CIS Red Hat EL8 Server L1 v3.0.0

Audit Details

Name: CIS Red Hat EL8 Server L1 v3.0.0

Updated: 6/25/2025

Authority: CIS

Plugin: Unix

Revision: 1.14

Estimated Item Count: 228

File Details

Filename: CIS_Red_Hat_EL8_Server_v3.0.0_L1.audit

Size: 1.06 MB

MD5: 7110143eb5b2170b5e73fb7d9187b948
SHA256: e40d4654498401b4bdb426b8aaccb03a0b1a2992d56ef6f733c95133e439ea58

Audit Items

DescriptionCategories
1.1.1.1 Ensure cramfs kernel module is not available

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.1.1.2 Ensure freevxfs kernel module is not available

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.1.1.3 Ensure hfs kernel module is not available

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.1.1.4 Ensure hfsplus kernel module is not available

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.1.1.5 Ensure jffs2 kernel module is not available

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.1.1.8 Ensure usb-storage kernel module is not available

MEDIA PROTECTION

1.1.2.1.1 Ensure /tmp is a separate partition

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.1.2.1.2 Ensure nodev option set on /tmp partition

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.1.2.1.3 Ensure nosuid option set on /tmp partition

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

1.1.2.1.4 Ensure noexec option set on /tmp partition

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

1.1.2.2.1 Ensure /dev/shm is a separate partition

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.1.2.2.2 Ensure nodev option set on /dev/shm partition

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

1.1.2.2.3 Ensure nosuid option set on /dev/shm partition

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

1.1.2.2.4 Ensure noexec option set on /dev/shm partition

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

1.1.2.3.2 Ensure nodev option set on /home partition

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

1.1.2.3.3 Ensure nosuid option set on /home partition

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

1.1.2.4.2 Ensure nodev option set on /var partition

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

1.1.2.4.3 Ensure nosuid option set on /var partition

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

1.1.2.5.2 Ensure nodev option set on /var/tmp partition

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

1.1.2.5.3 Ensure nosuid option set on /var/tmp partition

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

1.1.2.5.4 Ensure noexec option set on /var/tmp partition

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

1.1.2.6.2 Ensure nodev option set on /var/log partition

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

1.1.2.6.3 Ensure nosuid option set on /var/log partition

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

1.1.2.6.4 Ensure noexec option set on /var/log partition

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

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

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

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

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

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

ACCESS CONTROL, 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

1.2.4 Ensure package manager repositories are configured

RISK ASSESSMENT, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

1.2.5 Ensure updates, patches, and additional security software are installed

RISK ASSESSMENT, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

1.3.1 Ensure bootloader password is set

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

1.3.2 Ensure permissions on bootloader config are configured

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

1.4.1 Ensure address space layout randomization (ASLR) is enabled

SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

1.4.2 Ensure ptrace_scope is restricted

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.4.3 Ensure core dump backtraces are disabled

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.4.4 Ensure core dump storage is disabled

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.5.1.1 Ensure SELinux is installed

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

1.5.1.2 Ensure SELinux is not disabled in bootloader configuration

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

1.5.1.3 Ensure SELinux policy is configured

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

1.5.1.4 Ensure the SELinux mode is not disabled

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

1.5.1.6 Ensure no unconfined services exist

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

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

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.5.1.8 Ensure SETroubleshoot is not installed

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.6.1 Ensure system wide crypto policy is not set to legacy

ACCESS CONTROL, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

1.6.2 Ensure system wide crypto policy disables sha1 hash and signature support

ACCESS CONTROL, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

1.6.3 Ensure system wide crypto policy disables cbc for ssh

ACCESS CONTROL, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

1.6.4 Ensure system wide crypto policy disables macs less than 128 bits

ACCESS CONTROL, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

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