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OL07-00-010481 - The Oracle Linux operating system must require authentication upon booting into single-user and maintenance modes.
Information
If the system does not require valid root authentication before it boots into single-user or maintenance mode, anyone who invokes single-user or maintenance mode is granted privileged access to all files on the system.Solution
Configure the operating system to require authentication upon booting into single-user and maintenance modes.Add or modify the 'ExecStart' line in '/usr/lib/systemd/system/rescue.service' to include '/usr/sbin/sulogin':
ExecStart=-/bin/sh -c '/usr/sbin/sulogin; /usr/bin/systemctl --fail --no-block default'
See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Oracle_Linux_7_V3R5_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA Oracle Linux 7 STIG v3r5
Category: ACCESS CONTROL
References: 800-53|AC-3, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000213, Rule-ID|SV-221699r1137691_rule, STIG-ID|OL07-00-010481, STIG-Legacy|SV-108241, STIG-Legacy|V-99137, Vuln-ID|V-221699
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: af3043d834c7c9e309d2a588fa38c47ea491ec753ba5c6cdd8fb08ce3944423c