test -f "$keyfile" || continue
if test root:root = "$(stat -c "%U:%G" "$keyfile")"; then
chmod u-xs,g-xwrs,o-xwrt "$keyfile"
else
echo "Key-like file '$keyfile' is owned by an unexpected user:group combination"
fi
done
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Puppet snippet: (show)
include ssh_private_key_perms
class ssh_private_key_perms {
exec { 'sshd_priv_key':
command => "chmod 0640 /etc/ssh/*_key",
path => '/bin:/usr/bin'
}
}
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
- name: Find root:root-owned keys
command: find -H /etc/ssh/ -maxdepth 1 -user root -regex ".*_key$" -type f -group
root -perm /u+xs,g+xwrs,o+xwrt
register: root_owned_keys
changed_when: false
failed_when: false
check_mode: false
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-171-3.1.13
- NIST-800-171-3.13.10
- NIST-800-53-AC-17(a)
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- configure_strategy
- file_permissions_sshd_private_key
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- name: Set permissions for root:root-owned keys
file:
path: '{{ item }}'
mode: u-xs,g-xwrs,o-xwrt
state: file
with_items:
- '{{ root_owned_keys.stdout_lines }}'
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-171-3.1.13
- NIST-800-171-3.13.10
- NIST-800-53-AC-17(a)
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- configure_strategy
- file_permissions_sshd_private_key
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
|
Verify Permissions on SSH Server Public *.pub Key Files
[ref]rule To properly set the permissions of /etc/ssh/*.pub , run the command: $ sudo chmod 0644 /etc/ssh/*.pub Rationale:If a public host key file is modified by an unauthorized user, the SSH service
may be compromised. References:
12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 3, 5, APO01.06, DSS05.04, DSS05.07, DSS06.02, 3.1.13, 3.13.10, CCI-000366, 4.3.3.7.3, SR 2.1, SR 5.2, A.10.1.1, A.11.1.4, A.11.1.5, A.11.2.1, A.13.1.1, A.13.1.3, A.13.2.1, A.13.2.3, A.13.2.4, A.14.1.2, A.14.1.3, A.6.1.2, A.7.1.1, A.7.1.2, A.7.3.1, A.8.2.2, A.8.2.3, A.9.1.1, A.9.1.2, A.9.2.3, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.4, A.9.4.5, CIP-003-8 R5.1.1, CIP-003-8 R5.3, CIP-004-6 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R2.1, CIP-007-3 R2.2, CIP-007-3 R2.3, CIP-007-3 R5.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.1, CIP-007-3 R5.1.2, AC-17(a), CM-6(a), AC-6(1), PR.AC-4, PR.DS-5, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227, 5.2.3 Remediation Shell script: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
find -H /etc/ssh/ -maxdepth 1 -perm /u+xs,g+xws,o+xwt -type f -regex '^.*.pub$' -exec chmod u-xs,g-xws,o-xwt {} \;
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Remediation Puppet snippet: (show)
include ssh_public_key_perms
class ssh_public_key_perms {
exec { 'sshd_pub_key':
command => "chmod 0644 /etc/ssh/*.pub",
path => '/bin:/usr/bin'
}
}
Remediation Ansible snippet: (show)
Complexity: | low |
---|
Disruption: | low |
---|
Reboot: | false |
---|
Strategy: | configure |
---|
- name: Find /etc/ssh/ file(s)
command: find -H /etc/ssh/ -maxdepth 1 -perm /u+xs,g+xws,o+xwt -type f -regex "^.*.pub$"
register: files_found
changed_when: false
failed_when: false
check_mode: false
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-171-3.1.13
- NIST-800-171-3.13.10
- NIST-800-53-AC-17(a)
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- configure_strategy
- file_permissions_sshd_pub_key
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- name: Set permissions for /etc/ssh/ file(s)
file:
path: '{{ item }}'
mode: u-xs,g-xws,o-xwt
state: file
with_items:
- '{{ files_found.stdout_lines }}'
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-171-3.1.13
- NIST-800-171-3.13.10
- NIST-800-53-AC-17(a)
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- configure_strategy
- file_permissions_sshd_pub_key
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
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