1.8.3 Ensure GDM screen lock is configured

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GNOME Desktop Manager can make the screen lock automatically whenever the user is idle for some amount of time.

- idle-delay=uint32 {n} - Number of seconds of inactivity before the screen goes blank
- lock-delay=uint32 {n} - Number of seconds after the screen is blank before locking the screen

By using the lockdown mode in dconf, you can prevent users from changing specific settings.

Setting a lock-out value reduces the window of opportunity for unauthorized user access to another user's session that has been left unattended.

Without locking down the system settings, user settings take precedence over the system settings.

Satisfies: SRG-OS-000029-GPOS-00010, SRG-OS-000031-GPOS-00012, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

Solution

- Create or edit the file /etc/dconf/profile/user and add the following lines if they do not exist:

user-db:user
system-db:local

Example:

#!/usr/bin/env bash

{
l_dir="/etc/dconf/profile/"
[ ! -d "$l_dir" ] && mkdir /etc/dconf/profile/
! grep -Psq '^\h*user-db:user\b' "$l_dir/user" && \
printf '%s\n' "" "user-db:user" >> "$l_dir/user"
! grep -Psq '^\h*system-db:local\b' "$l_dir/user" && \
sed -ri '/^\s*user-db:user/a system-db:local' "$l_dir/user"
}
- Run the following command to create the /etc/dconf/db/local.d/ and /etc/dconf/db/local.d/locks/ directories if either does not exist:

# [ ! -d "/etc/dconf/db/local.d/locks/" ] && mkdir -p /etc/dconf/db/local.d/locks/
- Create or edit a file in /etc/dconf/db/local.d/locks/ and add the following lines to lock the login banner configuration:

/org/gnome/desktop/session/idle-delay
/org/gnome/desktop/screensaver/lock-delay

Example:

# printf '%s\n' "" "/org/gnome/desktop/session/idle-delay" \
"/org/gnome/desktop/screensaver/lock-delay" >> /etc/dconf/db/local.d/locks/60-screensaver
- Run the following script to comment out any incorrect settings in a local system-wide database keyfile:

#!/usr/bin/env bash

{
f_key_file_fix()
{
while IFS= read -r -d $'\0' l_file; do
grep -Psiq -- "^\h*$l_parameter\h+$l_value(\b|\h*$)" "$l_file" && \
sed -ri '/^\s*'"$l_parameter"'/s/^/# /g' "$l_file"
done < <(find /etc/dconf/db -mindepth 2 -maxdepth 2 -type f -print0)
}
l_parameter="idle-delay=uint32" l_value="(0|90[1-9]|9[1-9][0-9]|1[0-9]{3,})"; f_key_file_fix
l_parameter="lock-delay=uint32" l_value="([6-9]|[1-9][0-9]+)"; f_key_file_fix
}
- Create or edit a local keyfile for machine-wide settings in '/etc/dconf/db/local.d/` with the following lines:

[org/gnome/desktop/session]
idle-delay=uint32 900

[org/gnome/desktop/screensaver]
lock-delay=uint32 5
- idle-delay=uint32 {n} - Number of seconds of inactivity before the screen goes blank. Should be '900' (15 minutes) or less, and not 0 (disabled)
- lock-delay=uint32 {n} - Number of seconds after the screen is blank before locking the screen. Should be 5 or less

Example script:

#!/usr/bin/env bash

{
l_file="/etc/dconf/db/local.d/60-screensaver"
a_keyfile1=("[org/gnome/desktop/session]" "idle-delay=uint32 900")
a_keyfile2=("[org/gnome/desktop/screensaver]" "lock-delay=uint32 5")
if grep -Psq -- '^\h*\[org\/gnome\/desktop\/session\]' "$l_file"; then
! grep -Psiq -- '^\h*idle-delay=' "$l_file" && \
sed -ri '/^\s*\[org\/gnome\/desktop\/session\]/a idle-delay=uint32 900' "$l_file"
grep -Psiq -- '^\h*idle-delay=uint32\h+(0|90[1-9]|9[1-9][0-9]|[1-9][0-9]{3,})\b' \
"$l_file" && sed -ri 's/^\s*(idle-delay=uint32)\s+([0-9]|[1-9][0-9]+).*$/\1 900/' "$l_file"
else
printf '%s\n' "" "${a_keyfile1[@]}" >> "$l_file"
fi
if grep -Psq -- '^\h*\[org\/gnome\/desktop\/screensaver\]' "$l_file"; then
! grep -Psiq -- '^\h*lock-delay=' "$l_file" && \
sed -ri '/^\s*\[org\/gnome\/desktop\/screensaver\]/a lock-delay=uint32 5' "$l_file"
grep -Psiq -- '^\h*lock-delay=uint32\h+([6-9]|[1-9][0-9]+)\b' "$l_file" && \
sed -ri 's/^\s*(lock-delay=uint32)\s+([6-9]|[1-9][0-9]+).*$/\1 5/' "$l_file"
else
printf '%s\n' "" "${a_keyfile2[@]}" >> "$l_file"
fi
}
- Run the following command to update the dconf database:

# dconf update

Note: Users must log out and back in again before the system-wide settings take effect.

Item Details

Audit Name: CIS Rocky Linux 10 v1.0.0 L1 Server

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 411ecadacae8e7c3d7f7461a67c1cb8b3f8f7022ffa4134b7d7d6158b48f057c

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