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1.370 OL09-00-002548

Information

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

GROUP ID: V-271810
RULE ID: SV-271810r1092142

If the "/etc/passwd" file is writable by a group-owner or the world the risk of its compromise is increased. The file contains the list of accounts on the system and associated information, and 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:

$ sudo chmod 0644 /etc/passwd

See Also

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

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-271810r1092142_rule, STIG-ID|OL09-00-002548, Vuln-ID|V-271810

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 80c59681e82c0d2f30b753c281c83a1af9ecc39837d2ae7b8b4fcd9205f07411