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1.94 RHEL-10-400035

Information

RHEL 10 must be configured so that the "/etc/gshadow-" file is group-owned by "root".

GROUP ID: V-281024
RULE ID: SV-281024r1165427

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 group of the "/etc/gshadow-" file is set to "root" by running the following command:

$ sudo chgrp root /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-281024r1165427_rule, STIG-ID|RHEL-10-400035, Vuln-ID|V-281024

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 2b68a543c711e1fd6185cd6a2ccdc2cfdc917404678932cbbe67572c3b82642f