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1.139 RHEL-10-400260

Information

RHEL 10 must enforce mode "0000" or less permissive for the "/etc/gshadow-" file to prevent unauthorized access.

GROUP ID: V-281069RULE ID: SV-281069r1165562

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

Configure RHEL 10 so that the mode of the "/etc/gshadow-" file is set to "0000" by running the following command:

$ sudo chmod 0000 /etc/gshadow-

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-281069r1165562_rule, STIG-ID|RHEL-10-400260, Vuln-ID|V-281069

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: bd9f8bc03987f8e42a01e5b4d39c312968773b64b2dd5ddd43c47a30138ac38d