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1.119 RHEL-09-232065

Information

RHEL 9 /etc/gshadow file must have mode 0000 or less permissive to prevent unauthorized access.

GROUP ID: V-257893
RULE ID: SV-257893r991589

The "/etc/gshadow" file contains group password hashes. Protection of this file is critical for system security.

Solution

Change the mode of the file "/etc/gshadow" to "0000" by running the following command:

$ sudo chmod 0000 /etc/gshadow

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-257893r991589_rule, STIG-ID|RHEL-09-232065, Vuln-ID|V-257893

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 755e1a430be53561d2746c8e140fbe9174213d3349011fa270de3255a490bc54