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1.365 OL09-00-002543

Information

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

GROUP ID: V-271805
RULE ID: SV-271805r1092127

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:

$ sudo chmod 0000 /etc/gshadow-

See Also

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

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-271805r1092127_rule, STIG-ID|OL09-00-002543, Vuln-ID|V-271805

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 49e2c22bd090e3dc975ac57faad5dc947909299c8eddbd7a875b96d3b1e1ee80