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GEN000000-LNX001433 - The /etc/gshadow file must have mode 0400.

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Information

The /etc/gshadow file is critical to system security and must be protected from unauthorized modification. The /etc/gshadow file contains a list of system groups and hashes for group passwords.

Solution

Change the mode of the /etc/gshadow file to 0400 or less permissive.
# chmod 0400 /etc/gshadow

See Also

http://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/U_RedHat_5_V1R17_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

References: 800-53|IA-5, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000225, CSCv6|3.1, Group-ID|V-22343, Rule-ID|SV-37170r1_rule, STIG-ID|GEN000000-LNX001433

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 25fa9b2d108620a1c8fa59a4417b240ed9367eca4671bb37390a2998d4ea1a30