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1.99 ALMA-09-013880

Information

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

GROUP ID: V-269202
RULE ID: SV-269202r1050084

The "/etc/gshadow-" file is a backup of "/etc/gshadow", and as such, 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-269202r1050084_rule, STIG-ID|ALMA-09-013880, Vuln-ID|V-269202

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 9ebb1e8bdee9e28900a62a21ccae65fb7901882aa5af567d6308c80a9b2ce188