[BESAdmin-Announcements] BigFix Compliance Updated DISA STIG Checklist for RHEL 8 with bug fixes, published 2024-04-03

[Announcements for BES Administrators]

*Product:*
BigFix Compliance

*Title:*
Updated DISA STIG Checklist for RHEL 8 with bug fixes

*Security Benchmark:*
DISA STIG Checklist for RHEL 8 Benchmark, V1,R12

*Published Sites:*
DISA STIG Checklist for RHEL 8, site version 17
(The site version is provided for air-gap customers.)

*Details:*

·       Fixed and Improved implementation and added more remediation
support for the following check:

-        RHEL 8 must prohibit the use of cached authentications after one
day.

-        RHEL 8 must not forward IPv4 source-routed packets.

-        RHEL 8 must prevent IPv4 Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
redirect messages from being accepted.

-        RHEL 8 must not forward IPv4 source-routed packets by default.

-        RHEL 8 must ignore IPv4 Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
redirect messages.

-        RHEL 8 must not enable IPv4 packet forwarding unless the system is
a router.

-        RHEL 8 must prevent the loading of a new kernel for later
execution.

-        RHEL 8 must enable kernel parameters to enforce discretionary
access control on hardlinks.

-        RHEL 8 must enable kernel parameters to enforce discretionary
access control on symlinks.

-        RHEL 8 must restrict access to the kernel message buffer.

-        RHEL 8 must prevent kernel profiling by unprivileged users.

-        RHEL 8 must implement address space layout randomization (ASLR) to
protect its memory from unauthorized code

Execution.



*Actions to take:*

   - To subscribe to the above site, you can use the License Overview
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   the BigFix Compliance product, and you must be using BigFix version 9.2 and
   later.
   - If you use custom sites, update your custom sites accordingly to use
   the latest content. You can synchronize your content by using the
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*More information:*
To know more about the BigFix Compliance SCM checklists, please see the
following resources:

   - *BigFix Forum:*
   https://forum.bigfix.com/c/release-announcements/compliance
   <https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforum.bigfix.com%2Fc%2Frelease-announcements%2Fcompliance&data=04%7C01%7Cshriramesachin.gulab%40hcl.com%7C57a38011e90149b1dc5808d9793e1d0c%7C189de737c93a4f5a8b686f4ca9941912%7C0%7C0%7C637674129971783194%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=gfMu6ZdFXyD8jqzF8%2BYQdc7Tv3zuiZr81YkzwLpdDS8%3D&reserved=0>
   - *BigFix Compliance SCM Checklists:*

   https://bigfix-wiki.hcltechsw.com/wikis/home?lang=en-us#!/wiki/BigFix%20Wiki/page/SCM%20Checklists
   <https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbigfix-wiki.hcltechsw.com%2Fwikis%2Fhome%3Flang%3Den-us%23!%2Fwiki%2FBigFix%2520Wiki%2Fpage%2FSCM%2520Checklists&data=04%7C01%7Cshriramesachin.gulab%40hcl.com%7C57a38011e90149b1dc5808d9793e1d0c%7C189de737c93a4f5a8b686f4ca9941912%7C0%7C0%7C637674129971783194%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=0OD4f8RUxnRZVEr77q%2F4ckk5VsgwnREMRJAu4ShVaww%3D&reserved=0>

We hope you find this latest release of SCM content useful and effective.
Thank you!

– The BigFix Compliance team
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