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1.122 RHEL-09-232080

Information

RHEL 9 /etc/passwd- file must have mode 0644 or less permissive to prevent unauthorized access.

GROUP ID: V-257896
RULE ID: SV-257896r991589

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

Change the mode of the file "/etc/passwd-" to "0644" by running the following command:

$ sudo chmod 0644 /etc/passwd-

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/22008

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-257896r991589_rule, STIG-ID|RHEL-09-232080, Vuln-ID|V-257896

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: a546dc29fe5f358b4f5c270f0233eaf6c68a3e99fcd9adf02bd0cc2fb4dbdba3