Product:
BigFix Compliance
Title:
Updated DISA STIG Checklist for RHEL 8 with bugfixes
Security Benchmark:
DISA Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, V2R7
Published Sites:
DISA STIG Checklist for RHEL 8, site version 29
(The site version is provided for air-gap customers.)
Updated Fixlets:
A separate RHEL 8 filesystem must be used for the /tmp directory
RHEL 8 must disable mounting of cramfs
RHEL 8 must use cryptographic mechanisms to protect the integrity of audit tools
RHEL 8 remote X connections for interactive users must be disabled unless to fulfill documented and validated mission requirements
RHEL 8 must not allow users to override SSH environment variables
All RHEL 8 local initialization files must have mode 0740 or less permissive
RHEL 8 must be a vendor-supported release
RHEL 8 must disable the transparent inter-process communication (TIPC) protocol
RHEL 8 passwords must have a 24 hours/1 day minimum password lifetime restriction in /etc/shadow
RHEL 8 must use a separate file system for /var/tmp
RHEL 8 must disable IEEE 1394 (FireWire) Support
RHEL 8 must disable the stream control transmission protocol (SCTP).
RHEL 8 Bluetooth must be disabled
All RHEL 8 remote access methods must be monitored
RHEL 8 operating systems booted with a BIOS must require a unique superusers name upon booting into single-user and maintenance modes
Additional details:
Both analysis and remediation checks are included.
Some of the checks allow you to use the parameterized setting to enable customization for compliance evaluation. Note that parameterization and remediation actions require the creation of a custom site.
Improved a few checks by adding the pending restart feature to them. The pending restart feature works in the following ways:
The action results will show “Pending Restart” instead of “Fixed” for those checks which require OS reboot.
The check will show relevant for those endpoints until they are rebooted.
Post reboot of the endpoint the action results will show as “Fixed” and the check will be compliant.
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We hope you find this latest release of SCM content useful and effective. Thank you!
– The BigFix Compliance team