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CIS Amazon Linux 2023 Server L2 v1.0.0
Changelog
Revision 1.5
Changelog
Revision 1.5
Jun 6, 2024
Functional Update
1.1.1.1 Ensure mounting of squashfs filesystems is disabled
1.1.1.2 Ensure mounting of udf filesystems is disabled
1.1.3.1 Ensure separate partition exists for /var
1.1.4.1 Ensure separate partition exists for /var/tmp
1.1.5.1 Ensure separate partition exists for /var/log
1.1.6.1 Ensure separate partition exists for /var/log/audit
1.1.7.1 Ensure separate partition exists for /home
1.2.4 Ensure repo_gpgcheck is globally activated
1.6.1.5 Ensure the SELinux mode is enforcing
2.2.1 Ensure xorg-x11-server-common is not installed
3.1.2 Ensure DCCP is disabled
3.1.3 Ensure SCTP is disabled
3.1.4 Ensure RDS is disabled
3.1.5 Ensure TIPC is disabled
3.4.1.1 Ensure nftables is installed
3.4.1.2 Ensure a single firewall configuration utility is in use
3.4.2.1 Ensure firewalld default zone is set
3.4.2.2 Ensure at least one nftables table exists
3.4.2.3 Ensure nftables base chains exist
3.4.2.4 Ensure host based firewall loopback traffic is configured
3.4.2.5 Ensure firewalld drops unnecessary services and ports
3.4.2.6 Ensure nftables established connections are configured
3.4.2.7 Ensure nftables default deny firewall policy
4.2.12 Ensure SSH X11 forwarding is disabled
4.2.13 Ensure SSH AllowTcpForwarding is disabled
5.2.1.1 Ensure auditd is installed
5.2.1.2 Ensure auditing for processes that start prior to auditd is enabled
5.2.1.3 Ensure audit_backlog_limit is sufficient
5.2.1.4 Ensure auditd service is enabled
5.2.2.1 Ensure audit log storage size is configured
5.2.2.2 Ensure audit logs are not automatically deleted
5.2.2.3 Ensure system is disabled when audit logs are full
5.2.3.1 Ensure changes to system administration scope (sudoers) is collected
5.2.3.10 Ensure successful file system mounts are collected
5.2.3.11 Ensure session initiation information is collected
5.2.3.12 Ensure login and logout events are collected
5.2.3.13 Ensure file deletion events by users are collected
5.2.3.14 Ensure events that modify the system's Mandatory Access Controls are collected
5.2.3.15 Ensure successful and unsuccessful attempts to use the chcon command are recorded
5.2.3.16 Ensure successful and unsuccessful attempts to use the setfacl command are recorded
5.2.3.17 Ensure successful and unsuccessful attempts to use the chacl command are recorded
5.2.3.18 Ensure successful and unsuccessful attempts to use the usermod command are recorded
5.2.3.19 Ensure kernel module loading unloading and modification is collected
5.2.3.2 Ensure actions as another user are always logged
5.2.3.20 Ensure the audit configuration is immutable
5.2.3.21 Ensure the running and on disk configuration is the same
5.2.3.3 Ensure events that modify the sudo log file are collected
5.2.3.4 Ensure events that modify date and time information are collected
5.2.3.5 Ensure events that modify the system's network environment are collected
5.2.3.6 Ensure use of privileged commands are collected
5.2.3.7 Ensure unsuccessful file access attempts are collected
5.2.3.8 Ensure events that modify user/group information are collected
5.2.3.9 Ensure discretionary access control permission modification events are collected
5.2.4.10 Ensure audit tools belong to group root
5.2.4.3 Ensure only authorized groups are assigned ownership of audit log files
5.2.4.8 Ensure audit tools are 755 or more restrictive
5.2.4.9 Ensure audit tools are owned by root
6.1.10 Audit system file permissions
Informational Update
1.1.1.1 Ensure mounting of squashfs filesystems is disabled
1.1.1.2 Ensure mounting of udf filesystems is disabled
1.1.3.1 Ensure separate partition exists for /var
1.1.4.1 Ensure separate partition exists for /var/tmp
1.1.5.1 Ensure separate partition exists for /var/log
1.1.6.1 Ensure separate partition exists for /var/log/audit
1.1.7.1 Ensure separate partition exists for /home
1.2.4 Ensure repo_gpgcheck is globally activated
1.6.1.5 Ensure the SELinux mode is enforcing
2.2.1 Ensure xorg-x11-server-common is not installed
3.1.2 Ensure DCCP is disabled
3.1.3 Ensure SCTP is disabled
3.1.4 Ensure RDS is disabled
3.1.5 Ensure TIPC is disabled
3.4.1.1 Ensure nftables is installed
3.4.1.2 Ensure a single firewall configuration utility is in use
3.4.2.1 Ensure firewalld default zone is set
3.4.2.2 Ensure at least one nftables table exists
3.4.2.3 Ensure nftables base chains exist
3.4.2.4 Ensure host based firewall loopback traffic is configured
3.4.2.5 Ensure firewalld drops unnecessary services and ports
3.4.2.6 Ensure nftables established connections are configured
3.4.2.7 Ensure nftables default deny firewall policy
4.2.12 Ensure SSH X11 forwarding is disabled
4.2.13 Ensure SSH AllowTcpForwarding is disabled
5.2.1.1 Ensure auditd is installed
5.2.1.2 Ensure auditing for processes that start prior to auditd is enabled
5.2.1.3 Ensure audit_backlog_limit is sufficient
5.2.1.4 Ensure auditd service is enabled
5.2.2.1 Ensure audit log storage size is configured
5.2.2.2 Ensure audit logs are not automatically deleted
5.2.2.3 Ensure system is disabled when audit logs are full
5.2.3.1 Ensure changes to system administration scope (sudoers) is collected
5.2.3.10 Ensure successful file system mounts are collected
5.2.3.11 Ensure session initiation information is collected
5.2.3.12 Ensure login and logout events are collected
5.2.3.13 Ensure file deletion events by users are collected
5.2.3.14 Ensure events that modify the system's Mandatory Access Controls are collected
5.2.3.15 Ensure successful and unsuccessful attempts to use the chcon command are recorded
5.2.3.16 Ensure successful and unsuccessful attempts to use the setfacl command are recorded
5.2.3.17 Ensure successful and unsuccessful attempts to use the chacl command are recorded
5.2.3.18 Ensure successful and unsuccessful attempts to use the usermod command are recorded
5.2.3.19 Ensure kernel module loading unloading and modification is collected
5.2.3.2 Ensure actions as another user are always logged
5.2.3.20 Ensure the audit configuration is immutable
5.2.3.21 Ensure the running and on disk configuration is the same
5.2.3.3 Ensure events that modify the sudo log file are collected
5.2.3.4 Ensure events that modify date and time information are collected
5.2.3.5 Ensure events that modify the system's network environment are collected
5.2.3.6 Ensure use of privileged commands are collected
5.2.3.7 Ensure unsuccessful file access attempts are collected
5.2.3.8 Ensure events that modify user/group information are collected
5.2.3.9 Ensure discretionary access control permission modification events are collected
5.2.4.1 Ensure audit log files are mode 0640 or less permissive
5.2.4.10 Ensure audit tools belong to group root
5.2.4.2 Ensure only authorized users own audit log files
5.2.4.3 Ensure only authorized groups are assigned ownership of audit log files
5.2.4.5 Ensure audit configuration files are 640 or more restrictive
5.2.4.6 Ensure audit configuration files are owned by root
5.2.4.7 Ensure audit configuration files belong to group root
5.2.4.8 Ensure audit tools are 755 or more restrictive
5.2.4.9 Ensure audit tools are owned by root
6.1.10 Audit system file permissions
Miscellaneous
Metadata updated.
Variables updated.
Added
5.2.4.4 Ensure the audit log directory is 0750 or more restrictive
Removed
4.1.4.4 Ensure the audit log directory is 0750 or more restrictive