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V-269578CAT II — Medium severitySV-269578r1054098_rule

The Xylok Security Suite READONLY configuration must be True.

Rule version XYLK-20-000052 · STIG v1 · 2025-12-04

Discussion

By default, the Xylok container is created not allowing users to modify any files inside the container.

The only paths that can be altered are mounted from the host. Mount the database files from the host, so that the database server running inside the container can write data.

If READONLY=false, then a user could go into the container as root and change other files. This approach helps protect the application from both external attacks and internal threats.

Check

Verify that Xylok's default read-only status is disabled by using the following command:

$ grep READONLY /etc/xylok.conf

If "READONLY" is set to False (case insensitive), is commented out or is missing, this is not a finding.

Fix

Revert Xylok to its default read-only configuration:

1. As root, open /etc/xylok.conf in a text editor.

2. Add/Amend "READONLY=True" to the configuration file.

3. Restart Xylok to apply settings:

    # systemctl restart xylok

Identifiers

Group ID
V-269578
Group title
SRG-APP-000133
Rule ID
SV-269578r1054098_rule
Check ID
C-73611r1053507_chk
Fix ID
F-73512r1053508_fix