CIS Amazon Linux 2023 v1.0.0 L1 Server

Audit Details

Name: CIS Amazon Linux 2023 v1.0.0 L1 Server

Updated: 10/31/2025

Authority: CIS

Plugin: Unix

Revision: 1.21

Estimated Item Count: 180

File Details

Filename: CIS_Amazon_Linux_2023_v1.0.0_L1_Server.audit

Size: 735 kB

MD5: 41654e0c49d3e7e5e66ab251162b0b6f
SHA256: 21dd63999c2a7548e4585505706e567e6b06f6efa6e0da139314034925cec12c

Audit Items

DescriptionCategories
1.1.1.3 Ensure mounting of cramfs filesystems is disabled

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.1.1.4 Ensure mounting of freevxfs filesystems is disabled

SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

1.1.1.5 Ensure mounting of jffs2 filesystems is disabled

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.1.1.6 Ensure mounting of hfs filesystems is disabled

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.1.1.7 Ensure mounting of hfsplus filesystems is disabled

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.1.2.1 Ensure /tmp is a separate partition

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.1.2.2 Ensure nodev option set on /tmp partition

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.1.2.3 Ensure noexec option set on /tmp partition

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

1.1.2.4 Ensure nosuid option set on /tmp partition

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

1.1.3.2 Ensure nodev option set on /var partition

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

1.1.3.3 Ensure nosuid option set on /var partition

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

1.1.4.2 Ensure noexec option set on /var/tmp partition

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

1.1.4.3 Ensure nosuid option set on /var/tmp partition

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

1.1.4.4 Ensure nodev option set on /var/tmp partition

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

1.1.5.2 Ensure nodev option set on /var/log partition

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

1.1.5.3 Ensure noexec option set on /var/log partition

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

1.1.5.4 Ensure nosuid option set on /var/log partition

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

1.1.6.2 Ensure noexec option set on /var/log/audit partition

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

1.1.6.3 Ensure nodev option set on /var/log/audit partition

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

1.1.6.4 Ensure nosuid option set on /var/log/audit partition

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

1.1.7.2 Ensure nodev option set on /home partition

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

1.1.7.3 Ensure nosuid option set on /home partition

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

1.1.8.1 Ensure /dev/shm is a separate partition

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.1.8.2 Ensure nodev option set on /dev/shm partition

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

1.1.8.3 Ensure noexec option set on /dev/shm partition

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

1.1.8.4 Ensure nosuid option set on /dev/shm partition

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

1.1.9 Ensure usb-storage is disabled

MEDIA PROTECTION

1.2.1 Ensure GPG keys are configured

RISK ASSESSMENT, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

1.2.2 Ensure gpgcheck is globally activated

RISK ASSESSMENT, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

1.2.3 Ensure package manager repositories are configured

RISK ASSESSMENT, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

1.3.1 Ensure AIDE is installed

ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

1.3.2 Ensure filesystem integrity is regularly checked

ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

1.3.3 Ensure cryptographic mechanisms are used to protect the integrity of audit tools

ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

1.4.1 Ensure permissions on bootloader config are configured

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

1.5.1 Ensure address space layout randomization (ASLR) is enabled

SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

1.5.2 Ensure ptrace_scope is restricted

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.5.3 Ensure core dump storage is disabled

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.5.4 Ensure core dump backtraces are disabled

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.6.1.1 Ensure SELinux is installed

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

1.6.1.2 Ensure SELinux is not disabled in bootloader configuration

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

1.6.1.3 Ensure SELinux policy is configured

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

1.6.1.4 Ensure the SELinux mode is not disabled

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

1.6.1.6 Ensure no unconfined services exist

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

1.6.1.7 Ensure SETroubleshoot is not installed

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.6.1.8 Ensure the MCS Translation Service (mcstrans) is not installed

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.7.1 Ensure message of the day is configured properly

ACCESS CONTROL

1.7.2 Ensure local login warning banner is configured properly

ACCESS CONTROL

1.7.3 Ensure remote login warning banner is configured properly

ACCESS CONTROL

1.7.4 Ensure permissions on /etc/motd are configured

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

1.7.5 Ensure permissions on /etc/issue are configured

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION