[PATCH] Tested partition checks, ensured they returned valid partitions.

leam hall leamhall at gmail.com
Tue Sep 10 17:00:15 UTC 2013


Sorry, this was in reference to a different note.

Leam


On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 12:59 PM, leam hall <leamhall at gmail.com> wrote:

> Making /var/tmp a bind mount to /tmp seems like a really bad idea. Why do
> it?
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 12:57 PM, David Smith <dsmith at eclipse.ncsc.mil>wrote:
>
>> until now -- ack!
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 12:55 PM, Maura Dailey <maura at eclipse.ncsc.mil>wrote:
>>
>>> No one's ACKED these.
>>>
>>> - Maura Dailey
>>>
>>> On 08/30/2013 01:41 PM, Maura Dailey wrote:
>>>
>>>> Added test checks for set of partition checks.
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Maura Dailey <maura at eclipse.ncsc.mil>
>>>> ---
>>>>   RHEL6/input/checks/partition_**for_home.xml          |   18
>>>> ++++++++++--------
>>>>   RHEL6/input/checks/partition_**for_tmp.xml           |   14
>>>> ++++++++------
>>>>   RHEL6/input/checks/partition_**for_var.xml           |   18
>>>> ++++++++++--------
>>>>   RHEL6/input/checks/partition_**for_var_log.xml       |   12
>>>> +++++++-----
>>>>   RHEL6/input/checks/partition_**for_var_log_audit.xml |   18
>>>> +++++++++++-------
>>>>   5 files changed, 46 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)
>>>>
>>>> diff --git a/RHEL6/input/checks/**partition_for_home.xml
>>>> b/RHEL6/input/checks/**partition_for_home.xml
>>>> index b784316..2081d18 100644
>>>> --- a/RHEL6/input/checks/**partition_for_home.xml
>>>> +++ b/RHEL6/input/checks/**partition_for_home.xml
>>>> @@ -5,20 +5,22 @@
>>>>         <affected family="unix">
>>>>           <platform>Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6</platform>
>>>>         </affected>
>>>> -      <description>If user home directories will be stored locally,
>>>> -      create a separate partition for /home. If /home will be mounted
>>>> -      from another system such as an NFS server, then creating a
>>>> separate
>>>> -      partition is not necessary at this time, and the mountpoint can
>>>> -      instead be configured later.</description>
>>>> +      <description>If user home directories will be stored locally,
>>>> create a
>>>> +      separate partition for /home. If /home will be mounted from
>>>> another
>>>> +      system such as an NFS server, then creating a separate partition
>>>> is not
>>>> +      necessary at this time, and the mountpoint can instead be
>>>> configured
>>>> +      later.</description>
>>>> +      <reference source="MED" ref_id="20130830"
>>>> ref_url="test_attestation" />
>>>>       </metadata>
>>>>       <criteria>
>>>>         <criterion test_ref="test_home_partition" comment="/home on own
>>>> partition" />
>>>>       </criteria>
>>>>     </definition>
>>>> -  <linux:partition_test check="all" check_existence="all_exist"
>>>> id="test_home_partition" version="1" comment="/home on own partition">
>>>> -      <linux:object object_ref="object_mount_home_**own_partition" />
>>>> +  <linux:partition_test check="all" check_existence="all_exist"
>>>> +  id="test_home_partition" version="1" comment="/home on own
>>>> partition">
>>>> +    <linux:object object_ref="object_mount_home_**own_partition" />
>>>>     </linux:partition_test>
>>>>     <linux:partition_object id="object_mount_home_own_**partition"
>>>> version="1">
>>>> -      <linux:mount_point>/home</**linux:mount_point>
>>>> +    <linux:mount_point>/home</**linux:mount_point>
>>>>     </linux:partition_object>
>>>>   </def-group>
>>>> diff --git a/RHEL6/input/checks/**partition_for_tmp.xml
>>>> b/RHEL6/input/checks/**partition_for_tmp.xml
>>>> index de93ee9..9c28c13 100644
>>>> --- a/RHEL6/input/checks/**partition_for_tmp.xml
>>>> +++ b/RHEL6/input/checks/**partition_for_tmp.xml
>>>> @@ -5,18 +5,20 @@
>>>>         <affected family="unix">
>>>>           <platform>Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6</platform>
>>>>         </affected>
>>>> -      <description>The /tmp directory is a world-writable directory
>>>> -      used for temporary file storage. Verify that it has its own
>>>> -      partition or logical volume.</description>
>>>> +      <description>The /tmp directory is a world-writable directory
>>>> used for
>>>> +      temporary file storage. Verify that it has its own partition or
>>>> logical
>>>> +      volume.</description>
>>>> +      <reference source="MED" ref_id="20130830"
>>>> ref_url="test_attestation" />
>>>>       </metadata>
>>>>       <criteria>
>>>>         <criterion test_ref="test_tmp_partition" comment="/tmp on own
>>>> partition" />
>>>>       </criteria>
>>>>     </definition>
>>>> -  <linux:partition_test check="all" check_existence="all_exist"
>>>> id="test_tmp_partition" version="1" comment="/tmp on own partition">
>>>> -      <linux:object object_ref="object_own_tmp_**partition" />
>>>> +  <linux:partition_test check="all" check_existence="all_exist"
>>>> +  id="test_tmp_partition" version="1" comment="/tmp on own partition">
>>>> +    <linux:object object_ref="object_own_tmp_**partition" />
>>>>     </linux:partition_test>
>>>>     <linux:partition_object id="object_own_tmp_partition" version="1">
>>>> -      <linux:mount_point>/tmp</**linux:mount_point>
>>>> +    <linux:mount_point>/tmp</**linux:mount_point>
>>>>     </linux:partition_object>
>>>>   </def-group>
>>>> diff --git a/RHEL6/input/checks/**partition_for_var.xml
>>>> b/RHEL6/input/checks/**partition_for_var.xml
>>>> index 58089ab..2ed1d38 100644
>>>> --- a/RHEL6/input/checks/**partition_for_var.xml
>>>> +++ b/RHEL6/input/checks/**partition_for_var.xml
>>>> @@ -5,20 +5,22 @@
>>>>         <affected family="unix">
>>>>           <platform>Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6</platform>
>>>>         </affected>
>>>> -      <description>Ensuring that /var is mounted on its own partition
>>>> enables the
>>>> -      setting of more restrictive mount options, which is used as
>>>> temporary
>>>> -      storage by many program, particularly system services such as
>>>> daemons.
>>>> -      It is not uncommon for the /var directory to contain
>>>> world-writable directories,
>>>> -      installed by other software packages.</description>
>>>> +      <description>Ensuring that /var is mounted on its own partition
>>>> enables
>>>> +      the setting of more restrictive mount options, which is used as
>>>> temporary
>>>> +      storage by many program, particularly system services such as
>>>> daemons. It
>>>> +      is not uncommon for the /var directory to contain world-writable
>>>> +      directories, installed by other software packages.</description>
>>>> +      <reference source="MED" ref_id="20130830"
>>>> ref_url="test_attestation" />
>>>>       </metadata>
>>>>       <criteria>
>>>>         <criterion test_ref="test_var_partition" comment="/var on own
>>>> partition" />
>>>>       </criteria>
>>>>     </definition>
>>>> -  <linux:partition_test check="all" check_existence="all_exist"
>>>> id="test_var_partition" version="1" comment="/var on own partition">
>>>> -      <linux:object object_ref="object_mount_var_**own_partition" />
>>>> +  <linux:partition_test check="all" check_existence="all_exist"
>>>> +  id="test_var_partition" version="1" comment="/var on own partition">
>>>> +    <linux:object object_ref="object_mount_var_**own_partition" />
>>>>     </linux:partition_test>
>>>>     <linux:partition_object id="object_mount_var_own_**partition"
>>>> version="1">
>>>> -      <linux:mount_point>/var</**linux:mount_point>
>>>> +    <linux:mount_point>/var</**linux:mount_point>
>>>>     </linux:partition_object>
>>>>   </def-group>
>>>> diff --git a/RHEL6/input/checks/**partition_for_var_log.xml
>>>> b/RHEL6/input/checks/**partition_for_var_log.xml
>>>> index 8a8a6f4..94d235b 100644
>>>> --- a/RHEL6/input/checks/**partition_for_var_log.xml
>>>> +++ b/RHEL6/input/checks/**partition_for_var_log.xml
>>>> @@ -5,17 +5,19 @@
>>>>         <affected family="unix">
>>>>           <platform>Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6</platform>
>>>>         </affected>
>>>> -      <description>System logs are stored in the /var/log directory.
>>>> -      Ensure that it has its own partition or logical
>>>> volume.</description>
>>>> +      <description>System logs are stored in the /var/log directory.
>>>> Ensure
>>>> +      that it has its own partition or logical volume.</description>
>>>> +      <reference source="MED" ref_id="20130830"
>>>> ref_url="test_attestation" />
>>>>       </metadata>
>>>>       <criteria>
>>>>         <criterion test_ref="test_var_log_**partition"
>>>> comment="/var/log on own partition" />
>>>>       </criteria>
>>>>     </definition>
>>>> -  <linux:partition_test check="all" check_existence="all_exist"
>>>> id="test_var_log_partition" version="1" comment="/var/log on own partition">
>>>> -      <linux:object object_ref="object_mount_var_**log_own_partition"
>>>> />
>>>> +  <linux:partition_test check="all" check_existence="all_exist"
>>>> +  id="test_var_log_partition" version="1" comment="/var/log on own
>>>> partition">
>>>> +    <linux:object object_ref="object_mount_var_**log_own_partition" />
>>>>     </linux:partition_test>
>>>>     <linux:partition_object id="object_mount_var_log_own_**partition"
>>>> version="1">
>>>> -      <linux:mount_point>/var/log</**linux:mount_point>
>>>> +    <linux:mount_point>/var/log</**linux:mount_point>
>>>>     </linux:partition_object>
>>>>   </def-group>
>>>> diff --git a/RHEL6/input/checks/**partition_for_var_log_audit.**xml
>>>> b/RHEL6/input/checks/**partition_for_var_log_audit.**xml
>>>> index e88ceba..b7a7d68 100644
>>>> --- a/RHEL6/input/checks/**partition_for_var_log_audit.**xml
>>>> +++ b/RHEL6/input/checks/**partition_for_var_log_audit.**xml
>>>> @@ -6,18 +6,22 @@
>>>>           <platform>Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6</platform>
>>>>         </affected>
>>>>         <description>Audit logs are stored in the /var/log/audit
>>>> directory.
>>>> -      Ensure that it has its own partition or logical volume. Make
>>>> -      absolutely certain that it is large enough to store all audit
>>>> logs
>>>> -      that will be created by the auditing daemon.</description>
>>>> +      Ensure that it has its own partition or logical volume. Make
>>>> absolutely
>>>> +      certain that it is large enough to store all audit logs that
>>>> will be
>>>> +      created by the auditing daemon.</description>
>>>> +      <reference source="MED" ref_id="20130830"
>>>> ref_url="test_attestation" />
>>>>       </metadata>
>>>>       <criteria>
>>>>         <criterion test_ref="test_var_log_audit_**partition"
>>>> comment="/var/log/audit on own partition" />
>>>>       </criteria>
>>>>     </definition>
>>>> -  <linux:partition_test check="all" check_existence="all_exist"
>>>> id="test_var_log_audit_**partition" version="1" comment="check for
>>>> /var/log/audit partition">
>>>> -      <linux:object object_ref="object_mount_var_**log_audit_own_partition"
>>>> />
>>>> +  <linux:partition_test check="all" check_existence="all_exist"
>>>> +  id="test_var_log_audit_**partition" version="1"
>>>> +  comment="check for /var/log/audit partition">
>>>> +    <linux:object object_ref="object_mount_var_**log_audit_own_partition"
>>>> />
>>>>     </linux:partition_test>
>>>> -  <linux:partition_object id="object_mount_var_log_**audit_own_partition"
>>>> version="1">
>>>> -      <linux:mount_point>/var/log/**audit</linux:mount_point>
>>>> +  <linux:partition_object id="object_mount_var_log_**
>>>> audit_own_partition"
>>>> +  version="1">
>>>> +    <linux:mount_point>/var/log/**audit</linux:mount_point>
>>>>     </linux:partition_object>
>>>>   </def-group>
>>>>
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