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1.123 RHEL-09-232085

Information

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

GROUP ID: V-257897
RULE ID: SV-257897r991589

The "/etc/shadow-" file is a backup file of "/etc/shadow", and as such, contains the list of local system accounts and password hashes. Protection of this file is critical for system security.

Solution

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

$ sudo chmod 0000 /etc/shadow-

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-257897r991589_rule, STIG-ID|RHEL-09-232085, Vuln-ID|V-257897

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 32ea86b232181eb72b816690578c17518f89d50d53fe1d7ec4d93e53cfe165b4