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1.102 ALMA-09-014210

Information

AlmaLinux OS 9 /etc/gshadow file must have mode 0000 or less permissive to prevent unauthorized access.

GROUP ID: V-269205
RULE ID: SV-269205r1050087

The "/etc/gshadow" file contains group password hashes. Protection of this file is critical for system security.

Solution

Change the mode of the file "/etc/gshadow" to "0000" by running the following command:

$ chmod 0000 /etc/gshadow

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/27039

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-269205r1050087_rule, STIG-ID|ALMA-09-014210, Vuln-ID|V-269205

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 6f794a4b6d5c97edc68c84d56733cbd3a5c5a70ad1e226a68c56ba62ba44cc5b