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1.138 RHEL-10-400255

Information

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

GROUP ID: V-281068RULE ID: SV-281068r1165559

The "/etc/gshadow" file 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-281068r1165559_rule, STIG-ID|RHEL-10-400255, Vuln-ID|V-281068

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 951114558f392ac4e67441d34d78f8e9744b4baa27c4155222d3128f12e4a1b5