RHBA-2017:2064 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

An update for scap-security-guide is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.

Description

The scap-security-guide project provides a guide for configuration of the system from the final system's security point of view. The guidance is specified in the Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) format and constitutes a catalog of practical hardening advice, linked to government requirements where applicable. The project bridges the gap between generalized policy requirements and specific implementation guidelines.

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Release Notes linked from the References section.

Users of scap-security-guide are advised to upgrade to these updated packages.

Solution

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 7.7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 7.6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 7.5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 7.4 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 7.7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 7.6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 7.4 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 7 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 7.7 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 7.6 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 7.5 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 7.4 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 7 ppc64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 7.7 ppc64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 7.6 ppc64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 7.5 ppc64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 7.4 ppc64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 7 ppc64le
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 7.7 ppc64le
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 7.6 ppc64le
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 7.5 ppc64le
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 7.4 ppc64le
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 7.7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 7.6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 7 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node 7.7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node 7.6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node 7.5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node 7.4 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.7 ppc64le
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.6 ppc64le
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.4 ppc64le
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.4 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support for IBM Power, big endian 7 ppc64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support for IBM Power, little endian 7 ppc64le

Fixes

• BZ - 1357019 - remediation script for 'Enable Smart Card Login' invalidates other remediations
• BZ - 1371555 - rpm_verify_hashes does not check documentation files
• BZ - 1372058 - RHEL 7.3 beta error: AIDE not installed during provisioning
• BZ - 1372060 - RHEL 7.3 beta error: CCE-27127-0 xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_sysctl_kernel_randomize_va_space
• BZ - 1372061 - RHEL 7.3 beta error: PAM maxclassrepeat not configured
• BZ - 1372062 - RHEL 7.3 beta error: xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_accounts_tmout failure
• BZ - 1372063 - RHEL 7.3 beta error: net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_source_route not configured
• BZ - 1372066 - RHEL 7.3 beta: screen package not installed during provisioning
• BZ - 1372068 - RHEL 7.3 beta error: remediations missing for some sshd rules
• BZ - 1372070 - RHEL 7.3 beta error: SSH private key file permissions
• BZ - 1378489 - RHEL-6 USGCB and STIG kickstarts: Switch on use of scap-security-guide RPM from base Red Hat Network channel rather than cloning most recent upstream Git repository content
• BZ - 1378581 - ospp kickstart example too strict
• BZ - 1378583 - html tables deficiencies
• BZ - 1388913 - remediation script of ensure_gpgcheck_globally_activated fails when comment
• BZ - 1392672 - SCAP Security Guide remediation fail - CCE-80224-9 - Disable Compression Or Set Compression to delayed
• BZ - 1392674 - SCAP Security Guide remediation fail - CCE-80223-1 - Enable Use of Privilege Separation
• BZ - 1392676 - SCAP Security Guide remediation fail - CCE-80222-3 - Enable Use of StictModes
• BZ - 1392679 - SCAP Security Guide remediation fail - CCE-80221-5 - Disable Kerberos Authentication
• BZ - 1401069 - USGCB/STIG Profile causes SSHD to not start
• BZ - 1402363 - ssg CPE definitions does not cover Client variant
• BZ - 1403905 - OpenSCAP false positives citing nonexistent removable media
• BZ - 1404362 - /etc/mtab searched for bind mounts
• BZ - 1404381 - remediation script for rule_rsyslog_files_permissions breaks rpm -V systemd
• BZ - 1404392 - SCAP Security Guide false positives when scanning Docker containers
• BZ - 1410914 - Rebase scap-security-guide in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 to current upstream version
• BZ - 1428144 - ssg-rhel7-ocil.xml not shipped in SSG
• BZ - 1440921 - Incorrect Link used by openscap
• BZ - 1449211 - profile_nist-800-171-cui has malformed title
• BZ - 1461330 - package pam_pkcs11 is not installed by anaconda hardening

CVEs

(none)

References

• https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/7/html/7.4_Release_Notes/index.html