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1.315 OL09-00-002413

Information

OL 9 must be configured so that the x86 Ctrl-Alt-Delete key sequence is disabled.

GROUP ID: V-271752
RULE ID: SV-271752r1091968

A locally logged-on user who presses Ctrl-Alt-Delete when at the console can reboot the system. If accidentally pressed, as could happen in the case of a mixed OS environment, this can create the risk of short-term loss of availability of systems due to unintentional reboot. In a graphical user environment, risk of unintentional reboot from the Ctrl-Alt-Delete sequence is reduced because the user will be prompted before any action is taken.

Solution

Configure OL 9 to disable the ctrl-alt-del.target with the following command:

$ sudo systemctl disable --now ctrl-alt-del.target

$ sudo systemctl mask --now ctrl-alt-del.target

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/27024

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

References: 800-53|AC-6(10), CCI|CCI-002235, Rule-ID|SV-271752r1091968_rule, STIG-ID|OL09-00-002413, Vuln-ID|V-271752

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 1574b4b3fba4a98ecb7f7f4a8d4a6641c4a5a503b621735a46b72c0817f3958a