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1.141 RHEL-10-400270

Information

RHEL 10 must enforce mode "0644" or less permissive for "/etc/passwd-" file to prevent unauthorized access.

GROUP ID: V-281071
RULE ID: SV-281071r1165568

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

Configure RHEL 10 so that the mode of the "/etc/passwd-" file is set to "0644" by running the following command:

$ sudo chmod 0644 /etc/passwd-

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/26403

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

References: 800-53|AC-3, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000213, Rule-ID|SV-281071r1165568_rule, STIG-ID|RHEL-10-400270, Vuln-ID|V-281071

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 477a8c91660070fa14d63464235d14c49c69126cd0647c36352b8ca2409b6386