Check: RHEL-08-040282
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 STIG:
RHEL-08-040282
(in version v1 r6)
Title
RHEL 8 must restrict usage of ptrace to descendant processes. (Cat II impact)
Discussion
It is detrimental for operating systems to provide, or install by default, functionality exceeding requirements or mission objectives. These unnecessary capabilities or services are often overlooked and therefore may remain unsecured. They increase the risk to the platform by providing additional attack vectors. The sysctl --system command will load settings from all system configuration files. All configuration files are sorted by their filename in lexicographic order, regardless of which of the directories they reside in. If multiple files specify the same option, the entry in the file with the lexicographically latest name will take precedence. Files are read from directories in the following list from top to bottom. Once a file of a given filename is loaded, any file of the same name in subsequent directories is ignored. /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/local/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /etc/sysctl.conf
Check Content
Verify RHEL 8 restricts usage of ptrace to descendant processes with the following commands: $ sudo sysctl kernel.yama.ptrace_scope kernel.yama.ptrace_scope = 1 If the returned line does not have a value of "1", or a line is not returned, this is a finding. Check that the configuration files are present to enable this network parameter. $ sudo grep -r kernel.yama.ptrace_scope /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/local/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /lib/sysctl.d/*.conf /etc/sysctl.conf /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf /etc/sysctl.d/99-sysctl.conf: kernel.yama.ptrace_scope = 1 If "kernel.yama.ptrace_scope" is not set to "1", is missing or commented out, this is a finding. If results are returned from more than one file location, this is a finding.
Fix Text
Configure RHEL 8 to restrict usage of ptrace to descendant processes by adding the following line to a file, in the "/etc/sysctl.d" directory: kernel.yama.ptrace_scope = 1 The system configuration files need to be reloaded for the changes to take effect. To reload the contents of the files, run the following command: $ sudo sysctl --system
Additional Identifiers
Rule ID: SV-230546r818893_rule
Vulnerability ID: V-230546
Group Title: SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
Expert Comments
CCIs
Number | Definition |
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CCI-000366 |
The organization implements the security configuration settings. |
Controls
Number | Title |
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CM-6 |
Configuration Settings |