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7.2.13 Ensure all local initialization files are mode 0740 or more restrictive

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All local initialization files must have mode "0740" or less permissive.

Local initialization files are used to configure the user's shell environment upon logon. Malicious modification of these files could compromise accounts upon logon.

Solution

Set the mode of the local initialization files to "0740" with the following command:

Note: The example will be for the smithj user, who has a home directory of "/home/smithj".

# chmod g-wx,o-rwx /home/smithj/.<INIT_FILE>

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/19886

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, MEDIA PROTECTION

References: 800-53|AC-3, 800-53|AC-5, 800-53|AC-6, 800-53|CM-6b., 800-53|MP-2, CAT|II, CSCv7|14.6, Rule-ID|SV-230325r917879_rule, STIG-ID|RHEL-08-010770, Vuln-ID|V-230325

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 6e95eba48ba9bc408dd3483983f938aebae853c5ca4f0beed098d7a2653efc8e