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1.136 RHEL-09-232140

Information

RHEL 9 /etc/passwd- file must be owned by root.

GROUP ID: V-257908
RULE ID: SV-257908r991589

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

None

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-257908r991589_rule, STIG-ID|RHEL-09-232140, Vuln-ID|V-257908

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: f4217b237c922447b9e3edb163e3b754d2423b152a60051f8f69cd87571d5ebd