Configure Proper SSH Key Exchange Algorithms

Key exchange is a process in which two parties exchange keys to allow the use of an encryption algorithm. A secure key exchange algorithm enables them to securely exchange keys, thereby using encryption algorithms to encrypt messages to be sent and decrypt received messages. Set the SSH key...

Ensure That Partitions That Do Not Need to Be Modified Are Mounted as Read-Only

Mounting a file system that does not need to be modified as read-only can prevent unintentional or malicious data tampering and reduce the attack surface. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the...

Ensure That the Unnecessary SUID/SGID Bit on a File Is Deleted

SUID set user ID and SGID set group ID are special permission bits used to control program permissions in UNIX and UNIX-like OSs, including Linux. It is important to ensure that files do not contain unnecessary SUID or SGID bits to improve system security. These bits allow files to run with the...

Do Not Install the rsync Service

The rsync service can synchronize data between servers or between local drive partitions. However, information leakage risks exist because rsync uses non-encrypted transmission protocols. If the rsync service is enabled and data is transmitted between servers over the network, attackers can...

Disable PermitUserEnvironment

PermitUserEnvironment allows users to set SSH environment variables, which may be exploited by attackers to launch attacks. If PermitUserEnvironment is set to yes, attackers can modify SSH environment variables to evade the security mechanism or execute attack code. This configuration must be...

Correctly Configure the Log Records of Each Service

Logs should be configured so that important system behaviors and security-related information are recorded by rsyslog. The configuration files /etc/rsyslog.conf and /etc/rsyslog.d/.conf specify the rules for logging and the files for recording specific types of logs. If logging is not configured,...

Ensure Kernel SMEP is Enabled

Supervisor Mode Execution Prevention SMEP can be enabled to prevent the user-space code execution on the kernel. If SMEP is not enabled, attackers can execute the user-space code through kernel-mode code redirection, which increases the attack surface and reduces system security. SMEP is enabled ...

Do Not Install the X Window System

X Window System X for short provides a GUI for users to log in and perform operations in Linux. Generally, servers do not require a GUI. Administrators can configure and modify a server through the CLI. X SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a...

Powering the Future of Cyber Risk Management: Welcoming Our First mROC Alliance Members

Organizations today face a growing challenge: fragmented security tools, a flood of risk findings, and limited visibility across environments. But perhaps the biggest challenge of them all is the disconnect between cybersecurity efforts and the business value at risk. Without the ability to...

Authoring Custom Spin Templates

Learn how to create, distribute, and install custom templates for Spin CLI to boost developer productivity and meet regulatory compliance...

Moderate: Red Hat Security Advisory: 389-ds-base security update

An update for 389-ds-base is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability fro...

EulerOS 2.0 SP12 : python3 (EulerOS-SA-2025-1435)

According to the versions of the python3 packages installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities : The Python standard library functions urllib.parse.urlsplit and urlparse accepted domain names that included square brackets which isn't valid...

Bridging the Gap: How Qualys Simplifies NCA ECC 2024 Compliance for Businesses

As the digital environment advances, new and more sophisticated cyber threats emerge, necessitating stronger and more adaptive cybersecurity measures. Recognizing this need, the National Cybersecurity Authority NCA of Saudi Arabia has introduced the Essential Cybersecurity Controls ECC 2024...

CVE-2024-42212

HCL BigFix Compliance is affected by an improper or missing SameSite attribute. This can lead to Cross-Site Request Forgery CSRF attacks, where a malicious site could trick a user's browser into making unintended requests using authenticated sessions...

CVE-2024-42213

HCL BigFix Compliance is affected by inclusion of temporary files left in the production environment. An attacker might gain access to these files by indexing or retrieved via predictable URLs or misconfigured permissions, leading to information disclosure...

CVE-2024-42212

HCL BigFix Compliance is affected by an improper or missing SameSite attribute. This can lead to Cross-Site Request Forgery CSRF attacks, where a malicious site could trick a user's browser into making unintended requests using authenticated sessions...

CVE-2024-42213 HCL BigFix Compliance is affected by inclusion of temporary files left in the production environment

HCL BigFix Compliance is affected by inclusion of temporary files left in the production environment. An attacker might gain access to these files by indexing or retrieved via predictable URLs or misconfigured permissions, leading to information disclosure...

CVE-2024-42213 HCL BigFix Compliance is affected by inclusion of temporary files left in the production environment

HCL BigFix Compliance is affected by inclusion of temporary files left in the production environment. An attacker might gain access to these files by indexing or retrieved via predictable URLs or misconfigured permissions, leading to information disclosure...

CVE-2024-42213

CVE-2024-42213 affects HCL BigFix Compliance. The issue is the inclusion of temporary files left in production, which could be exposed via indexing, predictable URLs, or misconfigured permissions, causing information disclosure. CVSSv3.1 base score is 5.3 (Medium); attack vector: network; impact ...

CVE-2024-42212

CVE-2024-42212 affects HCL BigFix Compliance due to an improper or missing SameSite attribute, enabling Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) via authenticated sessions. The primary sources consistently describe the issue as a CSRF risk stemming from SameSite misconfiguration; the CVSS 3.1 base metri...