Lynis Auditing Tool 2.1.1

Scans the system and available software to detect security issues

  1. 1.6.2 New Features and Updates

    Mr. Penguin
    * 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
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