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# enhances misc security settings #
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# Enhances miscellaneous security settings
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Inspired by Kernel Self Protection Project (KSPP)
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## Kernel hardening
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* Implements most if not all recommended Linux kernel settings (sysctl) and
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kernel parameters by KSPP.
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This section is inspired by the Kernel Self Protection Project (KSPP). It
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implements all recommended Linux kernel settings by the KSPP and many
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more.
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* https://kernsec.org/wiki/index.php/Kernel_Self_Protection_Project
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kernel hardening:
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### sysctl
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* deactivates Netfilter's connection tracking helper
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Netfilter's connection tracking helper module increases kernel attack
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surface by enabling superfluous functionality such as IRC parsing in
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the kernel. (!) Hence, this package disables this feature by shipping the
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`/etc/modprobe.d/30_security-misc.conf` configuration file.
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sysctl settings are configured via the `/etc/sysctl.d/30_security-misc.conf`
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configuration file.
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* Kernel symbols in various files in `/proc` are hidden as they can be
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very useful for kernel exploits.
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* A kernel pointer points to a specific location in kernel memory. These
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can be very useful in exploiting the kernel so they are restricted to `CAP_SYSLOG`.
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* Kexec is disabled as it can be used to load a malicious kernel.
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`/etc/modprobe.d/30_security-misc.conf`
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* The kernel logs are restricted to `CAP_SYSLOG` as they can often leak sensitive
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information such as kernel pointers.
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* ASLR effectiveness for mmap is increased.
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* The `ptrace()` system call is restricted to `CAP_SYS_PTRACE`.
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* The TCP/IP stack is hardened by disabling ICMP redirect acceptance,
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ICMP redirect sending and source routing to prevent man-in-the-middle attacks,
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ignoring all ICMP requests, enabling TCP syncookies to prevent SYN flood
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attacks, enabling RFC1337 to protect against time-wait assassination
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attacks and enabling reverse path filtering to prevent IP spoofing and
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mitigate vulnerabilities such as CVE-2019-14899.
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* eBPF is restricted to `CAP_BPF` (`CAP_SYS_ADMIN` on kernel versions prior
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to 5.8) and JIT hardening techniques such as constant blinding are enabled.
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* Avoids unintentional writes to attacker-controlled files.
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* Restricts performance events to `CAP_PERFMON` (`CAP_SYS_ADMIN` on kernel
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versions prior to 5.8).
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* Prevents symlink/hardlink TOCTOU races.
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* Restricts loading line disciplines to `CAP_SYS_MODULE` to prevent unprivileged
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attackers from loading vulnerable line disciplines with the `TIOCSETD` ioctl which
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has been abused in a number of exploits before.
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* SACK can be disabled as it is commonly exploited and is rarely used by
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uncommenting settings in file `/etc/sysctl.d/30_security-misc.conf`.
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* Restricts the `userfaultfd()` syscall to `CAP_SYS_PTRACE` as `userfaultfd()` is
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often abused to exploit use-after-free flaws.
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* Slab merging is disabled as sometimes a slab can be used in a vulnerable
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way which an attacker can exploit.
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* Kexec is disabled as it can be used to load a malicious kernel and gain
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arbitrary code execution in kernel mode.
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* Sanity checks and redzoning are enabled.
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* The bits of entropy used for mmap ASLR are increased, therefore improving
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its effectiveness.
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* Memory zeroing at allocation and free time is enabled.
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* Prevents unintentional writes to attacker-controlled files.
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* Prevents common symlink and hardlink TOCTOU races.
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* Restricts the SysRq key so it can only be used for shutdowns and the
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Secure Attention Key.
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* The kernel is only allowed to swap if it is absolutely necessary. This
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prevents writing potentially sensitive contents of memory to disk.
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* TCP timestamps are disabled as it can allow detecting the system time.
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### Boot parameters
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Boot parameters are configured via the `/etc/modprobe.d/30_security-misc.conf`
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configuration file.
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* Slab merging is disabled which significantly increases the difficulty of
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heap exploitation by preventing overwriting objects from merged caches and
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by making it harder to influence slab cache layout.
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* Sanity checks are enabled which add various checks to prevent corruption
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in certain slab operations.
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* Redzoning is enabled which adds extra areas around slabs that detect when
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a slab is overwritten past its real size which can help detect overflows.
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* Memory zeroing at allocation and free time is enabled to mitigate some
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use-after-free vulnerabilities and erase sensitive information in memory.
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* Page allocator freelist randomization is enabled.
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* The machine check tolerance level is decreased which makes the kernel panic
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on uncorrectable errors in ECC memory that could be exploited.
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* Kernel Page Table Isolation is enabled to mitigate Meltdown and increase
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KASLR effectiveness.
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* Enables all mitigations for CPU vulnerabilities and disables SMT.
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* vsyscalls are disabled as they are obsolete, are at fixed addresses and thus,
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are a potential target for ROP.
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* A systemd service clears System.map on boot as these contain kernel symbols
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that could be useful to an attacker.
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`/etc/kernel/postinst.d/30_remove-system-map`
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`/lib/systemd/system/remove-system-map.service`
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`/usr/lib/security-misc/remove-system.map`
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* The kernel panics on oopses to thwart certain kernel exploits.
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* Coredumps are disabled as they may contain important information such as
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encryption keys or passwords.
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`/etc/security/limits.d/30_security-misc.conf`
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`/etc/sysctl.d/30_security-misc.conf`
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`/lib/systemd/coredump.conf.d/30_security-misc.conf`
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* All mitigations for known CPU vulnerabilities are enabled and SMT is
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disabled.
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* The thunderbolt and firewire kernel modules are blacklisted as they can be
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used for DMA (Direct Memory Access) attacks.
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* IOMMU is enabled to prevent DMA attacks.
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* IOMMU is enabled with a boot parameter to prevent DMA attacks.
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### Blacklisted kernel modules
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* Bluetooth is blacklisted to reduce attack surface. Bluetooth also has
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Certain kernel modules are blacklisted to reduce attack surface via the
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`/etc/modprobe.d/30_security-misc.conf` configuration file.
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* Deactivates Netfilter's connection tracking helper — this module
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increases kernel attack surface by enabling superfluous functionality
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such as IRC parsing in the kernel. Hence, this feature is disabled.
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* Uncommon network protocols are blacklisted. This includes:
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DCCP - Datagram Congestion Control Protocol
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SCTP - Stream Control Transmission Protocol
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RDS - Reliable Datagram Sockets
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TIPC - Transparent Inter-process Communication
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HDLC - High-Level Data Link Control
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AX25 - Amateur X.25
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NetRom
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X25
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ROSE
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DECnet
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Econet
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af_802154 - IEEE 802.15.4
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IPX - Internetwork Packet Exchange
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AppleTalk
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PSNAP - Subnetwork Access Protocol
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p8023 - Novell raw IEEE 802.3
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p8022 - IEEE 802.2
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CAN — Controller Area Network
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ATM
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* Bluetooth is also blacklisted to reduce attack surface. Bluetooth has
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a history of security concerns.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluetooth#History_of_security_concerns
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`/etc/modprobe.d/30_security-misc.conf`
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* A systemd service restricts `/proc/cpuinfo`, `/proc/bus`, `/proc/scsi` and
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`/sys` to the root user only. This hides a lot of hardware identifiers from
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unprivileged users and increases security as `/sys` exposes a lot of
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information that shouldn't be accessible to unprivileged users. As this will
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break many things, it is disabled by default and can optionally be enabled by
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running `systemctl enable hide-hardware-info.service` as root.
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`/usr/lib/security-misc/hide-hardware-info`
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`/lib/systemd/system/hide-hardware-info.service`
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`/lib/systemd/system/user@.service.d/sysfs.conf`
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`/etc/hide-hardware-info.d/30_default.conf`
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* The Thunderbolt and FireWire kernel modules are blacklisted as they are
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often vulnerable to DMA attacks.
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* The vivid kernel module is only required for testing and has been the cause
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of multiple vulnerabilities so it is blacklisted.
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* The MSR kernel module is blacklisted to prevent CPU MSRs from being
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abused to write to arbitrary memory.
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* Vsyscalls are disabled as they are obsolete, are at fixed addresses and are
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a target for ROP.
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### Other
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* Page allocator freelist randomization is enabled.
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* A systemd service clears the System.map file on boot as these contain kernel
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pointers. The file is completely overwritten with zeroes to ensure it cannot
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be recovered. See:
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* The vivid kernel module is blacklisted as it's only required for testing
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and has been the cause of multiple vulnerabilities.
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`/etc/kernel/postinst.d/30_remove-system-map`
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`/lib/systemd/system/remove-system-map.service`
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`/usr/lib/security-misc/remove-system.map`
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* Coredumps are disabled as they may contain important information such as
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encryption keys or passwords. See:
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`/etc/security/limits.d/30_security-misc.conf`
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`/etc/sysctl.d/30_security-misc.conf`
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`/lib/systemd/coredump.conf.d/30_security-misc.conf`
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* An initramfs hook sets the sysctl values in `/etc/sysctl.conf` and
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`/etc/sysctl.d` before init is executed so sysctl hardening is enabled
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as early as possible.
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* The kernel panics on oopses to prevent it from continuing to run a flawed
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process and to deter brute forcing.
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## Network hardening
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* Restricts the SysRq key so it can only be used for shutdowns and the
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Secure Attention Key.
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* TCP syncookies are enabled to prevent SYN flood attacks.
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* Restricts loading line disciplines to `CAP_SYS_MODULE`.
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* ICMP redirect acceptance, ICMP redirect sending, source routing and
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IPv6 router advertisements are disabled to prevent man-in-the-middle attacks.
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* Restricts the `userfaultfd()` syscall to root.
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* The kernel is configured to ignore all ICMP requests to avoid Smurf attacks,
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make the device more difficult to enumerate on the network and prevent clock
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fingerprinting through ICMP timestamps.
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Improve Entropy Collection
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* RFC1337 is enabled to protect against time-wait assassination attacks by
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dropping RST packets for sockets in the time-wait state.
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* Load `jitterentropy_rng` kernel module.
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`/usr/lib/modules-load.d/30_security-misc.conf`
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* Reverse path filtering is enabled to prevent IP spoofing and mitigate
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vulnerabilities such as CVE-2019-14899.
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## Entropy collection improvements
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* The `jitterentropy_rng` kernel module is loaded as early as possible
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during boot to gather more entropy via the
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`/usr/lib/modules-load.d/30_security-misc.conf` configuration file.
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* Distrusts the CPU for initial entropy at boot as it is not possible to
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audit, may contain weaknesses or a backdoor.
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* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RDRAND#Reception
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* https://twitter.com/pid_eins/status/1149649806056280069
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* For more references, see:
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* `/etc/default/grub.d/40_distrust_cpu.cfg`
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audit, may contain weaknesses or a backdoor. For references, see:
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`/etc/default/grub.d/40_distrust_cpu.cfg`
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* Gathers more entropy during boot if using the linux-hardened kernel patch.
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Uncommon network protocols are blacklisted:
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These are rarely used and may have unknown vulnerabilities.
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`/etc/modprobe.d/30_security-misc.conf`
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The network protocols that are blacklisted are:
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## Restrictive mount options
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* DCCP - Datagram Congestion Control Protocol
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* SCTP - Stream Control Transmission Protocol
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* RDS - Reliable Datagram Sockets
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* TIPC - Transparent Inter-process Communication
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* HDLC - High-Level Data Link Control
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* AX25 - Amateur X.25
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* NetRom
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* X25
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* ROSE
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* DECnet
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* Econet
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* af_802154 - IEEE 802.15.4
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* IPX - Internetwork Packet Exchange
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* AppleTalk
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* PSNAP - Subnetwork Access Protocol
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* p8023 - Novell raw IEEE 802.3
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* p8022 - IEEE 802.2
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`/home`, `/tmp`, `/dev/shm` and `/run` are remounted with the `nosuid` and `nodev`
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mount options to prevent execution of setuid or setgid binaries and creation of
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devices on those filesystems.
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user restrictions:
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Optionally, they can also be mounted with `noexec` to prevent execution of any
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binary. To opt-in to applying `noexec`, execute `touch /etc/noexec` as root
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and reboot.
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* remount `/home`, `/tmp`, `/dev/shm` and `/run` with `nosuid,nodev`
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(default) and `noexec` (opt-in). To disable this, run
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`sudo touch /etc/remount-disable`. To opt-in `noexec`, run
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`sudo touch /etc/noexec` and reboot (easiest).
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Alternatively file `/usr/local/etc/remount-disable` or file
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`/usr/local/etc/noexec` could be used.
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`/lib/systemd/system/remount-secure.service`
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`/usr/lib/security-misc/remount-secure`
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To disable this, execute `touch /etc/remount-disable` as root.
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* An optional systemd service mounts `/proc` with `hidepid=2` at boot to
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prevent users from seeing each other's processes. Not enabled because not
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compatible with pkexec.
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Alternatively, file `/usr/local/etc/remount-disable` or `/usr/local/etc/noexec`
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could be used.
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* The kernel logs are restricted to root only.
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* The BPF JIT compiler is restricted to the root user and is hardened.
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* The ptrace system call is restricted to the root user only.
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restricts access to the root account:
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## Root access restrictions
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* `su` is restricted to only users within the group `sudo` which prevents
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users from using `su` to gain root access or to switch user accounts.
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users from using `su` to gain root access or to switch user accounts —
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`/usr/share/pam-configs/wheel-security-misc`
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(Which results in a change in file `/etc/pam.d/common-auth`.)
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(which results in a change in file `/etc/pam.d/common-auth`).
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* Add user `root` to group `sudo`. This is required to make above work so
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login as a user in a virtual console is still possible.
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`debian/security-misc.postinst`
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* Add user `root` to group `sudo`. This is required due to the above restriction so
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that logging in from a virtual console is still possible — `debian/security-misc.postinst`
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* Abort login for users with locked passwords.
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`/usr/lib/security-misc/pam-abort-on-locked-password`
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* Abort login for users with locked passwords —
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`/usr/lib/security-misc/pam-abort-on-locked-password`.
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* Logging into the root account from a virtual, serial, whatnot console is
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prevented by shipping an existing and empty `/etc/securetty`.
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(Deletion of `/etc/securetty` has a different effect.)
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`/etc/securetty.security-misc`
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prevented by shipping an existing and empty `/etc/securetty` file
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(deletion of `/etc/securetty` has a different effect).
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* Console Lockdown.
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Allow members of group 'console' to use console.
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Everyone else except members of group
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'console-unrestricted' are restricted from using console using ancient,
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unpopular login methods such as using `/bin/login` over networks, which might
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be exploitable. (CVE-2001-0797) Using pam_access.
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Not enabled by default in this package since this package does not know which
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users shall be added to group 'console' and would break console.
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`/usr/share/pam-configs/console-lockdown-security-misc`
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`/etc/security/access-security-misc.conf`
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This package does not yet automatically lock the root account password. It
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is not clear if this would be sane in such a package although, it is recommended
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to lock and expire the root account.
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Protect Linux user accounts against brute force attacks.
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Lock user accounts after 50 failed login attempts using `pam_tally2`.
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`/usr/share/pam-configs/tally2-security-misc`
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In new Whonix builds, root account will be locked by package
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dist-base-files.
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informational output during Linux PAM:
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See:
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* https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Root
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* https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Dev/Permissions
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* https://forums.whonix.org/t/restrict-root-access/7658
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However, a locked root password will break rescue and emergency shell.
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Therefore, this package enables passwordless rescue and emergency shell.
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This is the same solution that Debian will likely adapt for Debian
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installer: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=802211
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See:
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* `/etc/systemd/system/emergency.service.d/override.conf`
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* `/etc/systemd/system/rescue.service.d/override.conf`
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Adverse security effects can be prevented by setting up BIOS password
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protection, GRUB password protection and/or full disk encryption.
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## Console lockdown
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This uses pam_access to allow members of group `console` to use console but
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restrict everyone else (except members of group `console-unrestricted`) from
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using console with ancient, unpopular login methods such as `/bin/login`
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over networks as this might be exploitable. (CVE-2001-0797)
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This is not enabled by default in this package since this package does not
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know which users shall be added to group 'console' and thus, would break console.
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See:
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* `/usr/share/pam-configs/console-lockdown-security-misc`
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* `/etc/security/access-security-misc.conf`
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## Brute force attack protection
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User accounts are locked after 50 failed login attempts using `pam_tally2`.
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Informational output during Linux PAM:
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* Show failed and remaining password attempts.
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* Document unlock procedure if Linux user account got locked.
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* Point out, that there is no password feedback for `su`.
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* Explain locked (root) account if locked.
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* Point out that there is no password feedback for `su`.
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* Explain locked root account if locked.
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See:
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* `/usr/share/pam-configs/tally2-security-misc`
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* `/usr/lib/security-misc/pam_tally2-info`
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* `/usr/lib/security-misc/pam-abort-on-locked-password`
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access rights restrictions:
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## Access rights restrictions
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* Strong Linux User Account Separation.
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Removes read, write and execute access for others for all users who have
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home folders under folder `/home` by running for example
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"chmod o-rwx /home/user"
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during package installation, upgrade or pam `mkhomedir`. This will be done
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only once per folder in folder `/home` so users who wish to relax file
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permissions are free to
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do so. This is to protect previously created files in user home folder which
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were previously created with lax file permissions prior installation of this
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package.
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`debian/security-misc.postinst`
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`/usr/lib/security-misc/permission-lockdown`
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`/usr/share/pam-configs/mkhomedir-security-misc`
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### Strong user account separation
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* SUID / GUID removal and permission hardening.
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A systemd service removed SUID / GUID from non-essential binaries as these are
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often used in privilege escalation attacks.
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It is disabled by default for now during testing and can optionally be enabled
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by running `systemctl enable permission-hardening.service` as root.
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https://forums.whonix.org/t/disable-suid-binaries/7706
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`/usr/lib/security-misc/permission-hardening`
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`/lib/systemd/system/permission-hardening.service`
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`/etc/permission-hardening.d/30_default.conf`
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Read, write and execute access for "others" are removed during package
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installation, upgrade or PAM `mkhomedir` for all users who have home
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folders in `/home` by running, for example:
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access rights relaxations:
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```
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chmod o-rwx /home/user
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```
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Redirect calls for `pkexec` to `lxqt-sudo` because `pkexec` is incompatible
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with `hidepid`.
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https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=860040
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https://forums.whonix.org/t/cannot-use-pkexec/8129
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`/usr/bin/pkexec.security-misc`
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This will be done only once per folder in `/home` so users who wish to
|
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relax file permissions are free to do so. This is to protect files in a
|
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home folder that were previously created with lax file permissions prior
|
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to the installation of this package.
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This package does (not yet) automatically lock the root account password.
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It is not clear that would be sane in such a package.
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It is recommended to lock and expire the root account.
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In new Whonix builds, root account will be locked by package
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dist-base-files.
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https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Root
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https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Dev/Permissions
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https://forums.whonix.org/t/restrict-root-access/7658
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However, a locked root password will break rescue and emergency shell.
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Therefore this package enables passwordless rescue and emergency shell.
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This is the same solution that Debian will likely adapt for Debian
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installer.
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https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=802211
|
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Adverse security effects can be prevented by setting up BIOS password
|
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protection, grub password protection and/or full disk encryption.
|
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`/etc/systemd/system/emergency.service.d/override.conf`
|
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`/etc/systemd/system/rescue.service.d/override.conf`
|
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See:
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|
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Let the kernel only swap if it is absolutely necessary.
|
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`/etc/sysctl.d/30_security-misc.conf`
|
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* `debian/security-misc.postinst`
|
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* `/usr/lib/security-misc/permission-lockdown`
|
||||
* `/usr/share/pam-configs/mkhomedir-security-misc`
|
||||
|
||||
Disables TCP Time Stamps:
|
||||
### SUID / SGID removal and permission hardening
|
||||
|
||||
TCP time stamps (RFC 1323) allow for tracking clock
|
||||
information with millisecond resolution. This may or may not allow an
|
||||
attacker to learn information about the system clock at such
|
||||
a resolution, depending on various issues such as network lag.
|
||||
This information is available to anyone who monitors the network
|
||||
somewhere between the attacked system and the destination server.
|
||||
It may allow an attacker to find out how long a given
|
||||
system has been running, and to distinguish several
|
||||
systems running behind NAT and using the same IP address. It might
|
||||
also allow one to look for clocks that match an expected value to find the
|
||||
public IP used by a user.
|
||||
A systemd service removes SUID / SGID bits from non-essential binaries as
|
||||
these are often used in privilege escalation attacks. It is disabled by
|
||||
default for now during testing and can optionally be enabled by running
|
||||
`systemctl enable permission-hardening.service` as root.
|
||||
|
||||
Hence, this package disables this feature by shipping the
|
||||
`/etc/sysctl.d/30_security-misc.conf` configuration file.
|
||||
See:
|
||||
|
||||
Note that TCP time stamps normally have some usefulness. They are
|
||||
needed for:
|
||||
* `/usr/lib/security-misc/permission-hardening`
|
||||
* `/lib/systemd/system/permission-hardening.service`
|
||||
* `/etc/permission-hardening.d`
|
||||
* https://forums.whonix.org/t/disable-suid-binaries/7706
|
||||
|
||||
* the TCP protection against wrapped sequence numbers; however, to
|
||||
trigger a wrap, one needs to send roughly 2^32 packets in one
|
||||
minute: as said in RFC 1700, "The current recommended default
|
||||
time to live (TTL) for the Internet Protocol (IP) [45,105] is 64".
|
||||
So, this probably won't be a practical problem in the context
|
||||
of Anonymity Distributions.
|
||||
* "Round-Trip Time Measurement", which is only useful when the user
|
||||
manages to saturate their connection. When using Anonymity Distributions,
|
||||
probably the limiting factor for transmission speed is rarely the capacity
|
||||
of the user connection.
|
||||
### Access rights relaxations
|
||||
|
||||
Application specific hardening:
|
||||
Calls to `pkexec` are redirected to `lxqt-sudo` because `pkexec` is
|
||||
incompatible with `hidepid=2`.
|
||||
|
||||
* Enables APT seccomp-BPF sandboxing. `/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/40sandbox`
|
||||
See:
|
||||
|
||||
* `/usr/bin/pkexec.security-misc`
|
||||
* https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=860040
|
||||
* https://forums.whonix.org/t/cannot-use-pkexec/8129
|
||||
|
||||
## Application-specific hardening
|
||||
|
||||
* Enables APT seccomp-BPF sandboxing — `/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/40sandbox`.
|
||||
* Deactivates previews in Dolphin.
|
||||
* Deactivates previews in Nautilus.
|
||||
`/usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/30_security-misc.gschema.override`
|
||||
* Deactivates previews in Nautilus —
|
||||
`/usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/30_security-misc.gschema.override`.
|
||||
* Deactivates thumbnails in Thunar.
|
||||
* Enables punycode (`network.IDN_show_punycode`) by default in Thunderbird
|
||||
to make phishing attacks more difficult. Fixing URL not showing real Domain
|
||||
Name (Homograph attack).
|
||||
* Displays domain names in punycode (`network.IDN_show_punycode`) in
|
||||
Thunderbird to prevent IDN homograph attacks (a form of phishing).
|
||||
* Security and privacy enhancements for gnupg's config file
|
||||
`/etc/skel/.gnupg/gpg.conf`. See also:
|
||||
|
||||
https://raw.github.com/ioerror/torbirdy/master/gpg.conf
|
||||
|
||||
https://github.com/ioerror/torbirdy/pull/11
|
||||
|
||||
Want more? Look into these:
|
||||
## Opt-in hardening
|
||||
|
||||
Some hardening is opt-in as it causes too much breakage to be enabled by
|
||||
default.
|
||||
|
||||
* TCP SACK can be disabled as it is commonly exploited and is rarely used by
|
||||
uncommenting settings in the `/etc/sysctl.d/30_security-misc.conf`
|
||||
configuration file.
|
||||
|
||||
* An optional systemd service mounts `/proc` with `hidepid=2` at boot to
|
||||
prevent users from seeing another user's processes. This is disabled by
|
||||
default because it is incompatible with `pkexec`. It can be enabled by
|
||||
executing `systemctl enable proc-hidepid.service` as root.
|
||||
|
||||
* A systemd service restricts `/proc/cpuinfo`, `/proc/bus`, `/proc/scsi` and
|
||||
`/sys` to the root user. This hides a lot of hardware identifiers from
|
||||
unprivileged users and increases security as `/sys` exposes a lot of
|
||||
information that shouldn't be accessible to unprivileged users. As this will
|
||||
break many things, it is disabled by default and can optionally be enabled by
|
||||
executing `systemctl enable hide-hardware-info.service` as root.
|
||||
|
||||
## Related
|
||||
|
||||
* Linux Kernel Runtime Guard (LKRG)
|
||||
* tirdad - TCP ISN CPU Information Leak Protection.
|
||||
* Whonix ™ - Anonymous Operating System
|
||||
* Kicksecure ™ - A Security-hardened, Non-anonymous Linux Distribution
|
||||
* SecBrowser ™ - A Security-hardened, Non-anonymous Browser
|
||||
* And more.
|
||||
* https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Linux_Kernel_Runtime_Guard_LKRG
|
||||
* https://github.com/Whonix/tirdad
|
||||
* https://www.whonix.org
|
||||
* https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Kicksecure
|
||||
* https://www.whonix.org/wiki/SecBrowser
|
||||
* https://github.com/Whonix
|
||||
|
||||
Discussion:
|
||||
## Discussion
|
||||
|
||||
Happening primarily in Whonix forums.
|
||||
|
||||
https://forums.whonix.org/t/kernel-hardening/7296
|
||||
## How to install `security-misc` ##
|
||||
|
||||
## How to install `security-misc`
|
||||
|
||||
See https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Security-misc#install
|
||||
|
||||
## How to Build deb Package from Source Code ##
|
||||
## How to Build deb Package from Source Code
|
||||
|
||||
Can be build using standard Debian package build tools such as:
|
||||
|
||||
@ -349,11 +414,11 @@ See instructions. (Replace `generic-package` with the actual name of this packag
|
||||
* **A)** [easy](https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Dev/Build_Documentation/generic-package/easy), _OR_
|
||||
* **B)** [including verifying software signatures](https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Dev/Build_Documentation/generic-package)
|
||||
|
||||
## Contact ##
|
||||
## Contact
|
||||
|
||||
* [Free Forum Support](https://forums.whonix.org)
|
||||
* [Professional Support](https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Professional_Support)
|
||||
|
||||
## Donate ##
|
||||
## Donate
|
||||
|
||||
`security-misc` requires [donations](https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Donate) to stay alive!
|
||||
|
||||
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