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Lynis
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* 1.3.0 (2011-12-25)
New:
- Profile option: ignore_home_dir
- TCP wrappers category added
- Tooling category added
- Initial extensions to support plugins in the future
- Test for unpurged Debian packages [PKGS-7346]
- Test for compiler permissions [HRDN-7222]
Changes:
- Converted all dates to ISO format and updated copyright lines
- Correct suggestion for file integrity tool [FINT-4350]
- Added hint when RPM list is empty on DPKG based systems [PKGS-7308]
- Changed logging for /etc/security/limits.conf file [KRNL-5820]
- Fixed incorrect warning for single user mode [AUTH-9308]
- Improved output for stratum 16 time servers [TIME-3116]
- Added suggestion and screen output for kernel hardening [KRNL-6000]
- Screen layout optimalizations and log file improvements
- Improved list/layout of scan options
- Improved binary check for compilers
- Added configuration option in scan profile (show_tool_tips, default true)
* 1.2.9 (2009-12-15)
New:
- Support for Squid3
- Added Squid unsafe ports check [SQD-3624]
- Added Squid configuration file permission check [SQD-3613]
- Added Squid test: reply_body_max_size option [SQD-3630]
- Added /etc/init.d/rc and /etc/init.d/rcS to umask test [AUTH-9328]
- Check PHP option allow_url_include [PHP-2378]
Changes:
- Extended possible Squid configuration file locations
- Added additional sysctl keys to default profile
- Fixed typo in squid.conf checks
- Improved descriptions, logging and reporting for several tests
- Corrected /etc/security/limits.conf path in test [KRNL-5820]
- Updated man page, limited lines to 80 chars
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* 1.2.8 (2009-12-08)
New:
- Squid support added
- Squid daemon detection [SQD-3602]
- Squid configuration file search [SQD-3604]
- Squid version detection [SQD-3606]
- Check /etc/motd banner [BANN-7122]
- Check /etc/issue.net file [BANN-7128]
- Check contents in /etc/issue.net [BANN-7130]
- Solaris single user mode login check (/etc/default/sulogin) [AUTH-9304]
- HP-UX boot authentication check [AUTH-9306]
- Linux single user mode authentication check [AUTH-9308]
- Solaris account locking policy check [AUTH-9340]
Changes:
- Added prerequisite to SSH test, so the test is skipped properly [SSH-7440]
- Check for /etc/issue symlink [BANN-7124]
- Added file check for possible harmful shells found [AUTH-9218]
- Add user home directories to report [HOME-9302]
- Extended Linux run level test with support for Debian/Ubuntu [KRNL-5622]
- Added /lib64/security to PAM test [AUTH-9262]
- Extended security repository check [PKGS-7388]
- Iptables check should not check for a module in a Linux config [FIRE-4511]
- Ignore APC ups daemon when scanning for CUPS [PRNT-2304]
- Improved kernel logger daemon check [LOGG-2138]
- Added auditctl to binary check [ACCT-9630]
- Log used auditd ruleset [ACCT-9630]
- Corrected logging of Solaris c2audit module [ACCT-9656]
- Fixed warning function for Solaris passwordless accounts [AUTH-9254]
- Commented kern.randompid in default profile
- For sysctl the parameter -n will be used on Linux systems
- Changed syslog daemon detection and state
- Extended report file
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* 1.2.7 (2009-11-01)
New:
- Added Kernel Hardening section
- Sysctl audit support in scan profile and related test [KRNL-6000]
- SSH option StrictModes test [SSH-7416]
- Password aging limit check [AUTH-9286]
- Ubuntu packages check (apt-show-versions) [PKGS-7394]
- Check for metalog daemon [LOGG-2210]
- USB storage driver state check [STRG-1840]
- Firewire storage driver state check [STRG-1846]
- PostgreSQL process check [DBS-1826]
- Oracle process check [DBS-1840]
- Default umask check [AUTH-9328]
- Check for rsyslog daemon [LOGG-2230]
- RFC 3195 compliant daemon check [LOGG-2240]
- Qmail SMTP daemon check [MAIL-8940]
- Test for separation of /tmp and /home from root file system [FILE-6310]
- SSH AllowUsers and AllowGroups usage check [SSH-7440]
- AIX support, thanks to Michael Smerdka
Changes:
- Fixed crontabs path [SCHD-7704]
- Extended locate database paths for Linux and FreeBSD [FILE-6410]
- pflog detection fix [FIRE-4518]
- Skip /proc/meminfo for non Linux systems [PROC-3602]
- Extended text with rsyslogd [LOGG-2130]
- Ignore comment and empty lines for group tests [AUTH-9222/9226]
- Show firewall as active when iptables is available in config file [FIRE-4511]
- Variable fix for SNMP daemon configuration file [SNMP-3304]
- Freshclam check fix [MALW-3286]
- Fixed waiting search for NIS domain [NAME-4306]
- Check for a maximum of 1 search statement in /etc/resolv.conf [NAME-4018]
- Apache test improved [HTTP-6622]
- Skip klogd test if rsyslogd is available [LOGG-2138]
- Added additional CUPS location to search paths
- Only execute PAM test for systems with PAM [AUTH-9268]
- Fixed logging of sudoers file location [AUTH-9250]
- Improved FreeBSD support for NTP client check [TIME-3104]
- Redirect warning "Unknown host" when DNS domain name is empty [NAME-4028]
- Redirect warning when host name is empty
- Fixed warning color [AUTH-9226]
- Fixed FreeBSD COPYRIGHT file test [BANN-7113]
- Changed text for sudoers text [AUTH-9250]
- Improved text for DNS search domain [NAME-4016]
- Skip nginx configuration test if nginx is not available [HTTP-6704]
- Removed portsclean suggestion [PKGS-7348]
- Fixed non unique IDs
- Fixed cosmetic issue when using Debian with default dash shell
- Improved hostname detection for HP-UX
- Added additional php.ini file locations
- Moved Linux default shell check to OS detection functions
- Fixed CUPS daemon test [PRNT-2304]
- Also check for uppercase chars in issue file [BANN-7126]
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* 1.2.6 (05.04.2009)
New:
- Sudoers file permissions check [AUTH-9252]
- Core dumps configuration check for Linux [KRNL-5820]
- PHP disabled functions check [PHP-2320]
- PHP enable_dl function check [PHP-2374]
- PHP allow_url_fopen function check [PHP-2376]
- OpenBSD smtpd status check [MAIL-8920]
- /etc/issue check [BANN-7124]
- /etc/issue legal keywords check [BANN-7126]
- Show suggestions in report
Changes:
- Extended support for Red Hat, CentOS and Fedora
- Extended ACL test to test for default mount options as well [FILE-6368]
- Exim status test fixed [MAIL-8812]
- Corrected yum security check [PKGS-7386]
- Replaced LDAP test AUTH-9238 with [AUTH-9402]
- Removed backquotes when locate database is not available [FILE-6410]
- Added /etc/openldap to search path for OpenLDAP
- Fixed typo in crontab path [SCHD-7704]
- Don't show message "No volume groups found" if LVM isn't used [FILE-6310]
- Corrected Syslog-NG status [LOGG-2132]
- Moved TODO to dev directory
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* 1.2.5 (27.03.2009)
New:
- slapd.conf check [LDAP-2224]
- atd status test [SCHD-7718]
- Check LDAP module in PAM [AUTH-9278]
- Check Dovecot status check [MAIL-8838]
- Check log directories from newsyslog.conf [LOGG-2162]
- Check log directories from static list [LOGG-2170]
- Check log directories from logrotate configuration [LOGG-2150]
- syslog check for remote logging [LOGG-2154]
- Open log files check [LOGG-2180]
- Deleted file check [LOGG-2190]
- Solaris active kernel modules check [KRNL-5770]
- Solaris audit daemon status check [ACCT-9650]
- Solaris audit daemon service status [ACCT-9652]
- Solaris audit daemon BSM check [ACCT-9654]
- Solaris audit logging location check [ACCT-9662]
- Solaris audit statistics check [ACCT-9672]
- Check for installed compiler [HRDN-7202]
- BIND process check [NAME-4202]
- BIND configuration file check [NAME-4204]
- BIND configuration consistency check [NAME-4206]
- BIND version check via DNS [NAME-4210]
- Default domain check (/etc/resolv.conf) [NAME-4016]
- Search domains in /etc/resolv.conf check [NAME-4018]
- Parse /etc/resolv.conf options [NAME-4020]
- Solaris /etc/nodename check [NAME-4026]
- DNS domain checks [NAME-4028]
- NSCD status check [NAME-4032]
- PowerDNS presence check [NAME-4230]
- PowerDNS configuration file check [NAME-4232]
- PowerDNS backend check [NAME-4236]
- ypbind status check [NAME-4302]
- Log specific defined SSH daemon options [SSH-7408]
- SSH protocol version check [SSH-7414]
- NIS domain checks [NAME-4304]
- Check pending at jobs [SCHD-7724]
- LVM volume group scan [FILE-6310]
- LVM volumes check [FILE-6312]
- Locate database check [FILE-6410]
- nginx configuration file check [HTTP-6704]
- Exim status check [MAIL-8802]
- Postfix status check [MAIL-8814]
Changes:
- atd needs to run before testing at files [SCHD-7720]
- Removed Solaris OS requirement from logrotate test [LOGG-2148]
- Sanitized output from logrotate test [LOGG-2148]
- Skip comment fields in loghost check [LOGG-2152]
- Changed auditd tests to Linux only
- Binary scan optimized and partially combined with other check
- Only perform iptables tests if kernel module is active
- Don't show message when /etc/shells can't be found [SHLL-6211]
- Check /var/spool/cron/crontabs first, if it exists [SCHD-7704]
- Renumbered FreeBSD test SHLL-7225 [SHLL-6202]
- Renumbered malware test MALW-3292 [HRDN-7230]
- Improved grep on process status [PRNT-2304]
- Ignore comment lines for nginx log file check [HTTP-6720]
- Added file check for nginx log files [HTTP-6720]
- Display IP addresses only of NTP tests [TIME-3124]
- Fixed Postfix configuration directory path [MAIL-8816]
- Redirected output of yum package duplicate check [PKGS-7384]
- Ignore comment lines for lilo test [BOOT-5139]
- Fixed incorrect iptables status and correct logging [FIRE-4511]
- Check SNMP configuration only if SNMP daemon runs [SNMP-3304]
- Don't scan PAM directories which are symlinks [AUTH-9268]
- Changed hardening category to hardening_tools
- Adjusted hardening points of several tests
- Log and display improvements for several tests
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* 1.2.4 (17.03.2009)
New:
- NTP daemon process test [TIME-3108]
- NTP association ID's check from peer list [TIME-3112]
- NTP time source candidates test [TIME-3128]
- NTP falseticker check [TIME-3132]
- NTP protocol version check [TIME-3136]
- Stratum 16 ntp peers check [TIME-3116]
- Unreliable ntp peers check [TIME-3120]
- Preferred NTP time source test [TIME-3124]
- auditd presence check [ACCT-9628]
- auditd rules check [ACCT-9630]
- auditd configuration file check [ACCT-9632]
- auditd log file location check [ACCT-9634]
- cupsd status check [PRNT-2304]
- cupsd configuration file check [PRNT-2306]
- cupsd address configuration test [PRNT-2308]
- pam.conf configuration check [AUTH-9264]
- pam.d configuration file scan [AUTH-9266]
- PAM modules check [AUTH-9268]
- rpcinfo query [STRG-1902]
- NFS version number check [STRG-1904]
- NFS protocol and port number check [STRG-1906]
- NFS status check [STRG-1920]
- NFS exports check [STRG-1926]
- NFS empty /etc/exports [STRG-1928]
- SSH PermitRootLogin option check [SSH-7412]
- at.allow and at.deny check [SCHD-7720]
- File integrity tool check [FINT-4350]
- nginx process check [HTTP-6702]
- nginx log file test [HTTP-6720]
- ClamAV clamscan presence test [MALW-3282]
- ClamAV daemon check [MALW-3284]
- ClamAV freshclam check [MALW-3286]
- Check for presence malware scanner [MALW-3292]
- clamscan, ntpq binary check
- NTP daemon role and profile option
- Parameter --tests-category, to scan one or more categories
- Category added (Storage: NFS)
- Added hardening points to tests
- Display hardening index to report
Changes:
- Extended logrotate test [LOGG-2148]
- Added check for inetd.conf before performing test [INSE-8016]
- Added /var/spool/crontabs to search path [TIME-3104]
- Added log line to sysstat test [ACCT-9626]
- Improved screen output on Solaris
- Checking for both rdate and ntpdate in cron files [TIME-3104]
- Changed yum-security package check [PKGS-7386]
- Change output if dig isn't available [NETW-2705]
- Added IPv6 support and output adjustment [NETW-2704]
- Cosmetic change for host based firewall check [FIRE-4590]
- Corrected output in log file [PKGS-7388]
- Corrected passwd options for Red Hat [AUTH-9282]
- Changed text if everything is ok (no warnings)
- Log improvements
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* 1.2.3 (02.03.2009)
New:
- Added syslog-NG daemon check [LOGG-2132]
- Added klogd status test [LOGG-2138]
- Added check to determine minilogd presence [LOGG-2142]
- Added logrotate configuration test [LOGG-2146]
- Added check for loghost entry on Solaris machines [LOGG-2152]
- Added ipf test for Solaris [FIRE-4526]
- Added uname -n test (Solaris) [NAME-4024]
- Added ssh daemon configuration file check [SSH-7404]
- Added BSD newsyslog.conf file check [LOGG-2160]
- Added inetd status check [INSE-8002]
- Added inetd.conf configuration check [INSE-8004]
- Added check for inetd.conf when inetd is not active [INSE-8006]
- Added telnet check via inetd [INSE-8016]
- Added ACL check on root file system [FILE-6368]
- Added check for firewall/packet filter on system [FIRE-4590]
- Added lograte file check [LOGG-2148]
- Added snmp daemon status test [SNMP-3302]
- Added snmp configuration file test [SNMP-3304]
- Added default snmp community strings test [SNMP-3306]
- Added categories: Insecure services and SNMP
- Added binary searches for awk, ipf
Changes:
- Changed profile name in default profile
- Added path /usr/ucb to binary paths
- Changed color to white if slapd is not running [LDAP-2219]
- Changed test PKG-7345 into PKGS-7345
- Changed logging for several tests [PKGS-7302] [NETW-3004]
- Extended FAQ
- Changed default profile header
Fixes:
- Hostname detection under Solaris
- Disabled tests PROC-3612 PROC3614 for Solaris machines
- Disabled NTP check in cron.d directory on Solaris [TIME-3104]
- Added result at line when querying system users [AUTH-9234]
- Counters (N+1) fixed for some shells, like Solaris
- Removed unneeded line for Solaris test [PROC-3604]
- Disabled grsecurity test for Solaris [RBAC-6272]
- Correct display of files with spaces [FILE-6354]
- Changed several tests so they work correctly with Solaris
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* 1.2.2 (15.02.2009)
New:
- Support for MySQL client
- New test: Test for empty MySQL root password [DBS-1816]
- New test: SSH daemon status test [SSH-7402]
- New test: sysstat account information [ACCT-9626]
- New test: connections in WAIT state [NETW-3028]
- Lynis displays a warning now, if current version is really outdated
- New parameter option (log_tests_incorrect_os) to minimize logging
Changes:
- Several adjustments to default profile
- Fixed option 'skip_test_always' to let it function properly
- Fixed passwd check for SuSE systems [AUTH-9282]
- Added error redirect for dpkg test [PKG-7345]
- Improved NTP test and messages, excluded check when using xen [TIME-3104]
- Extended DNS nameserver check with local resolver [NETW-2704]
- Skip double nameserver check when a local resolver is found [NETW-2705]
- Renamed tests_nameserver to tests_nameservices
- Improved log output [AUTH-9218]
Notes:
- Custom profiles should be compared to the default profile, due small changes
in the structure.
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* 1.2.1 (05.09.2008)
New:
- Added support for Samba
- Added support for SELinux framework
- New test: SELinux presence test [MACF-6232]
- New test: SELinux status checks [MACF-6234]
- New test: password PAM availability check [AUTH-9262]
- New test: expire date check for accounts [AUTH-9282]
- Added new option --tests, to run a small set of tests only
Changes:
- Report and logging messages improved
- Output reduced when using --tests
- Added suggestion to PHP expose_php option [PHP-2372]
- Improved log message for PHP register_globals option [PHP-2368]
- Added virtual host count to log file [HTTP-6626]
- Improved Red Hat and clones detection and display
- Fix: Improved promiscuous detection for Linux [NETW-3015]
- Fix: AUTH-9204 test triggered on group ids as well
- Fix: Only display unique MAC addresses [NETW-3006]
- Extended Postfix test [MAIL-8818]
- Don't show /proc/meminfo if not present [PROC-3602]
- Don't show YABOOT information if not present [BOOT-5155]
- Improved portaudit test (FreeBSD) [PKGS-7382]
- Improved portsclean test (FreeBSD) [PKGS-7348]
- Added --quiet and --tests options to help and man page
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* 1.2.0 (26.08.2008)
New:
- New test: Passwordless Solaris accounts test [AUTH-9254]
- New test: AFICK file integrity [FINT-4310]
- New test: AIDE file integrity [FINT-4314]
- New test: Osiris file integrity [FINT-4318]
- New test: Samhain file integrity [FINT-4322]
- New test: Tripwire file integrity [FINT-4326]
- New tests: NIS and NIS+ authentication test [AUTH-9240/42]
- Initial support added for AFICK, AIDE, Osiris, Samhain, Tripwire
Changes:
- Changed text of grsecurity test [RBAC-6272]
- Optimized FreeBSD boot services test [BOOT-5165]
- Optimized UID 0 test [AUTH-9204]
- Extended login shells test [AUTH-9218]
- PID file message extended and small output improvement
- A log entry will be written when PID files are removed
- Added operating system name to log file when a test is skipped
- Added file available check when using --view-manpage
- Most program variables are initialized now for future additions
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* 1.1.9 (09.08.2008)
New:
- New test: AppArmor framework check [MACF-6204]
- New test: FreeBSD boot loader test [BOOT-5124]
- New test: PHP option register_globals [PHP-2368]
- New test: Promiscuous network interfaces (Linux) [NETW-3015]
- Report option 'bootloader' added to several tests
- Added readlink binary check
Changes:
- Extended file check (IsWorldWritable) for symlinks
- Show result if no default gateway is found [NETW-3001]
- Added /usr/local/etc to sudoers test [AUTH-9250]
- Improved FreeBSD banner output [BANN-7113]
- Removed incorrect line at promiscuous interface test [NETW-3014]
- Fix: Show only once the GRUB test output [BOOT-5121]
- Fix: Typo in NTP test [TIME-3104]
- Fix: Skip NTP test in /etc/cron.d if empty [TIME-3104]
- Fix: Initialize values when performing an update check without connection
- Fix: Solaris id function has been fixed
- Disabled FreeBSD double packages tests, due minor issues [PKGS-7303]
- Changed LDAP/MySQL running states [LDAP-2219] [DBS-1804]
- Replaced ifconfig calls with IFCONFIGBINARY
- Renamed tests_auditing to tests_mac_frameworks
- Several tests improved with extended logging
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* 1.1.8 (16.07.2008)
New:
- Mac OS X support extended and new options added
Changes:
- Extended default profile
- Improved several screen output lines
- User ID check improved, so it works better with older Solaris versions
- Hostname in output and reports will contain only host now, not FQDN
- Added extra php.ini locations to tests_php
- Replaced 'ps' in tests with PSBINARY value for better support
- Added output to zones test [VIRT-1902]
- Updated description [AUTH-9218]
- Extended ntp daemon/ntpdate check [TIME-3104]
- Added suggestion to bootable scripts check [BOOT_5184]
- Bugfix and improvement for FreeBSD portsclean test [PKGS-7348]
- Added Mac OS support to MAC address gathering test [NETW-3006]
- Added MAC OS support to inet and inet6 addresses test [NETW-3008]
- Extended PHP expose_php test to support additional options [PHP-2372]
- Improved LDAP test so it skips correctly on Mac OS AUTH-9238]
- Bugfix: MySQL status check gave incorrect output [DBS-1804]
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* 1.1.7 (28.06.2008)
New:
- New test: check for unused iptables rules [FIRE-4513]
- New test: checking for dead and zombie processes [PROC-3612]
- New test: checking for heavy IO waiting processes [PROC-3614]
- Initial HP-UX support (untested)
- Initial AIX support (untested)
- Added iptables binary check
- Added dig check, for DNS related tests
- Added option --no-colors to remove all colors from screen output
- Added option --reverse-colors for optimizing output at light backgrounds
(Konsole, MacOS terminal etc)
Changes:
- Improved grpck test for SuSE [AUTH-9216]
- Added dig availability check to DNS test [NETW-2704]
- Bugfix: Fixed iptables test if the binary is not located in /sbin [FIRE-4512]
- Bugfix: Improved yum-utils check to display suggestions correctly [PKGS-7384]
- Bugfix: Fixed prequisits for grpck test [AUTH-9216]
- Improved MySQL check [DBS-1804]
- Changed color at chkconfig boot services test [BOOT-5177]
- Added missing prequisits output to portaudit test [PKGS-7382]
- Test output for FreeBSD mounts (UFS) improved [FILE-6329]
- Extended OpenLDAP test to avoid finding itself in ps output [LDAP-2219]
- Several tests have their warning reporting improved
- Improved SuSE Linux detection
- Improved syslog-ng detection
- Adjusted README with link to online (extended) documentation
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* 1.1.6 (19.06.2008)
New:
- New test: Check writable startup scripts [BOOT-5184]
- New test: Syslog-NG consistency check [LOGG-2134]
- New test: Check yum-utils package and scanning package database [PKGS-7384]
- New test: Test for empty ruleset when iptables is loaded [FIRE-4512]
- New test: Check for expired SSL certificates [CRYP-7902]
- New test: Check for LDAP authentication support [AUTH-9238]
- New test: Read available crontab/cron files [SCHD-7704]
- New test: Query Solaris running zones [VIRT-1902]
- New test: Check availability sudoers file for future tests [AUTH-9250]
- New test: Query all home directories from passwd file [HOME-9302]
- Syslog-NG support added (binary and version check)
- Added new sections: Scheduling, Time and Synchronization, Virtualization
Changes:
- Extended several tests with suggestions and warnings
- Extended GRUB test with GRUB2 check [BOOT-5121]
- Extended iptables firewall test [FIRE-4511]
- Fixed incorrect variable at Linux kernel config display [KRNL-5728]
- Fixed display for file system test [FILE-6023]
- Reassigned some ID's to match others in category
- Improvement of several logging sections and profile options
- Assigned ID to Ubuntu security update check
- Assigned ID to pwck test for Solaris [AUTH-9230]
- Assigned ID to FreeBSD unused distfiles check [PKGS-7348]
- Assigned ID to RPM package query test [PKGS-7308]
- Assigned ID to /tmp sticky bit test [FILE-6362]
- Assigned ID to old temporary files check [FILE-6354]
- Assigned ID to passwd ID 0 test [AUTH-9204]
- Assigned ID to FreeBSD swap partitions [FILE-6332]
- Assigned ID to FreeBSD swap mount options [FILE-6336]
- Assigned ID to nameserver tests [NETW-2704 and NETW-2705]
- Assigned ID to pf consistency check [FIRE-4520]
- Assigned ID to Postfix configuration check [MAIL-8816]
- Assigned ID to Postfix banner check [MAIL-8818]
- Assigned ID to FreeBSD promiscuous port test [NETW-3014]
- Assigned ID to file permissions check [FILE-7524]
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* 1.1.5 (10.06.2008)
New:
- Assigned ID to Apache configuration file test [HTTP-6624]
- Added pause_between_tests to profile file, to regulate the speed of a scan
- Assigned ID to dpkg test and solved issue with colon in package names [PKG-7345]
- Assigned ID to Solaris package test [PKG-7306]
- New test: which gathers virtual hosts from Apache configuration files [HTTP-6626]
- New test: read all loaded kernel modules (Linux) [KRNL-5726]
- New test: query available FreeBSD network interfaces [NETW-3004]
- New test: query available IPv4 and IPv6 network addresses [NETW-3008]
- New test: for MAC addresses [NETW-3006]
- New test: check if a Linux kernel configuration file is available [KRNL-5728]
- New test: check boot services for Debian/Ubuntu [BOOT-5180]
- Added Lynx, Nmap, Wget version to log file
- Added support for Oracle enterprise Linux (Unbreakable Linux)
- Added new function ReportWarning for better logging to report file
Changes:
- Improved FreeBSD pkg_info output, logging output and report data [PKG-7302]
- Changed shell history file test, searching files with maxdepth 1 [HOME-9310]
- Extended iptables test, to check Linux kernel configuration file [FIRE-4511]
- Added report warning to promicuous test [NETW-3014]
- Fixed yellow color when being used at text display
- Several logging improvements and cleanups
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* 1.1.4 (31.05.2008)
New:
- Added option to disable Lynis upgrade availability test (profile option)
- Added new option --check-update, to display (update) information
- Added stub for malware and file permissions database
- New section 'LDAP Services'
- Support for OpenLDAP added
- Place holders for new tests are added
- Default profile extended
- [FILE-6023] Added test for Linux ext2, ext3, ext4 file systems
- [BOOT-5155] Added check for YABOOT boot loader
Changes:
- [BANN-7119] Improved MOTD banner check
- Improved Apache tests for SuSE and Debian systems
- Debian/Ubuntu file tests improved
- Extended man page
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* 1.1.3 (21.05.2008)
New:
- Added security updates check for Fedora, RHEL 5.x, CentOS 5.x
- Added Linux kernel version check
- Most stable tests have an unique ID now
- Skipped tests have their reason to skip logged
- Added /etc/lynis/plugins to searchable plugin directory targets
- Added Register() function, to handle tests, prerequisites and counter
- Added new crypto tests
- Added profile option "test_skip_always" to blacklist a specific test
Changes:
- Extended default profile location for FreeBSD
- Extended accounting test to include pacct as well
- Improved tests from categories: shells
- Disabled skel tests
- Several tests log their warnings into the report file now
- Changed Linux default runlevel test
- Extended man page
Fixes:
- Auditor name didn't get logged properly to report file.
- Changed Debian/Ubuntu kernel update test, so it won't be tested on others
- Exim test failed, due to using an incorrect variable name
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* 1.1.2 (11.05.2008)
New:
- Added memory test for Solaris (tested on OpenSolaris)
- Password file consistency check for Solaris
- 32/64 bits OS mode check for Solaris
- Added Slackware detection
- Plugin support (see documentation)
- Added monolithic/modular test for Linux kernels
Changes:
- Improved LILO test and removed double message
- Fixed incorrect message when using --help parameter
- Improved portaudit test (FreeBSD) to show unique packages only
- Updated man page, FAQ, extended documention with plugin information
- Added several php.ini file locations (MacOS X, OpenBSD, OpenSuSE)
** Special release notes [package/ports]: **
- Added several default paths to check for usuable an INCLUDE directory. This
should make packaging Lynis easier for downstream package providers.
- When no profile is set, Lynis will check first /etc/lynis/default.prf,
before setting default.prf (in current work directory) as profile to use.
- New directory added to be installed for future versions: plugins
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* 1.1.1 (13.04.2008)
New:
- Added Solaris package manager (pkginfo) to obtain installed packages
- Added new option to profile to whitelist promiscuous interfaces (if_promisc)
- Added vulnerable packages check for Debian/Ubuntu
- Added package database consistency check for Debian/Ubuntu
Changes:
- Only perform boot.conf check for OpenBSD when running on i386
- Changed RemovePIDFile to prevent incorrect file presence check (ie on OpenBSD)
- Better OS detection and display output for Ubuntu systems
- Improved text alignment (display) and logging
- Commented out some of the default profile options
- Updated FAQ, readme, man page
Bug fixes:
- Added missing space at OS detection function
- Fixed /etc/group tests to ignore commented lines
- Fixed sticky bit checking on /tmp, so it won't give incorrect results on
SuSE/Debian systems
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* 1.1.0 (09.04.2008)
New:
- Added test: default gateway (Linux/BSD)
- Added boot tasks to report file (boottask)
- Added vulnerable packages to report file (vulnerable_package)
Changes:
- Fixed some typos
- Several improvements in log output
- Changed display of operating system version (Linux)
- Fixed PHP check
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* 1.0.9 (24.03.2008)
New:
- Added --quiet option (currently not 100% quiet yet)
- Added a spec file to the project page (see web site)
- Added small INSTALL document
Changes:
- Changed check for PHP (php.ini location)
- Added available shells from /etc/shells to report file
- Updated man page
- Fixed option in main help window for --man option
- Code improvement, splitting up sections to seperated files
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* 1.0.8 (10.02.2008)
New:
- Added pf filter rule test
- Added our PID to PID file
- Added warnings, real users, mount points, total tests to report file
Changes:
- Changed Apache configuration file test
- Changed old temporary files check
- Changed test to include ubuntu security repository
- Moved UID check to avoid PID creation as non root user
- Moved most functions to seperated files and several code cleanups
- Improved logging output
- Extended FreeBSD (Copyright file) test
- Changed indentation for many tests
- Changed some typos in notice/warning messages
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* 1.0.7 (28.01.2008)
New:
- Test: UFS mount point check (FreeBSD)
- Test: Check swap partitions (FreeBSD)
- Test: find old files in /tmp
- Test: check presence iptables
- Test: check CPU PAE/NX support (Linux)
- Added profile options check
- Added option to skip Debian security repository check (profile option)
- Support for Red Hat and CentOS
Changes:
- Changed report log location to /var/log instead of current work directory
- Changed --help (and -h) to display general help, instead of man page
- Renamed -man option to --man
- Extended profile file (see default.prf)
- Cleaned up code (rewritten several parts of static code to dynamic
functions)
- Added more comments to the program, for curious auditors, developers and
users. Also regrouped parts of text and cleaned useless white spaces.
- General program output improved (spaces, indentation)
- Logging extended
- Updated lynis.spec file (contrib)
- FAQ and README files extended and updated
Bugfixes:
- Changed postfix banner check (thanks to Henk Bokhoven for reporting)
- Extended skel directory test, with -A (ls) option to check hidden files
(used with most Linux variants)
Development:
- Added new mirror
- Updated year number in program and support files
- Added new function Display, to use indentation within lines
- Added function RemovePIDFile before some exit routines, to clean up PID file
- Extracted profile support, parameter support to seperated files
- Created file tests_ports_packages for Ports and Packages
- Deleted lynis.spec file, since it was not working and will be rewritten later
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* 1.0.6 (26.12.2007)
New:
- Added Solaris real users test
- Added hostname check
Changes:
- Added chkconfig binary test and changed related services test
- Added 'xargs' to version checks, to replace unwanted chars
- Added more breaks to log file.
- Added sorting to rpm/dpkg listings
- FAQ extended
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* 1.0.5 (02.12.2007)
New:
- Test: unique group names
- Test: unique group IDs
- Added check for rpm, chkrootkit and rkhunter binary
- Added function to cleanup at manual interrupt (INT)
- Support added to run Lynis as cronjob (--cronjob)
- Fedora support added
- Added umask 027, to tighten up file permissions
Changes:
- Changed FreeBSD ttys test
- Changed grpck test, to operate in read-only mode
- Changed Postfix test, to check for mail_name value as well
- Changed GPL line in script which said GPL v2
- Extended README
- Show latest update version, if available, at the end of the screen output
- Lots of code cleanup (see Development)
- Some log improvements
- Changed date notation in changelog to preferred European format (with dots
instead of slashes)
Development:
- New function (ShowResult) to avoid repeating the same result line
within the script for standard status values
- Moved program consts to file (include/consts)
- Moved functions to file (include/functions)
- Moved OS detection to file (include/osdetection)
- Added NEVERBREAK to avoid user input (cronjob support)
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* 1.0.4 (27.11.2007)
New:
- Test: query real system users (FreeBSD/Linux)
- Added PID file usage, to warn for unclean program states.
- Added SSHd version test
Changes:
- Updated documentation
- Changed sticky bit test (/tmp), to skip symlinks
- Changed /etc/motd test, to skip symlinks
- More code cleanup
- Logging extended and improved
- Screen output slightly changed
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* 1.0.3 (19.11.2007)
New:
- Added check for sockstat
- Test: added test for GRUB and password option
- Test: query listening ports (sockstat)
Changes:
- Fixed NTPd check (bug)
- Extended help for 'double installed package' check (BSD systems, pkg_info)
- Extended Debian kernel update check
- Improved OpenBSD support
- Improved Linux specific detection support (Cobalt, CPU Builders, Debian,
E-Smith, Slackware, SuSE/OpenSuSE, Turbo Linux, Yellowdog and others)
- Improved screen output
- Extended logging, with status/impact flags
- [Bugfix] chkconfig test improved
- [Bugfix] Fixed sticky bit test at Debian
- Extended documentation and changelog file
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* 1.0.2 (15/11/2007)
New:
- Test: Added check for NTP daemon or client
- Test: file permissions (profile option)
- Added -Q (--quick) parameter, to run the program without needing user
input after every few sections.
Changes:
- Extended documentation (README file) and performed spell check
- Improved screen output (colors, parameter handling and display)
- Cleaned up source code and fixed some bad typos
- Added much more delimiter lines to logfile
- Added version numbers to logfile for used binaries/tools
- Updated list of parameters within Lynis help
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* 1.0.1 (12.11.2007)
New:
- Test: check Exim configuration file location
- Test: added memory check (/proc/meminfo)
- Test: run grpck to check group files (if available)
- Test: boot option check for OpenBSD boot loader
- Test: check if pf (Software: firewall) is active
- Test: check LILO password
- Test: check presence of old distfiles (FreeBSD)
- Added check for binaries: httpd, kldstat, openssl, (s)locate
- Added version check for: exim, openssl
- Added -V (--version) parameter, to show version number
- Added breaks between tests
Changes:
- [bug] Changed skel directory check
- Fixed display Apache configuration file
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* 1.0.0 (08.11.2007)
New:
- Support for CentOS (Tested: 5 Final)
- Support for Debian (Tested: 4.0)
- Support for FreeBSD (Tested: 6.2)
- Support for Mac OS X (Tested: 10.4)
- Test: Apache (ServerTokens option)
- Test: PHP (expose_php option)
- Test: Postfix (smtpd_banner option)
- Test: check valid shells
- Test: query pkg_info/RPM based systems
- Test: query pkg_info for double installed packages
- Test: query chkprintcap (FreeBSD)
- Test: scan binary directories
- Test: check administrator accounts
- Test: check permissions /etc/motd
- Test: read nameservers from /etc/resolv.conf
- Test: query nameservers and test connectivity
- Test: check promiscuous interfaces (FreeBSD)
- Test: check sticky bit on /tmp directory
- Test: check debian.org security brance in /etc/apt/sources.list
- Test: check kernel update on Debian
- Test: query default Linux run level
- Test: query chkconfig to see which services start at boot
- Test /etc/COPYRIGHT banner check for FreeBSD
- Support for program parameters
- Builtin integrity checks
- Color enhanced output for readability
- Support for profiles/templates
- Report file creation (for reporting/monitoring)
- Extended logfile creation (with system suggestions)
- Added lynis.spec file for RPM creation
- Created project page at website
- Added documentation (README), ToDo list (TODO)
- Man page lynis(8)
Changes:
- No changes
Bugfixes:
- No bugfixes
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