BigFix Compliance Updated DISA STIG Checklist for RHEL 8 with bug fixes, published 2024-04-03

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Product:
BigFix Compliance

Title:
Updated DISA STIG Checklist for RHEL 8 with bug fixes

Security Benchmark:
DISA STIG Checklist for RHEL 8 Benchmark, V1,R12

Published Sites:
DISA STIG Checklist for RHEL 8, site version 17
(The site version is provided for air-gap customers.)

Details:

  • Fixed and Improved implementation and added more remediation support for the following check:
  • RHEL 8 must prohibit the use of cached authentications after one day.
    • RHEL 8 must not forward IPv4 source-routed packets.
    • RHEL 8 must prevent IPv4 Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) redirect messages from being accepted.
    • RHEL 8 must not forward IPv4 source-routed packets by default.
    • RHEL 8 must ignore IPv4 Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) redirect messages.
    • RHEL 8 must not enable IPv4 packet forwarding unless the system is a router.
    • RHEL 8 must prevent the loading of a new kernel for later execution.
    • RHEL 8 must enable kernel parameters to enforce discretionary access control on hardlinks.
    • RHEL 8 must enable kernel parameters to enforce discretionary access control on symlinks.
    • RHEL 8 must restrict access to the kernel message buffer.
    • RHEL 8 must prevent kernel profiling by unprivileged users.
    • RHEL 8 must implement address space layout randomization (ASLR) to protect its memory from unauthorized code
      Execution.

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