Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide

The Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide (V1 R18) has 571 STIG checks. New to STIG checklists? Read What is a STIG checklist?, CKL vs CKLB, and STIG vs SCAP benchmark.

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Severity

Version

V1 · R18

CurrentPublished Fri Apr 28 2017

For systems capable of using GRUB, the system must be configured with GRUB as the default boot loader unless another boot loader has been authorized, justified, and documented using site-defined procedures.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

For systems capable of using GRUB, the system must be configured with GRUB as the default boot loader unless another boot loader has been authorized, justified, and documented using site-defined procedures.

Description

Discussion Text

GRUB is a versatile boot loader used by several platforms that can provide authentication for access to the system or boot loader.

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Objective

V-4248

Rule

SV-42186r1_rule

Severity

high

Rule Version

GEN008660

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

Determine if the system uses the GRUB boot loader;

# ls -l /boot/grub/grub.conf

If no grub.conf file exists, and the bootloader on the system has not been authorized, justified, and documented, this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Configure the system to use the GRUB bootloader or document, justify, and authorize the alternate bootloader.

STIG check 379 of 571 in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 STIG checklist

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