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1.119 ALMA-09-016190

Information

AlmaLinux OS 9 /etc/passwd- file must have mode 0644 or less permissive to prevent unauthorized access.

GROUP ID: V-269222
RULE ID: SV-269222r1050104

The "/etc/passwd-" file is a backup file of "/etc/passwd", and as such, contains information about the users that are configured on the system. Protection of this file is critical for system security.

Solution

Change the mode of the file "/etc/passwd-" to "0644" by running the following command:

$ chmod 0644 /etc/passwd-

See Also

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

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-269222r1050104_rule, STIG-ID|ALMA-09-016190, Vuln-ID|V-269222

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 4ec8054adcb55cc0d8a15dcc8559ba1ed74eee5f1908f85298e94eaf4c47a238