Lynis Changelog

Lynis 2.6.0 (not released yet)

Changes:

Tests:

[PHP-2379] - Small enhancement to resolve error on screen in some cases
[MALW-3280] - Improved detection for BitDefender tooling

Lynis 2.5.9 (2018-01-12)

Changes:

Don't show upgrade notice when being quiet/silent
Added --noplugins as an alias to skip execution of plugins
Use PATH variable for path detection, with predefined list as a backup

Tests:

[KRNL-6000] - Multiple values are now allowed per sysctl key
[KRNL-6000] - Individual tests can be skipped (skip-test=KRNL-6000:)
[KRNL-6000] - Solution text has been added

Lynis 2.5.8 (2017-12-28)

Changes:

Check for empty files improved on several locations
New allow-auto-purge setting in profile for short-lived systems
Additional checks for log and report file
Changes to support time synchronization in old and newer systemd releases
Enhanced output for systems other than Linux

Plugins:

New class (hardware) added and enabled in default profile

Lynis 2.5.7 (2017-10-29)

Changes:

Update of Portuguese translation
Added --silent as alias for --quiet
Reduced screen output when running non-privileged
IsRunning function now allows full name process match

Lynis 2.5.6 (2017-10-27)

Changes:

Added additional keywords for banners
DirectAdmin extensions
Enhancements to process detection
Spanish translation extended
Extended HP-UX support
Only show relevant messages in report

Tests:

[NETW-2705] - Allow local resolvers to bypass requirement for 2+ name servers
[SSH-7408] - Define default 'delayed' compression as a sane value for SSH tests
[SHLL-6220] - Improved detection of shell settings

Lynis 2.5.5 (2017-09-07)

Changes:

Minor release to solve errors on screen

Tests:

CRYP-7902 - certificate validation changed

Lynis 2.5.4 (2017-09-05)

Changes:

Improve systemd detection
Detect Linux Mint version
Older versions of Mac OS X are detected as well
Norwegian translation added
PAM plugin extended

Tests:

CRYP-7902 - certificate validation changed
FIRE-4508 - Improved screen output
PKGS-7380 - NetBSD vulnerability detection adjusted
TOOL-5002 - Improved detection of Ansible directories and files

Lynis 2.5.3 (2017-08-17)

Changes:

DirectAdmin location added
Small adjustments to text
Enhanced detection for LXC and LXC
Added /opt/apache as a target location
Default log directory set for HP-UX
Screen output improvements

Tests:

CRYP-7902 - Prevent test from showing error on screen
FILE-6310 - Detection of mount point now match exact name
HRDN-7230 - Show single line when no malware scanner was detected
NETW-3006 - Updated detection of MAC addresses on Linux
PKGS-2379 - Improvement for OpenBSD usage of PHP suhosin
TOOL-5002 - Detection capabilities for Ansible added

Lynis 2.5.2 (2017-07-10)

Changes:

Support for PHP on CloudLinux
Check for presence of locale binary
Suhosin detection improvements
Generic code improvements
Changed 'lynis audit system remote' routine
Support for macOS High Sierra
French translation updated

Lynis Enterprise:

Allow 'tags' and 'system-customer-name' to be specified via Lynis client

Tests:

CONT-8102 - Check for dockerd instead of docker -d
FIRE-4594 - Check for presence Advanced Policy Firewall (APF)
PKGS-2379 - New test for PHP suhosin extension status
PKGS-7370 - Only use debsums on Debian
KRNL-6000 - Added kernel.dmesg_restrict testing

Lynis 2.5.1 (2017-05-31)

Changes:

Hebrew translation by Dolev Farhi
Improved detection of SSL certificate files
Minor changes to improve logging and results

Tests:

BOOT-5104 - Added support for macOS
FIRE-4524 - Determine if CSF is in testing mode
HTTP-6716 - Improved log message

Lynis 2.5.0 (2017-05-03)

During the development of this release, the project got informed about a flaw that possibly could be abused by a local attacker. Even with the small risk of success, upgrading is highly recommended. See details on CVE-2017-8108

This release is a special maintenance release with focus on cleaning up the code for readability and future expansion.

Changes:

Use ROOTDIR variable instead of fixed paths
Introduction of IsEmpty and HasData functions for readability of code
Renamed some variables to better indicate their purpose (counting, data type)
Removal of unused code and comments
Deleted unused tests from database file
Correct levels of identation
Support for older mac OS X versions (Lion and Mountain Lion)
Initialized variables for more binaries
Additional sysctls are tested

Tests:

MALW-3280 - Extended test with Symantec components
PKGS-7332 - Detection of macOS ports tool and installed packages
TOOL-5120 - Snort detection
TOOL-5122 - Snort configuration file

Lynis 2.4.8 (2017-03-29)

Changes:

More PHP paths added
Minor changes to text
Show atomic test in report

Tests:

MAIL-8820 - New Postfix configuration check
TOOL-5002 - Extended Puppet detection

Lynis 2.4.7 (2017-03-22)

Changes:

Minor code cleanups

Tests:

BANN-7126 - Added more words to test for
CUPS-2308 - Improve logging for CUPS configuration test, removed exception handler
HTTP-6641 - Support detection for Apache module mod_reqtimeout
PKGS-7388 - Minor change to detect security repositories

Lynis 2.4.6 (2017-03-15)

Changes:

Added FileInstalledByPackage function (dpkg and rpm supported)
Mark Arch Linux version as rolling release (instead of unknown)
Support for Manjaro Linux
Escape files when testing if they are readable
Code cleanups

Tests:

CRYP-7902 - Test more certificates names, but only if they are not part of a package
FILE-7524 - Reduce standard screen output for file permissions check
MALW-3280 - Added Avira detection as a malware scanner
NAME-4018 - Only perform name services test when resolv.conf file exists
PKGS-7387 - Check all repositories if they use GPG signing
SCHD-7704 - Permission checks
TIME-3104 - Check permissions before open files

Lynis 2.4.5 (2017-03-09)

Changes:

Allow host alias to be specified in profile
Code readability enhancements
Solaris support has been improved

Tests:

AUTH-9328 - Add missing 0027 and 0077 umasks
BOOT-5104 - Add initsplash and minor code enhancements
DBS-1882 - Include Redis configuration file
FIRE-4502 - Improved detection for iptables modules when using OpenVZ
PKGS-7381 - Enhanced package audit for FreeBSD

Lynis 2.4.4 (2017-03-01)

Changes:

Fix for upload function to be used from profile
Reduce screen output for mail section, unless --verbose is used
Code cleanups and removed 'update release' command

Tests:

AUTH-9308 - Improved test for sulogin string (Debian systems)
FILE-6372 - Properly deal with comment on lines in /etc/fstab
MAIL-8817 - New test to check Postfix configuration for errors
SSH-7408 - Corrected SSH check

Lynis 2.4.3 (2017-02-22)

Changes:

Colored output can now be tuned with profile (colors=yes/no)
Allow data upload to be set as a profile option

Tests:

AUTH-9308 - Improved test for sulogin string
MAIL-8818 - Test if Linux version is known before comparing in Postfix banner
TIME-3116 - Skip stratum 16 items for time pools
TIME-3148 - New test to detect TZ variable

Lynis 2.4.2 (2017-02-15)

Changes:

Properly detect SSH daemon version

Tests:

AUTH-9208 - Removed double logging
AUTH-9222 - Improve logging for double groups
AUTH-9226 - Improve logging for double groups
BOOT-5177 - Sort systemctl unit files to make them unique
DBS-1818 - New test to detect MongoDB
DBS-1820 - New test for MongoDB authentication
FIRE-4512 - Lowered minimum number of iptables firewall rules
FIRE-4586 - Fix applied when searching for "-j LOG"
HRDN-7222 - Changed reporting key of world executable compilers
SSH-7408 - Added filtering for PermitRootLogin (prohibit-password, OpenSSH 7.0)

Lynis 2.4.1 (2017-02-09)

Changes:

Generic code improvements
Improved the update check and display
Finish, Portuguese, and Turkish translation
Extended support and tests for DragonFlyBSD
Option to configure hostid and hostid2 in profile
Support for Trend Micro and Cylance (macOS)
Remove comments at end of nginx configuration
Used machine ID to create host ID when no SSH keys are available
Added detection of iptables-save to binaries

Tests:

FIRE-4586 - Check logging for firewall components
KRNL-5788 - Remove exception and style improvements
KRNL-5830 - Improved logging

Lynis 2.4.0 (2016-10-27)

Exactly one month after previous release, the Lynis project is proud to announce a new release. This release had the specific focus to improve support for macOS users. Thanks to testers and contributors to make this possible.

New:

New group "system integrity" added
Support for clamconf utility
Chinese translation (language=cn)
New command "upload-only" to upload just the data instead of a full audit
Enhanced support for macOS, including HostID2 generation for macOS
Support for CoreOS
Detection for pkg binary (FreeBSD)
New command: lynis show hostids (show host ID)
New command: lynis show environment (hardware, VM, or container type)
New command: lynis show os (show operating system details)

Changes:

Several new sysctl values have been added to the default profile
Existing tests have been enhanced to support macOS

Tests:

AUTH-9234 - Support for macOS user gathering
BOOT-5139 - Support for machine roles in LILO test
BOOT-5202 - Improve uptime detection for macOS and others
FIRE-4518 - Improve pf detection and mark as root-only test
FIRE-4530 - Don't show error on screen for missing IPFW sysctl key
FIRE-4534 - Check Little Snitch on macOS
INSE-8050 - Test for insecure services on macOS
MACF-6208 - Allow non-privileged execution and filter permission issues
MALW-3280 - Detection for Avast and Bitdefender daemon on macOS
NETW-3004 - Support for macOS
PKGS-7381 - Improve test for pkg audit on FreeBSD
TIME-3104 - Chrony support extended

Plugins (community and commercial):

PLGN-1430 - Gather installed software packages for macOS
PLGN-4602 - Support for Clam definition check on macOS

Lynis 2.3.4 (2016-09-27)

Changes:

Skip update message when using the 'show' helper
Instead of opening the log file, you can now use 'lynis show details' followed by the test ID. It will show the relevant section.
Several tests have extended log details
Many style improvements as part of ongoing refactoring of the code
Detection of nftables improved
Replaced cut, sed, tr and others commands with binary variable (for forensics and future intrusion checking capabilities)
Swedish translation provided by Peter Carlsson
Support for arch-audit to scan for presence of vulnerable packages on Arch Linux
OS detection improved

Tests:

CONT-8107 - New test checking number of Docker containers
CRYP-7902 - Gather more details regarding certificates
DBS-1816 - Define skip reason
FILE-6344 - Adjusted /proc test for hidepid option
FILE-6362 - Removed warning and add skip reason
FIRE-4520 - Change test to use detected binary
FIRE-4520 - New test to check for empty nftables ruleset
KRNL-5820 - Corrected function and style improvements
LOGG-2146 - Textual change
NAME-4408 - Check localhost to IP mapping
PKGS-7320 - Test for arch-audit tool
PKGS-7322 - Check vulnerable packages on Arch Linux
PKGS-7381 - Extended vulnerable package detection for FreeBSD
TIME-3104 - timedatectl test now detects NTP synchronization properly

Lynis 2.3.3 (2016-08-23)

Upgrade note

Customized profiles that included sysctl settings need to be altered. See default.prf for the correct format of the lines.

Additions

OpenStack detection
Option to disable automatic refresh of software repository

Languages

Japanese translation added, contributed by Yukio Takahara

Fixes

Some tests did not show a warning text
Typo in man page for tests-from-group

Parameters

New --bin-dirs to define binary directories to scan
New option --root-dir to specify a different file system to scan

Nginx

Rewrite of configuration parsing

PHP

Support for PHP 5.6

Redis

Redis test to detect configuration files
Test Redis configuration for several best practices
Perform permission check on Redis configuration files

Experimental features (in development)

--bin-dirs - set what directories should be scanned for binaries
--root-dir - define the root of the file system, to allow forensics

Settings

Many settings have a new alias (with dashes instead underscores)
New setting 'show-report-solution' to show solution in report

Functions

ExitFatal can now exit program with optional text
IsNotebook can detect if system is a notebook (or not)
ShowSymlinkPath and FileIsReadable test for at least one argument
StoreNginxSettings will save parsed nginx configuration

Tests

BOOT-5108 - Support for Syslinux bootloader
DBS-1882 - Redis configuration detection
DBS-1884 - Redis 'requirepass' check
DBS-1886 - Redis 'rename-command CONFIG' check
DBS-1888 - Redis 'bind localhost' check
FILE-6374 - Improved logging
KRNL-5830 - Improved logging for detected Linux kernels
KRNL-6000 - Support for multiple profiles and new format style
LOGG-2190 - Ignore MySQL files in /tmp from early MySQL 5.x releases
LOGG-2192 - New test to check opened log files that are empty

Lynis Enterprise integration

Tag 'redis-server' is added for systems running Redis

Lynis 2.3.2 (2016-08-09)

Categories and Groups

Tests are now grouped by their focus area and named 'groups' accordingly. Besides groups, each test will belong to a category (performance, privacy, or security).

Commands: lynis show categories, lynis show groups Options: --tests-from-category, --tests-from-group

Note: You might need to change your scripts if you previously defined the group of tests to scan.

Development

A new 'strict' option is available in the profiles and by default enabled for the initialization phases of Lynis. It will perform a strict code check for the tests, to detect any uninitialized variables, improving code quality.

Helpers

With 'lynis update check' you can now check for updates. This is the preferred new method.

The command 'lynis show changelog' allows reviewing the changes. Optionally a release can be specified as additional argument.

Languages

Initial translation for German has been contributed by Kai Raven. The Italian translation by Stefano Marty (stefanomarty). Hungarian translation by Zoltan Paldi (paldiz)

Profiles

Parsing of the profiles has been improved, which prevented some settings from overriding default settings.

Tests

AUTH-9212 - Added prerequisite to log
AUTH-9216 - Simplified test and make it more efficient
AUTH-9218 - Clean ups and improve readability
AUTH-9226 - Style, text, and removed warning
AUTH-9228 - Provide just a suggestion instead of warning
AUTH-9268 - Improve test for readability
AUTH-9328 - Test /etc/profile.d for umask setting
AUTH-9406 - Readability and code style changes
CONT-8102 - Determine if all Docker tests should be performed
DBS-1880 - Initial support for Redis server
HTTP-6720 - Readability improvement of test
KRNL-5830 - Readability and style improvements, ignore rescue images
MAIL-8818 - Style and refactoring
PHP-2211 - Readability improvement and code style changes
PHP-2374 - Changed text and cleanups
PHP-2376 - Log result to log file instead of report
PKGS-7383 - Simplified test
PKGS-7388 - Style and readability improvements
TIME-3106 - Corrected string to test for status
TOOL-5102 - Split of fail2ban tests
TOOL-5104 - Test for enabled fail2ban jails

Languages

Translation of Spanish (es) added Proper display of text strings when accented characters are used More text strings added

General

Added bold and header as new colors
Changed header and footer of screen output
Allow atomic tests to be skipped (e.g. SSH-7408)
Extended tests database with category (lynis show tests)
By default Lynis will now run in 'quick mode' and not break after each section. You can get this behavior by adding the --wait option.

Functions

RemoveColors - New test to clear colors
DisplayError - Display error on screen in uniform format and colors Use an optional exit code to quit the program
SkipAtomicTest - This function is now properly working with lowercase strings

Website

Several controls on the website are added or updated, including:

FILE-6344
FINT-4315
FINT-4402
HTTP-6714
MACF-6234
NAME-4018
NAME-4402
PHP-2374
PROC-3612
TIME-3106

Lynis 2.3.1 (2016-07-14)

This is a minor patch to improve upon findings in version 2.3.0.

Changes:

Convert all skipped tests to uppercase
Only add license key when it is defined
Updated French translation
Exclude custom.prf from tarball (download via website)

Lynis 2.3.0 (2016-07-13)

We are excited to announce this major release of auditing tool Lynis. Several big changes have been made to core functions of Lynis. These changes are the next of simplification improvements we made. There is a risk of breaking your existing configuration. See the tips below to upgrade.

This release will soon also be available in our software repository. For more details see https://packages.cisofy.com to install and upgrade Lynis.

Upgrade tips

Default profile and custom profiles: Settings of multiple profiles can now be merged. Instead of making changes to default.prf, copy your changes to custom.prf. Use 'lynis show profiles' to show any detected profiles. Only include your changes in custom.prf, to keep the configuration clean and tidy. They will then overwrite the defaults. Use 'lynis show settings' to see if they are applied.

Check your cron jobs: When using --quiet, the output will be really quiet now. Use --show-warnings-only if you still want to see the warnings. Lynis will now exit with error 0, even when warnings have been found. Use option error-on-warnings=yes (custom.prf) to exit with code 78 when it has any warnings.

Details

Ansible

New Ansible examples for deployment: https://github.com/CISOfy/lynis-ansible

Databases

Lynis will check also for DB2 instances and report the status.

Developer Mode

With this release the developer mode is introduced. It can be activated with the --developer option, or developer-mode=yes in profile. In development mode, some details are displayed on screen, to help testing of existing or new tests.

To get easy access, a new profile has been added (developer.prf).

Examples: lynis audit system --profile developer.prf lynis audit system --developer

A new software development kit (SDK) for Lynis is available on GitHub. This will help contributors and developers to test software quality, including linting and running unit tests. The devkit also supports building DEB and RPM files for easy deployment. The repository can be found on https://github.com/CISOfy/lynis-sdk

Documentation

Template files have been updated to provide better examples on how to create custom tests and plugins.

To simplify the usage of Lynis, a new helper utility has been added: show. This helper will show help, or values (e.g. version, plugin directories, etc). Some examples include: lynis show options, lynis show commands, lynis show version, etc. See lynis show for all available details.

File Systems

The XFS file system detection has been added. Mount points /dev/shm and /var/tmp are now checked for their options. Comparison of the mount options has been improved. A new test has been added to check if /var/tmp has been bound to /tmp.

Language Support

Lynis now supports language translations, with the language profile option. Initial languages: Dutch (nl), English (en), French (fr).

You can help by translating the language files in the db directory.

Mac OS X Improvements

Package manager Brew has been added

nginx

Show suggestion when weak protocol is used, like SSLv2 or SSLv3. The protocols are now also parsed and stored as details in the report file.

Packages

Systems running CentOS, Debian, openSUSE, RHEL, Ubuntu and others, may now use our own software repository: https://packages.cisofy.com

Performance

Several performance improvements have been implemented. This includes rewriting tests to invoke less commands and enhanced hardware detection at the beginning.

Plugins

You can set the plugin directory now also via a profile. First match wins. Priority: 1) argument, 2) profile, 3) default

--plugindir is now an alias for --plugin-dir

Profiles

Lynis now support multiple profiles. By using a file 'custom.prf', it allows to inherit values first from default.prf, then merge it with custom.prf.

Several tests have been altered to support multiple profiles.

New profile options: quick=yes|no (similar to --quick) developer (see Developer section) check-value

Remote scanning

Although Lynis is a aimed on running on local hosts, there is still an ongoing demand for running remote scans. With 'lynis audit system remote' tips are now provides to perform such a scan via SSH.

Software

Zypper calls are now marked with a non-interactive flag to prevent it waiting for any interactive input.

Solaris

Improve execution for Solaris systems.

SSH

The configuration of SSH is now parsed from the SSH daemon directly. This enables handling with new defaults more easily, as OpenSSH sometimes introduces new keys, or change their default value between versions.

Systemd

Added support for detecting systemd and reporting it as a service manager. The systemd plugin has been released as a community plugin.

Uploads

Solved a bug which added the proxy configuration twice.

Profile options: upload-tool and upload-tool-arguments

General Improvements

The screen output has been improved, to show more meaningful things when some parameters are missing. Several old variables and lines have been cleaned up.

The Display function now allows the --debug flag. This helps in showing some lines on screen, which would normally be hidden (e.g. items not found or matched).

Logging has been improved in different areas, like cleaning up and add more relevant messages where needed.

The interface colors have been changed, to make it more obvious how the software can be used. Also the wait line between categories have been altered, to properly display on systems with a white background.

When no auditor name has been specified, it will say that instead of unknown.

Functions file has been cleaned up, including adding developer debug information when old functions are still be used. Later on these functions will be deleted, and therefore placed at the bottom.

Program Options

--developer - Enable developer mode
--verbose - Show more details on screen, reduce in normal mode
--show-warnings-only - Only show warnings on screen
--skip-plugins - Disable running any plugins (alias: --no-plugins)
--quiet - Changed: become really quiet
--config - Removed: use 'lynis show profiles' instead

Functions

AddSetting - New function to store settings (lynis show settings)
ContainsString - New function to search for a string in another one
Display - Added --debug, showing details on screen in debug mode - Reset identation for lines which are too long
DisplayToolTip - New function to display tooltips
IsDebug - Check for usage of --debug
IsDeveloperMode - Status for development and debugging (--developer)
IsDeveloperVersion - Check if release is still under development
IsRunning - Added return state
IsVerbose - Check for usage of --verbose
IsOwnedByRoot - Check ownership of files and directories
IsWorldWritable - Improved test with additional details
PortIsListening - Check if a service it listening to a specified port
SkipAtomicTest - Allow smaller tests to be skipped (e.g. SSH-7408)

Tests

AUTH-9234 - Test for minimal UID in /etc/login.defs when available
AUTH-9254 - Allow allow root to use this test, due to permissions
AUTH-9262 - Restructure of test, support for pwquality PAM
AUTH-9288 - Only check for accounts which have a maximum password age set
AUTH-9308 - Check for systemd targets
BANN-7119 - /etc/motd test disabled
BANN-7122 - /motd content test disabled
BOOT-5122 - Extended GRUB password check
BOOT-5184 - Improve file permissions check for CentOS 7 machines
DBS-1860 - Check for status of DB2
CRYP-7902 - Improved logging
FILE-6354 - Restrict searching in /tmp to mount point only
FILE-6372 - Properly checking for /etc/fstab now, ignore comments
FILE-6374 - Added /dev/shm and /var/tmp
FILE-6374 - New test for /var/tmp
FILE-6430 - New test for detecting specific filesystems
FILE-7524 - Support for multiple profiles
HTTP-6632 - Fix for proper detection of Apache modules
HTTP-6642 - Test disabled
HTTP-6710 - Trigger suggestion when weak protocols SSLv2/SSLv3 are used
KRNL-5788 - Support for kernel with grsecurity patches (linux-image-grsec)
KRNL-5820 - Improved logging for test
KRNL-6000 - Allow multiple profiles to be used, store more details
LOGG-2190 - Improvements for Fail2Ban and cron-related files
NETW-3014 - Support for multiple profiles
PKGS-7303 - Added Brew package manager
PKGS-7354 - Test for DNF repoquery plugin before using it
PKGS-7381 - Check for vuln.xml file
PRNT-2306 - Check if files are readable before parsing them
PROC-3612 - Removed wchan output to prevent grsecurity issues
SCHD-7702 - Test for running cron daemon
SCHD-7704 - Test ownership of cronjob files
SSH-7408 - Show weak configurations of SSH on screen as a suggestion
TOOL-5102 - Test for Fail2ban tooling
TOOL-5190 - Test for intrusion detection or prevention system

Plugins

PLGN-1602 - Marked as root-only
PLGN-2612 - Marked as root-only
PLGN-2804 - Marked as root-only
PLGN-3202 - Marked as root-only

Lynis 2.2.0 (2016-03-18)

We are proud to present this new release of Lynis. It is a major upgrade, and the result of many months of work. This version includes new features and tests, and many small enhancements. We encourage all to test and upgrade to this latest release.

Highlights

The biggest change in this release is the optimization of several functions. It allows for better detection, and dealing with the quirks, of every single operating system. Some functions were fortified to handle unexcepted results better, like missing a particular binary, or not returning the hostname.

This release also enables tests to be shorter, by adding new functions. Some functions were renamed or slightly changed, to provide more value to the tooling. Another big change in this release is a wide set of optimizations and quality testing. Outdated pieces were removed, or rewritten, to support features seen in newer distributions.

In the area of compliance, adjustments have been made to start supporting more in-depth testing for this. Ideal for companies who have a particular compliance need, or want to test and enforce the system hardening levels of their systems.

Last but not least, many small changes make this software easier to use. On our website we added new guides to provide help and support.

We like to thank our contributors, in particular Kamil Boratyński, Steve Bosek, and Eric Light. Their contributions helped us greatly shaping this release.

Below are the changes per category:

Automation tools

Detection for CFEngine has been improved. Also additional logging and reporting of automation tools.

Authentication

Depending on the operating system, Lynis now tries to determine if failed logins are properly logged. This includes checking for /etc/login.defs file [AUTH-9408]. Merged previous password check for Solaris into test AUTH-9228. User ids on AIX will be gathered and added to the report [AUTH-9234].

New plugin is introduced to analyze PAM settings. It including items like:

Two-factor authentication methods
Minimum password length, password strength and protection status against brute force cracking
Password history

Report option: auth_failed_logins_logged

Boot

Added detection for Mac OSX boot loader. Initial support to test UEFI settings, including Secure Boot option. Options boot_uefi_booted and boot_uefi_booted_secure added to report file

Compliance

This release prepares for upcoming extensions to assist with compliance testing. The profile has a new option, which can be used to define what standards should be tested for, if any test is available. The related option is: compliance_standards

Right now these standards can be selected:

CIS benchmarks
HIPAA
ISO27001/ISO27002
PCI DSS

Note that additional tests will be implemented in future releases and then tagged to these particular standards.

DNS and Name services

Support added for Unbound DNS caching tool [NAME-4034], including a configuration check [NAME-4036].

Record if a name caching utility is being used like nscd or Unbound. Also logging to report as field name_cache_used

Firewalls

Test for IPFW firewall on FreeBSD has been improved: status of pflogd will no longer be displayed, when pf is not available.

New test FIRE-4532 introduced for detection of the Mac OS X application firewall. Also, the status of application firewalls is audited now.

FIRE-4508 is another new test, which tests chains of iptables and their default policy (ACCEPT or DROP). This release also supports the upcoming nftables technology with new test FIRE-4536. It is expected that it will replace iptables later on, so this test will perform a status check. Additional FIRE-4548 will perform a version detection of the userland utility nft and determine if there are any rules configured.

Renamed FIRE-4511 to FIRE-4502.

File Integrity Monitoring

Test added to include osqueryd as a supported tool.

Hardware

Detection of firewire is enhanced (both ohci and core detected).

Logging

Extended the test syslog-ng logging to remote systems. The log Lynis itself produces is also enhanced, to be more detailed for several tests.

Malware

ESET and LMD (Linux Malware Detect) have been added. Discovered malware scanners are also logged to the report.

Mount points

FILE-6374 is expanded to test for multiple common mount points and define best practice mount flags.

Networking

Best practices for IPv6 configuration on Linux are now collected. Also network interface names from most operating systems.

Operating systems

Improved support for Debian 8 systems, and displaying Gentoo for Gentoo-based systems. Detection of VMware release has been added. Boot loader exception is not longer displayed when only a subset of tests is performed. FreeBSD systems can now use service command to gather information about enabled services.

Several paths have been added to allow better detection on systems running FreeBSD and others.

Passwords

AUTH-9286 change has been extended to both capture minimum and password age.

Proxy support

A proxy can now be specified in the profile, to allow uploads via a HTTP or SOCKS proxy.

Service Managers

SystemV init is now detected.

Software and Packages

Now information will be logged when vulnerable software packages were found. Support for DNF (Dandified YUM) for Fedora systems has been added. This is done in several tests: PKGS-7350 (installed packages), PKGS-7352 (security notices), PKGS-7354 (integrity tests).

SSH

Multiple configuration tests of SSH are now merged into SSH-7408. This enables easier testing later on and reduces repetition.

Virtual machines and Containers

Detection of virtual machines has been extended in several ways. Now VMware tools (vmtoolsd) are detected and machine state is improved with tools like Puppet Facter, dmidecode, and lscpu. Properly detect Docker on CoreOS systems, where it before gave error as it found directory /usr/libexec/docker. Check file permissions for Docker files, like the socket file [CONT-8108].

Individual tests

[AUTH-9204] Exclude NIS entries to avoid false positives [AUTH-9230] Removed test as it was merged into AUTH-9228 [AUTH-9234] Support for AIX added [AUTH-9288] Test for expired passwords [AUTH-9328] Show correct message when no umask is found in /etc/profile. It also includes improved logging, and support for other operating systems. [BOOT-5104] Rewrote test to detect SysV init and other service managers [BOOT-5106] New test to test boot loader on Mac OS X [BOOT-5180] Only gets executed if runlevel 2 is found [CONT-8108] New test to test for Docker file permissions [DBS-1816] Removed suggestion [FILE-6310] Add more details to test when a symlinked path has been found [FILE-6410] Added /var/lib/locatedb as search path [FINT-4338] Added osquery test [FIRE-4508] Added chains test for iptables [FIRE-4511] Renamed to FIRE-4502 [FIRE-4536] Support for nftables detection [FIRE-4538] Basic configuration check for for nftables [HOME-9310] Use POSIX compatible flags to avoid errors on BusyBox [HTTP-6622] Determine Apache version and log to report [HTTP-6624] Ignore wildcard and default entries as ServerName for Apache [LOGG-2154] Additional support for log destinations for syslog-ng [MALW-3278] New test to detect LMD (Linux Malware Detect) [NAME-4406] Changed logic for localhost check and more detailed logging [NETW-2600] IPv6 configuration check for Linux [NETW-3032] Added ARP monitoring software test [PKGS-7308] Split package name and version for RPM based package manager [PKGS-7350] Support for installed packages via Fedora DNF package manager (Dandified YUM) [PKGS-7352] Query security notices for DNF [PKGS-7354] Perform integrity tests for package database (DNF) [SHLL-6230] Test for umask values in shell configuration files (e.g. rc files) [STRG-1842] New test for checking authorized USB devices [TIME-3104] Show only suggestion on FreeBSD systems if ntpdate is configured [TIME-3170] New test to check NTP configuration files

Functions

[CreateTempFile] Create a temporary file [DigitsOnly] New function to extract only numbers from a text string [DisplayManual] New function to show text on screen without any markup [ExitCustom] New function to allow program to exit with a different exit code, depending on outcome [GetHostID] If no MAC address is found, use SSH keys for creation of a host identifier [IsWordWritable] Changed return codes for easier usage of the function [LogText] Replaces the older logtext function [RandomString] Creates a random string of characters [RemoveTempFiles] Remove any created temporary files [Report] Replaces the older report function [ReportSuggestion] Allows two additional parameters to store details (text and external reference to a solution) [ReportWarning] Like ReportSuggestion() has additional parameters [ShowComplianceFinding] Display compliance findings [ShowSymlinkPath] Ensure readlink is available

General improvements

When using pentest mode, it will continue without any delays (=quick mode).
Plugins execution is improved, with improved logged and counting of active plugins.
Data uploads: provide help when self-signed certificates are used.
Improved output for tests which before showed results as a warning, instead of just as a suggestion.
Lynis now uses different exit codes, depending on errors or finding warnings. This helps with automation and any custom scripting you want to apply.
Preparations to allow compressing the Lynis report file and enhance uploads.
Added --config option to show what settings file or profile is used.
Tool tips are displayed, to make Lynis even easier to use.
Show a warning if the release is older than four months.
PID file has additional checks, including cleanups.

Plugins

[PAM] New plugin available in all versions of Lynis [PLGN-2602] Replaced mktemp commands with CreateTempFile function [PLGN-2804] Limit report output of EXT file systems to 1 item per line

Lynis 2.1.1 (2015-07-22)

This release adds a lot of improvements, with focus on performance, and additional support for common Linux distributions and external utilities. We recommend to use this latest version.

Operating system enhancements

Support for systems like CentOS, openSUSE, Slackware is improved.

Performance

Performance tuning has been applied, to speed up execution of the audit on systems with many files. This also includes code cleanups.

Automatic updates

Initial work on an automatic updater has been implemented. This way Lynis can be scheduled for automatic updating from a trusted source.

Internal functions

Not all systems have readlink, or the -f option of readlink. The ShowSymlinkPath function has been extended with a Python based check, which is often available.

Software support

Apache module directory /usr/lib64/apache has been added, which is used on openSUSE.

Support for Chef has been added.

Added tests for CSF's lfd utility for integrity monitoring on directories and files. Related tests are FINT-4334 and FINT-4336.

Added support for Chrony time daemon and timesync daemon. Additionally NTP sychronization status is checked when it is enabled.

Improved single user mode protection on the rescue.service file.

Other

Check for user permissions has been extended. Python binary is now detected, to help with symlink detection. Several new legal terms have been added, which are used for usage in banners. In several files old tests have been removed, to further clean up the code.

Bug fixes

Nginx test showed error when access_log had multiple parameters. Tests using locate won't be performed if not present. Fix false positive match on Squid unsafe ports [SQD-3624]. The hardening index is now also inserted into the report if it is not displayed on screen.

Functions

Added AddSystemGroup function

New tests

Several new tests have been added:

[PKGS-7366] Scan for debsecan utility on Debian systems
[PKGS-7410] Determine amount of installed kernel packages
[TIME-3106] Check synchronization status of NTP on systemd based systems
[CONT-8102] Docker daemon status and gather basic details
[CONT-8104] Check docker info for any Docker warnings
[CONT-8106] Check total, running and unused Docker containers
Plugins

[PLGN-2602] Disabled by default, as it may be too slow for some machines
[PLGN-3002] Extended with /sbin/nologin
Documentation

A new document has been created to help with the process of upgrading Lynis. It is available at https://cisofy.com/documentation/lynis/upgrading/

Lynis 2.1.0 (2015-04-16)

General

Screen output has been improved to provide additional information.

OS support

CUPS detection on Mac OS has been improved. AIX systems will now use csum utility to create host ID. Group check have been altered on AIX, to include the -n ALL. Core dump check on Linux is extended to check for actual values as well.

Software

McAfee detection has been extended by detecting a running cma binary. Improved detection of pf firewall on BSD and Mac OS. Security patch checking with zypper extended.

Session timeout

Tests to determine shell time out setting have been extended to account for AIX, HP-UX and other platforms. It will now determine also if variable is exported as a readonly variable. Related compliance section PCI DSS 8.1.8 has been extended.

Documentation

New document: Getting started with Lynis https://cisofy.com/documentation/lynis/get-started/

Plugins (Enterprise)

Update to file integrity plugin Changes to PLGN-2606 (capabilities check)

New configuration plugins:

PLGN-4802 (SSH settings)
PLGN-4804 (login.defs)

Download link: https://cisofy.com/download/lynis/

Lynis 2.0.0 (2015-02-25)

The first release within the 2.x branch! It includes several new features, to simplify or improve auditing on Unix based systems, including BSD, Linux, Mac OS and more traditional systems like AIX, HPUX and Solaris.

New features and many improvements are the reason for the bump to a major release, also a beginning of a new era. Many tools to audit or harden systems have being released, yet none have been maintained over a long period of time.

Lynis Support and Feedback

This software is supported and under development by CISOfy. By providing a dual license, this software is kept up-to-date and enhanced. Both customers and the community, benefit from this licensing. This release is available thanks to your input and feedback.

Lynis Helpers

New in this release is the support for helpers. Small utilities which enhance Lynis by providing a single goal. The first helper available is to audit Docker build files.

Lynis Improved OS support

Many changes have been implemented to better support Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD DragonBSD and OpenBSD in particular. Upcoming releases will include smaller "improvement rounds" for other systems as well.

Lynis New technologies

More utilities and technologies are supported now. Technologies and tools like systemd, Docker, nftables.

Lynis Lynis Enterprise

As this code is shared, customers have an additional option to define to what server they want to upload the audit results. Also, commercial plugins have been bundled.

Lynis New parameters

Several new options have been added:

--dump-options (see all options)
--report-file (define a different location for the report file)

Lynis General

Documentation on the website has been extended: https://cisofy.com/support/ The man page, Lynis binary and several tests have improved texts.

This release is exceptional in that it includes many changes. We have done a lot of testing on different platforms. You could expect this software to be stable. Still, an assumption is no guarantee and especially no substitution for testing in your own environment. If you encounter issues, please report them via one of the links above in this changelog.

Enjoy this new release!

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Lynis 1.6.4 (2014-11-04)

New:

Boot loader detection for AIX [BOOT-5102]
Detection of getcap and lsvg binary
Added filesystem_ext to report
Detect rootsh

Changes:

Hide errors when RPM database is faulty and show suggestion instead [PKGS-7308]
Allow OpenBSD to gather information on listening network ports [NETW-3012]
Don't trigger warning for Shellshock when doing segfault test [SHLL-6290]
Do not run Apache test on OpenBSD and strip control chars [HTTP-6624]
Extended AIDE test with configuration validation test [FIND-4314]
Improved Shellshock test regarding non-Linux support [SHLL-6290]
Added support for gathering volume groups on AIX [FILE-6311]
Properly parse PAM lines and add them to report [AUTH-9264]
Support for boot loader detection on OpenBSD [BOOT-5159]
Added uptime detection for OpenBSD systems [BOOT-5202]
Support for volume groups on AIX [FILE-6312]
Redirect errors when searching for readlink binary

Lynis 1.6.3 (2014-10-14)

New:

Added tests for Shellshock bash vulnerability [SHLL-6290]
Added test to determine if Snoopy is used [ACCT-9636]
New test for qdaemon configuration file [PRNT-2416]
Test for GRUB boot loader password [BOOT-5122]
New test for qdaemon printer jobs [PRNT-2420]
Added ClamXav test for Mac OS X [MALW-3288]
Gentoo vulnerable packages test [PKGS-7393]
New test for qdaemon status [PRNT-2418]
Gentoo package listing [PKGS-7304]
Running Lynis without root permissions will start non-privileged scan
Systemd service and timer example file added
Added grub2-install to binaries

Changes:

Adjustments so insecure SSL protocols are detected in nginx config [HTTP-6710]
Directories will be skipped when searching for nginx log files [HTTP-6720]
Only gather unique name servers from /etc/resolv.conf [NAME-2704]
Properly detect mod_evasive on Gentoo and others [HTTP-6640]
Improved swap partition detection in /etc/fstab [FILE-6336]
Improvements to kernel detection (e.g. Gentoo) [KRNL-5830]
Test for built-in security options in YUM [PKGS-7386]
Improved boot loader detection for GRUB2 [BOOT-5121]
Split GRUB test into two tests [BOOT-5122]
Added Mac OS uptime check [BOOT-5202]
Improved GetHostID function for systems having only ip binary
Improved testing for symlinked binary directories
Minor adjustments to log output
Renamed dev directory to extras

Lynis 1.6.2 (2014-09-22)

New:

IsVirtualMachine function to check if system is running in VM

VM types: Bochs CPU emulation, IBM z/VM, KVM, Linux Containers, libvirt LXC driver (Linux Containers), Microsoft Virtual PC, OpenVZ, Oracle VM VirtualBox, QEMU, Systemd Namespace container, User-Mode Linux (UML), VMware products, XEN
Detection for SaltStack configuration management tooling
ShowSymlinkPath function to check path behind a symlink
Check of configuration options of pacman [PKGS-7314]
Support for drill binary to check for Lynis update
FileIsEmpty function to check for empty files
Detect updates for Arch Linux [PKGS-7312]
Add detection for machine ID (systemd)
Added linux_config_file to report
Bash completion script for Lynis
Added detection of ss binary

Changes:

Extended system reboot check, to enable it for most Linux versions[KRNL-5830]
Improved inetd test to avoid false positive with xinetd process [INSE-8002]
Permissions check has been adjusted to allow packaging and pentest mode
Added detection for compressed Linux config file [KRNL-5728]
Added support for compressed Linux config file [KRNL-5730]
Store PID file in home directory of the user, if needed
Added usage of ss to gather listening ports [NETW-3012]
Additional permission added to CUPS check [PRNT-2307]
Extended telnet in inetd test [INSE-8016]
Fix for reading at.deny file [SCHD-7720]
Removed individual warnings [BOOT-5184]
Several improvements for Arch Linux

Lynis 1.6.1 (2014-09-09)

New:

Added --pentest parameter to run a non-privileged scans (e.g. for pentesting)
Show skipped tests in report if they require root and scan is non-privileged

Changes:

Improved vulnerable packages test on Debian based systems (apt-check) [PKGS-7392]
Don't show warnings for 'swap' in 4th column fstab file [FILE-6336]
Remove warning for old files in /tmp [FILE-6354]
CheckUpdates function will have better output when no connection is available
Changes to parameters and functions, to allow penetration tests with Lynis
Test for actual files in /etc/modprobe.d before grepping in it
Improved chown command when file permissions are incorrect
Changed output of update test, show when status is unknown
No scanning of symlinked directories (binaries test)
Extended SafePerms function to also check for UID
Several tests will have root-only bit set now
Improved netstat tests on Arch Linux

Lynis 1.6.0 (2014-08-27)

New:

Added several new plugins to default profile
HostID detection for AIX

Changes:

Improvements for log file
GetHostID function improved
Improved detection of security repository for Debian based systems [PKGS-7388]
Set default values for update check, to avoid error message on screen
Cleanup for mail section, adding IMAP and POP3 protocols

Lynis 1.5.9 (2014-07-31)

New:

New NetBSD test for vulnerable software packages [PKGS-7380]
Test if Debian based systems need a reboot [KRNL-5830]
Test for running Sendmail daemon [MAIL-8880]
Test for availability of mtree [FINT-4330]
Check for lp daemon (printing) [PRNT-2314]
Added Qmail status detection [MAIL-8860]
New NetBSD boot loader test [BOOT-5126]
Added test for automation tools like Cfengine and Puppet [TOOL-5002]
Added KRNL-5830 control to website
Added detection for Puppet
Added tooling category

Changes:

Security repository test extended with /etc/apt/sources.list.d [PKGS-7388]
Added exception case for CUPS configuration (listen statement) [PRNT-2308]
Improved detection of TMOUT setting in shell profile file [SHLL-6220]
Perform promiscuous interfaces test for NetBSD as well [NETW-3014]
Perform swap partition parameters test on all systems [FILE-6336]
Also check password file on DragonFlyBSD and NetBSD [AUTH-9208]
Show message regarding toor user for all systems [AUTH-9204]
Check for available interfaces on NetBSD as well [NETW-3004]
Extended UFS file system test with FFS support [FILE-6329]
Improvements for step-tickers file test [TIME-3160]
Perform sockstat test for NetBSD [NETW-3012]
Gather IP addresses for NetBSD [NETW-3008]
Test MAC addresses on NetBSD [NETW-3006]
Added /usr/X11R7/bin directory to search for binaries
Improved full qualified domain name (FQDN) check for Linux
Don't show follow-up hints when there are no warnings or suggestions
Improved IsRunning function to better target processes
Several smaller adjustments in text and descriptions
Extended ReportException function with logging text
Improved GetHostID function for NetBSD and Solaris
Added printing_daemon and mail_daemon to report
Binaries extended with tools like kstat, puppet

Lynis 1.5.8 (2014-07-24)

New:

Testing for commercial anti-virus solutions like McAfee and Sophos [MALW-3280]
New control text for MALW-3280 - http://cisofy.com/controls/MALW-3280/

Changes:

Extended GRUB test with encrypted password (SHA1) [BOOT-5121]
Check /etc/profile for multiple umask values [AUTH-9328]
Extended PHP disabled functions test [PHP-2320]
Add gpgcheck parameter to YUM test [PKGS-7387]
Squid configuration file permissions test adjusted and control added to website [SQD-3613]
Logging has been extended and exceptional event text adjusted

Lynis 1.5.7 (2014-07-09)

New:

Implementation of SafePerms function
Added notification when exceptions are found

Changes:

Fix for error_log handling in nginx

Lynis 1.5.6 (2014-06-12)

New:

Test for PHP binary and PHP version
Don't perform register_global test for systems running PHP 5.4.0 and later [PHP-2368]
Debug function (can be activated via --debug or profile)

Changes:

Extended IsRunning function
Removed suggestion from secure shell test [SHLL-6202]
Check for idle session handlers [SHLL-6220]
Also check for apache2 binary (file instead of directory)
New report values: session_timeout_enabled and session_timeout_method
New report value for plugins: plugins_enabled
Fixed test to determine active TCP sessions on Linux [NETW-3012]

Lynis 1.5.5 (2014-06-08)

New:

Check for nginx access logging [HTTP-6712]
Check for missing error logs in nginx [HTTP-6714]
Check for debug mode in nginx [HTTP-6716]

Changes:

Extended SSL test for nginx when using listen statements
Allow debugging via profile (config:debug:yes)
Check if discovered httpd file is actually a file
Improved temporary file creation related to security notice
Adjustments to screen output

Security Note: This releases solves two issues regarding the usage of temporary files (predictability of the file names). You are advised to upgrade to this version as soon as possible. For more information see the our blog post: http://linux-audit.com/lynis-security-notice-154-and-older/

Lynis 1.5.4 (2014-06-04)

New:

Check additional configuration files for nginx [HTTP-6706]
Analysis of nginx settings [HTTP-6708]
New test for SSL configuration of nginx [HTTP-6710]

Changes:

Altered SMBD version check for Mac OS
Small adjustments to report for readability

Lynis 1.5.3 (2014-05-19)

New:

Support for zypper package manager
Gather installed packages with Zypper on SuSE systems [PKGS-728]
Check for vulnerable packages with Zypper package manager [PKGS-7330]

Changes:

Check for aide.conf also in /etc [FINT-4315]
Adjusted screen output for unreliable NTP peers [TIME-3120]
Adjusted check kernel test for non-Linux systems [KRNL-5730]
Improved screen output on AIX systems with echo command

Lynis 1.5.2 (2014-05-05)

New:

Support for runlevel in binaries test

Changes:

Added suggestion for kernel availability check [KRNL-5788]
Added suggestion for services at startup and proper binary call [BOOT-5180]
Added suggestion to configure accounting on FreeBSD [ACCT-2754]
Added suggestion to configure Linux process accounting [ACCT-9622]
Several new controls listed on website
Adjusted hardening index if total score was zero
Added suggestion for auditd.conf file [ACCT-9632]
Removed suggestion for audit log file [ACCT-9634]
Removed warning from NTP falsetickers test, added data to report [TIME-3132]
Removed warning from NTP selected time source test [TIME-3124]

Lynis 1.5.1 (2014-04-22)

Changes:

Extended reporting with running databases and frameworks
Adjusted Oracle status in test [DBS-1840]
Extended grsecurity test [RBAC-6272]
Redirect rpcinfo errors to /dev/null
Adjusted color scheme

Lynis 1.5.0 (2014-04-10)

New:

Support for Amazon Linux
NTP check for step-tickers file (Red Hat and clones) [TIME-3160]

Changes:

Minor textual changes in description of several controls
Removed several warnings (usage of suggestions instead)
Website has now more information for several controls
Extended detection for Oracle Linux
Updated the FAQ and README files

Lynis 1.4.9 (2014-04-03)

New:

Added links in report to related control documentation on website
Detect Linux I/O kernel scheduler [KRNL-5730]

Changes:

Check for non-unique accounts on several platforms [AUTH-9208]
Set initial discover value for PAM modules to zero [AUTH-9268]

Lynis 1.4.8 (2014-03-27)

Changes:

Adjusted resolv.conf domain setting in report [NAME-4016]
Extend account test with /var/log/pacct [ACCT-9620]
Added suggestion to DNS domain name test [NAME-4028]
Changed text strings of ZFS test [FILE-6330]
Extend LILO password test [BOOT-5139]
Set default value for pf firewall

Lynis 1.4.7 (2014-03-21)

New:

New configuration item to set group name
Search for AIDE configuration file (aide.conf) [FINT-4315]
Check for usage of SHA256/SHA512 in AIDE configuration [FINT-4316]
Added grep to list of binaries

Changes:

Added suggestion when using NIS or NIS+ [NAME-4302]
Clean-up of unneeded plugin section
Small typo fix

Lynis 1.4.6 (2014-03-14)

New:

Check for GPG signing in yum.conf [PKGS-7387]
Check CUPS configuration file permissions [PRNT-2307]

Changes:

Screen cleanup

Lynis 1.4.5 (2014-03-08)

New:

Support for Chakra Linux
Support for pacman binary (package manager)
Query installed packages on systems with pacman [PKGS-7310]

Changes:

Avoid logging to screen when falsetickets are found [TIME-3132]
Skipping FIFO file on Solaris systems when checking for cron jobs [TIME-3104]
Extended uptime test for Solaris systems [BOOT-5202]
Added /usr/lib/security to PAM locations to scan
Report cronjobs to report [SCHD-7704]
HostID support for Solaris
Improved color scheme
Extended logging

Lynis 1.4.4 (2014-03-03)

New:

Detect tune2fs binary
Added ExitFatal() function
Added egrep binary to binaries
Initial plugin support (phase 1)
Added InsertPluginSection() function

Changes:

Adjusted disabled functions tests to properly find functions [PHP-2320]
Extended time test with egrep binary replace for Solaris [TIME-3104]
Adjusted color for SNMP test when warning is found [SNMP-3306]
Adjusted text for PHP risky functions [PHP-2320]
Refer to discovered binaries for ifconfig, lsmod, tune2fs
Test plugin directory when provided by --plugin-dir
Scan report extended with plugin information
Extended help for Enterprise options
Improved IsRunning() function
Extended color scheme

Lynis 1.4.3 (2014-02-23)

New:

Support for ClearOS
Data upload for Lynis Enterprise users (--upload)
Added debug variable for troubleshooting purposes
Scan profile option license_key

Changes:

Skip password check for Red Hat or clones [AUTH-9282]
Extended single user login protection [AUTH-9308]
Adjusted repolist check for yum based systems [PKGS-7383]
Inserted sleep time when update is found
Extended report output

Lynis 1.4.2 (2014-02-19)

Changes:

Ignore interfaces aliases for HostID
Extended umask tests with pam_umask entries [AUTH-9328]
Check for supressed version on Squid [SQD-3680]

Lynis 1.4.1 (2014-02-15)

New: --plugin-dir parameter

Changes:

Added 64 bits locations for Apache modules
Add start of new category to logfile
Extended sysstat test with /etc/cron.d/sysstat [ACCT-9626]
Extended cron job tests with entries start with asterix (*) [SCHD-7704]
Additional check for multiple umask entries (like RHEL 6.x) [AUTH-9328]
Adjusted PHP test for register_globals (explicit test) [PHP-2368]
Small adjustments for upcoming plugin support
Extended man page

Lynis 1.4.0 (2014-01-29)

Changes:

Removed some warnings, to prevent double messages
Extended accounting check for Linux [ACCT-9622]
Added consistency check to time test [TIME-3124]
Added support for anacron jobs [SCHD-7704]
Rewrite of YUM repository test [PKGS-7383]
Use binary variables for hostid creation
AIX version detection changed
Added rpcinfo to binaries check
Ignore LANG global setting
Improved logging

Lynis 1.3.9 (2014-01-09)

Changes:

Additional support for Mac OS
Support for shasum binary
Performance adjustment for lsof tests
Extended interface check for hostid creation
Improved NSCD detection [NAME-4032]
Bug fix for passwdqc [AUTH-9262]
Extended vulnerable packages test [PKGS-7392]
Hide possible sysctl errors [KRNL-5820]

Lynis 1.3.8 (2013-12-25)

New:

New parameter --view-categories to display available test categories
Added /etc/hosts check (duplicates) [NAME-4402]
Added /etc/hosts check (hostname) [NAME-4404]
Added /etc/hosts check (localhost mapping) [NAME-4406]
Portmaster test for possible port upgrades [PKGS-7378]
Check for SPARC improve boot loader (SILO) [BOOT-5142]
NFS client access test [STRG-1930]
Check system uptime [BOOT-5202]
YUM repolist check [PKGS-7383]
Contributors file added

Changes:

Improved locate database check and reporting [FILE-6410]
Improved PAE/No eXecute test for Linux kernel [KRNL-5677]
Disabled NIS domain name from test [NAME-4028]
Extended NIS domain test to check BSD sysctl value [NAME-4306]
Extended PAM tools check with PAM paths [AUTH-9262]
Adjusted Apache check to avoid skipping it [HTTP-6622]
Extended USB state testing [STRG-1840]
Extended Firewire state testing [STRG-1846]
Extended core dump test [KRNL-5820]
Added /lib/i386-linux-gnu/security to PAM directories
Added /usr/X11R6/bin directory to binary paths
Improved readability of screen output
Improved logging for several tests
Improved Debian version detection
Added warning to BIND test [NAME-4206]
Extended binaries with showmount and yum
Updated man page

Lynis 1.3.7 (2013-12-10)

New:

Function FileExists() and SearchItem()

Changes:

Adjusted yum-security check [PKGS-7386]
Improved check for iptables binary check
Extended report with the tests executed and skipped

Lynis 1.3.6 (2013-12-03)

New:

Support for the dntpd time daemon
New Apache test for modules [HTTP-6632]
Apache test for mod_evasive [HTTP-6640]
Apache test for mod_qos [HTTP-6641]
Apache test for mod_spamhaus [HTTP-6642]
Apache test for ModSecurity [HTTP-6643]
Check for installed package audit tool [PKGS-7398]
Added initial support for new pkgng and related tools [PKGS-7381]
Check for ssh-keyscan binary
ZFS support for FreeBSD [FILE-6330]
Test for passwordless accounts [AUTH-9283]
Initial OS support for DragonFly BSD
Initial OS support for TrueOS (FreeBSD based)
Initial OS support for elementary OS (Luna)
GetHostID for DragonFly, FreeBSD, NetBSD and OpenBSD
Check for DHCP client [NETW-3030]
Initial support for OSSEC (system integrity) [FINT-4328]
New parameter --log-file to adjust log file location
New function IsRunning() to check status of processes
New function RealFilename() to determine file name
New function CheckItem() for parsing files
New function ReportManual() and ReportException() to simplify code
New function DirectoryExists() to check existence of a directory
Support for dntpd [TIME-3104]

Changes:

Extended pf checks for FreeBSD/OpenBSD and others [FIRE-4518]
Extended test to gather listening network ports for Linux [NETW-3012]
Adjusted lsof statement to ignore warnings (e.g. fuse) [LOGG-2180] [LOGG-2190]
Added suggestion for discovered shells on FreeBSD [AUTH-9218]
Extended core dump test with additional details [KRNL-5820]
Properly display suggestion if portaudit is not installed [PKGS-7382]
Ignore message if no packages are installed (pkg_info) [PKGS-7320]
Also try using apt-check on Debian systems [PKGS-7392]
Adjusted logging for RPM binary on systems not using it [PKGS-7308]
Extended search in cron directories for rdate/ntpdate [TIME-3104]
Adjusted PHP check to find ini files [PHP-2211]
Skip Apache test for NetBSD [HTTP-6622]
Skip test http version check for NetBSD [HTTP-6624]
Additional check to supress sort error [HTTP-6626]
Improved the way binaries are checked (less disk reads)
Adjusted ReportWarning() function to skip impact rating
Improved report on screen by leaving out date/time and type
Redirect errors while checking for OpenSSL version
Extended reporting with firewall status and software
Adjusted naming of some operating systems to make them more consistent
Extended update check by using host binary if dig is not installed
Count number of installed binaries/packages and report them
Report about log rotation tool and status
Updated man page

Lynis 1.3.5 (2013-11-19)

New:

OS detection for Mageia Linux, PCLinuxOS, Sabayon Linux and Scientific Linux
Added some initial systemd support (e.g. boot services)
Test to display if any known MAC framework is implemented [MACF-6290]

Changes:

Improved support for Slackware Linux (OS and version detection)
Added systemd support (boot and running services) for Linux systems [BOOT-5177]
Added systemd support (default runlevel) for Linux systems [KRNL-5622]
Extended USB storage check in modprobe.d directory [STRG-1840]
Improved output, reporting and check for kernel update [KRNL-5788]
Optimized code and output of test to check writable scripts [BOOT-5184]
Fixed detection for writable scripts [BOOT-5184]
Improved detection IPv6 addresses for Slackware and others [NETW-3008]
Minor addition to SSH PermitRootLogin check [SSH-7412]
Extended cronjob tests, reporting and logging [SCHD-7704]
Extended umask check in /etc/profile [AUTH-9328]
Added suggestion about BIND version [NAME-4210]
Merged test NTP daemon test TIME-3108 into TIME-3104
Improved support for Arch Linux (output, detection)
Extended common list of directories with SSL certifcates in profile
New function GetHostID() to determine an unique identifier of the machine
Added a tests_custom file template
Perform file permissions test on tests_custom file
Improved OS detection and extended logging on several tests
Several layout improvements
Extended update check functions and output
Cleaned up reporting and extended it with exceptions

Lynis 1.3.4 (2013-11-08)

New:

OS detection support for Arch Linux
Support for systemd journal

Changes:

Test for files in /etc/modprobe.d directory [STRG-1840]
Extended log daemon detection with systemd journal [LOGG-2130]
Adjusted hardening value for compiler GCC [HRDN-7222]
Extended IsWorldWritable and IsWorldExecutable functions to support symlinks
Adjusted PHP test for disabled functions [PHP-2320]
Extended testing for PHP files in other directories [PHP-2211]
Improved screen output for several tests and extended logging

Lynis 1.3.3 (2013-10-24)

New:

Added NTP configuration type to report [TIME-3104]

Changes:

Do not warn on empty shells for FreeBSD systems [AUTH-9218]
Extended checks for presence NTP client or daemon [TIME-3104]
Extended logging

Lynis 1.3.2 (2013-10-09)

New:

Test for PowerDNS authoritive servers (master/slave status) [NAME-4238]

Changes:

CUPS test extended with hardening rules [PRNT-2308]
Added hardening points to sticky bit on /tmp [FILE-6362]
Extended Ubuntu security packages check [PKGS-7392]
Improved update check, show when no check is performed
Added additional check for binaries, so checks on CentOS work correctly
Added word 'restricted' to banner strings
Adjusted wording for Debian packages purge [PKGS-7346]
Corrected listing of purgable packages [PKGS-7346]
Adjusted yum-plugin-security check due to package changes [PKGS-7386]

Lynis 1.3.1 (2013-10-02)

Changes:

Updated generic references in files
Fixed detection of several binaries (AFICK/awk)
Performance tweaks when checking for binaries
Fixed core dump check and dumpable sysctl [KRNL-5820]
Force test to always to check for binaries [FILE-7502]
Changed detection to egrep [DBS-1840]
Adjusted variable checking for Solaris [HOME-9310]
Adjusted search in modprobe directory [STRG-1840] [STRG-1846]

Lynis 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)

Lynis 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

Lynis 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

Lynis 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]

Lynis 1.2.6 (2009-04-05)

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

Lynis 1.2.5 (2009-03-27)

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

Lynis 1.2.4 (2009-03-17)

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

Lynis 1.2.3 (2009-03-02)

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

Lynis 1.2.2 (2009-02-15)

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.

Lynis 1.2.1 (2008-09-05)

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

Lynis 1.2.0 (2008-08-26)

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

Lynis 1.1.9 (2008-08-09)

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

Lynis 1.1.8 (2008-07-16)

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]

Lynis 1.1.7 (2008-06-28)

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

Lynis 1.1.6 (2008-06-19)

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]

Lynis 1.1.5 (2008-06-10)

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

Lynis 1.1.4 (2008-05-31)

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

Lynis 1.1.3 (2008-05-21)

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

Lynis 1.1.2 (2008-05-11)

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

Lynis 1.1.1 (2008-04-13)

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

Lynis 1.1.0 (2008-04-09)

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

Lynis 1.0.9 (2008-03-24)

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

Lynis 1.0.8 (2008-02-10)

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

Lynis 1.0.7 (2008-01-28)

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

Lynis 1.0.6 (2007-12-26)

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

Lynis 1.0.5 (2007-12-02)

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)

Lynis 1.0.4 (2007-11-27)

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

Lynis 1.0.3 (2007-11-19)

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

Lynis 1.0.2 (2007-11-15)

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

Lynis 1.0.1 (2007-11-12)

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

Lynis 1.0.0 (2007-11-08)

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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