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1.121 RHEL-09-232075

Information

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

GROUP ID: V-257895
RULE ID: SV-257895r991589

Solution

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

$ sudo chmod 0644 /etc/passwd

Impact:

If the "/etc/passwd" file is writable by a group-owner or the world the risk of its compromise is increased. The file contains the list of accounts on the system and associated information, and protection of this file is critical for system security.

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-257895r991589_rule, STIG-ID|RHEL-09-232075, Vuln-ID|V-257895

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 4a9df947c10882e285dd944c3eaa7618726cafb6252f282b9e27cf6959bf530c