YUM must be configured to prevent the installation of patches, service packs, device drivers, or OL 8 system components that have not been digitally signed using a certificate that is recognized and approved by the organization.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-248574	OL08-00-010370	SV-248574r986332_rule		High

Description
Changes to any software components can have significant effects on the overall security of the operating system. This requirement ensures the software has not been tampered with and that it has been provided by a trusted vendor. Accordingly, patches, service packs, device drivers, or operating system components must be signed with a certificate recognized and approved by the organization. Verifying the authenticity of the software prior to installation validates the integrity of the patch or upgrade received from a vendor. This verifies the software has not been tampered with and that it has been provided by a trusted vendor. Self-signed certificates are disallowed by this requirement. The operating system should not have to verify the software again. This requirement does not mandate DOD certificates for this purpose; however, the certificate used to verify the software must be from an approved Certificate Authority (CA).

Description

Changes to any software components can have significant effects on the overall security of the operating system. This requirement ensures the software has not been tampered with and that it has been provided by a trusted vendor. Accordingly, patches, service packs, device drivers, or operating system components must be signed with a certificate recognized and approved by the organization. Verifying the authenticity of the software prior to installation validates the integrity of the patch or upgrade received from a vendor. This verifies the software has not been tampered with and that it has been provided by a trusted vendor. Self-signed certificates are disallowed by this requirement. The operating system should not have to verify the software again. This requirement does not mandate DOD certificates for this purpose; however, the certificate used to verify the software must be from an approved Certificate Authority (CA).

STIG	Date
Oracle Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2024-06-04

Details

Check Text ( C-52008r986331_chk )
Check that YUM verifies the signature of packages from a repository prior to install with the following command: $ sudo grep gpgcheck /etc/yum.repos.d/*.repo gpgcheck=1 If "gpgcheck" is not set to "1", or if options are missing or commented out, ask the system administrator (SA) how the certificates for patches and other operating system components are verified. If there is no process to validate certificates that is approved by the organization, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-52008r986331_chk )

Check that YUM verifies the signature of packages from a repository prior to install with the following command:

$ sudo grep gpgcheck /etc/yum.repos.d/*.repo

gpgcheck=1

If "gpgcheck" is not set to "1", or if options are missing or commented out, ask the system administrator (SA) how the certificates for patches and other operating system components are verified.

If there is no process to validate certificates that is approved by the organization, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-51962r779287_fix)
Configure OL 8 to verify the signature of packages from a repository prior to install by setting the following option in the "/etc/yum.repos.d/[your_repo_name].repo" file: gpgcheck=1