Important Highlights

• Add openembedded distro support (#10793)
• Remove DRAFT wording for OpenShift STIG (#11100)
• Remove test-function-check_playbook_file_removed_and_added test (#10982)
• scap-security-guide: Add Poky support (#11046)

New Rules and Profiles

• Add rule package_s-nail-installed (#11144)
• Fix in audit_rules_systadmin_actions and new rule audit_rules_sysadmi… (#10685)

Updated Rules and Profiles

• A correction in the rule pam_disable_automatic_configuration (#10902)
• accounts_umask_etc_bashrc: depend on bash being installed (#10915)
• Add a two rules to RHEL 9 STIG (#10910)
• Add additional rules from CIS Level 1 to SAP hardening profile (#10965)
• Add missing CIS references for SLE platforms (#11024)
• Add mount platform to mount_option_var_nosuid (#11037)
• Add rule logind_session_timeout to OL8 STIG (#10917)
• Add SELinux as platform (#11138)
• Add SRG ID to logind_session_timeout (#10936)
• Add tmux platform to tmux related rules (#11017)
• Add UBTU-20-010044 to existing ansible remediation (#11073)
• Add UBTU-20-010181 for generating audit record for unsuccessful attem… (#11057)
• Add UBTU-20-010401 to restrict kernel message buffer (#11063)
• Add UBTU-20-010461 to ensure kernel module usb-storage is blacklisted… (#11062)
• Add UBTU-20-010462 to lock accounts without passwords (#11060)
• Add UBTU-20-010463 to ensure system does not allow accounts configure… (#11061)
• Add variable support to auditd_name_format rule (#11019)
• Add version for OCP CIS (#11152)
• Add version for OCP STIG (#11153)
• Add version metadata to the OCP PCI-DSS profile (#11155)
• Add warning to network_configure_name_resolution (#10997)
• Allow default permission for user.cfg file in UEFI systems (#10884)
• ANSSI: add rules to enable auditing service (#11005)
• Build OCP STIG profiles by default (#11132)
• Change how example ROLE_LIST are formatted (#11123)
• Change rule to use variable when auditing faillock (#11007)
• Changes in SLE 12/15 profiles to support logrotate service (#10796)
• Couple of fixes in PAM related rules for SLE platforms (#11014)
• Create runtime_kernel_fips_enabled cpe and apply it to service_rngd_enabled for OL8 (#10916)
• Deprecate UBTU-20-010180 (#11079)
• Disable sysctl_kernel_yama_ptrace_scope rule for sle15 (#11139)
• Drop hmac-ripemd160 sshd mac from strong MACs list (#10739)
• Enable ansible and bash remediation for sssd for UBTU-20-010441 (#11097)
• Enable logrotate.timer check on RHCOS4 (#11045)
• Enable package_cryptsetup-luks_installed rule for RHEL9 (#10948)
• Express more accurate per package platform limitation for firewall rules (#10812)
• Fix excluded_files and recursive for UBTU-20-010416 (#11086)
• Fix in audit_rules_systadmin_actions and new rule audit_rules_sysadmi… (#10685)
• Fix into the rule sysctl_kernel_randomize_va_space (#10555)
• fix naming for UBTU-20-010430 (#11056)
• Fix package_audit-libs_installed rule.yml (#11127)
• Fix rule ubtu 20 010033 (#11065)
• Fix STIG references for SLE15 (#10850)
• Fix UBTU-20-010179 to use proper parameters and key (#11080)
• Fix UBTU-20-010267 and deprecate STIGs (#11084)
• Fix UBTU-20-10450 STIG (#11058)
• Fix variable selection when selecting the default value (#11015)
• Implement rules for CIS OCP Section 1.4 (#10840)
• Include new options in var_accounts_minimum_age_login_defs (#11052)
• Include RHEL indentifiers in logrotate related rules (#10904)
• Introduce secure_boot & kernel_uek cpes and use them in sysctl_kernel_kexec_load_disabled (#10919)
• iptables_ruleset_modifications: depend on iptables being installed (#11030)
• no_rsh_trust_files: depend on rsh-server being installed (#10809)
• OCP4 CIS: Re-add forgotten rules (#10864)
• OCPBUGS-10508: Add quotes around SCC audit procedure (#10940)
• OCPBUGS-16628: Fix namespace when checking the hosted clusters (#10987)
• OCPBUGS-16877: Check for etcd pod specification in /etc/kubernetes/manifests (#10964)
• OCPBUGS-16877: Update etcd member rules texts' to align with the checks (#10970)
• OCPBUGS-17216: Update rotate certificates check for OCP 4.14 (#10973)
• OCPBUGS-7455: Hide API warning messages (#10971)
• OL7 DISA STIG v2r12 update (#10921)
• Port over etcd encryption rule from CIS 1.3 controls (#10753)
• Refactor display_login_attempts rule for simplicity and avoid noise (#10979)
• Remove controller_rotate_kubelet_server_certs from OCP CIS v.1.4.0 (#10992)
• Remove CIS reference from image policy webhook rule (#10932)
• Remove DRAFT wording for OpenShift STIG (#11100)
• Remove protect kernel default and sysctl rules from CIS (#10931)
• remove rules not relevant to RHEL 9 from STIG profile (#10996)
• Remove rules that cannot be applied during image build (#10946)
• Remove sebool_secure_mode_insmod from anssi (#11001)
• Remove the rule accounts_passwords_pam_faillock_interval from SLE pro… (#11115)
• Remove tickets from CIS control files (#10869)
• RHCOS4 STIG: Cover the controls that correspond to the AU control family (#10732)
• Select the var_accounts_passwords_pam_faillock_dir=run in RHEL7 profiles (#11163)
• Standard Profile Improvements (#11109)
• Ubuntu: Add missing nftables variables and improve remediation and checks (#11134)
• Update CIS profiles to use control files (#10833)
• Update kubelet event creation limit to 50 (#10950)
• Update link to English version of ANSSI guide (#11038)
• Update metadata of OSPP profile in RHEL8/9 (#10984)
• Update OL8 STIG to V1R7 (#10918)
• Update platform on bios_enable_execution_restrictions (#10880)
• Update ssh stig HMACS and Ciphers allowed in OL8 STIG (#10920)
• Update sshd_approved_ciphers value for RHEL in STIG profile (#10966)
• Update Ubuntu 20.04 DISA Manual STIG to v1r9 (#11096)
• Use var_accounts_passwords_pam_faillock_dir in audit_rules_login_events (#11110)
• Version FedRAMP high and moderate profiles for OpenShift (#11154)

Changes in Remediations

• 0640 permission in permissions_local_var_log should only apply to files (#10856)
• accounts_umask_etc_bashrc: ansible: Fix bashrc path for Ubuntu (#11124)
• Add Ansible remediation for directory_group_ownership_var_log_audit (#11025)
• Add Ansible Remediation for directory_ownership_var_log_audit (#11012)
• Add RHEL as platform in su pam wheel group remidiation (#10995)
• Add rsyslog ansible remediation for UBTU-20-010403 (#11094)
• Avoid Ansible shell module if not necessary (#10887)
• change hardcoded value to variable in ansible of accounts_password_set_min_life_existing (#10885)
• Couple of small fixes (#11004)
• Drop irrelevant return statement in bash remediation (#10988)
• Fix ansible remediation of configure_ssh_crypto_policy (#11008)
• Fix Ansible Tasks order (#11117)
• Fix bash_sshd_remediation macro on OL exclusive code (#10980)
• Fix into the rule sysctl_kernel_randomize_va_space (#10555)
• Fix path and add ansible remediation UBTU-20-010298 (#11087)
• Fix remediation of sssd_enable_smartcards (#10981)
• Fix UBTU-20-010449 ansible remediation to proper path and substitution (#11068)
• Fix umask bash and Ansible (#11108)
• Improve Ansible remediation for dir_perms_world_writable_sticky_bits (#10951)
• improve bash remediation of mount_option template (#11009)
• Improve remediation for SSH global settings (#11032)
• Improve template macros for grub command line (#10989)
• Minor improvements in configure_opensc_nss_db (#11044)
• Modify adie db exist path for UBTU-20-010450 (#11064)
• OCPBUGS-11696: Update encryption type to support 4.13 deployments (#10974)
• Refactor Ansible remediations that search local file systems (#10912)
• Replace shell command with find for chrony.conf files on UBTU-20-010435 (#11095)
• SLE Add journald configuration droping remediations (#10671)
• SLE AIDE periodic check and remediation via systemd timer (#10589)
• SLE Service timesyncd configured rule (#10670)
• templates: file_permissions: Improve handling of directories in ansible remediation (#10882)
• Update enable_fips_mode Ansible Remedation (#11026)
• Update no_legacy_plus_entries_* Ansible Remedations (#11027)
• Use parameter value in ansible lineinfile macro (#10958)
• Use var_accounts_passwords_pam_faillock_dir in audit_rules_login_events (#11110)

Changes in Checks

• Couple of fixes in PAM related rules for SLE platforms (#11014)
• enhance OVAL for enable_fips_mode (#10897)
• Fix into the rule sysctl_kernel_randomize_va_space (#10555)
• Improve OVAL readability in enable_fips_mode (#10911)
• Improve sshd_use_approved_kex_ordered_stig (#11053)
• Minor improvements in configure_opensc_nss_db (#11044)
• Remove kernel cmdline check (#10961)
• Select the var_accounts_passwords_pam_faillock_dir=run in RHEL7 profiles (#11163)
• SLE15 audit rules mac modification usr share depends on selinux policy packages (#10883)
• Sysctl template remediations do not modify package files (#10881)

Changes in the Infrastructure

• Add a faster alternative for generating HTML guides (#11036)
• Add Dependabot (#11113)
• Add manifests to zipfile target (#10944)
• Add Merge Group Trigger to Required Jobs (#11162)
• Add product as parameter when building profile reports (#11023)
• Add SCAPVal to Stabilize task (#11043)
• Add tickets key to control validation (#10872)
• Add version to profile element in the data stream (#10909)
• Allow k8s-content workflow to write (#11020)
• Build profile bash scripts differently (#11028)
• Bump paambaati/codeclimate-action from 4.0.0 to 5.0.0 (#11119)
• Dependabot Preparation (#11112)
• Fail build if profiles or controls contain invalid rule selections (#11135)
• Fix Ansible Tasks order (#11117)
• Fix multiple STIG id table generation (#11016)
• Fix OrderedDict definition (#11121)
• Fix Rawhide Build (#10953)
• Fix scap delta tailoring (#11145)
• Fix stig overlay (#11114)
• Generate profile oriented Ansible Playbooks in a different way (#11033)
• Grant packages write permissions to k8s-content workflow (#11021)
• Introduce controleval_metrics.py tool to generate metrics in Prometheus format (#11040)
• Make CCN references m