Detections
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GEN000000-LNX001433 - The /etc/gshadow file must have mode 0400.
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_V1R18_STIG.zip
Item Details
Category: ACCESS CONTROL
References: 800-53|AC-6, CAT|II, CCE|CCE-3932-1, CCI|CCI-000225, Group-ID|V-22343, Rule-ID|SV-37170r1_rule, STIG-ID|GEN000000-LNX001433, Vuln-ID|V-22343
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: b5c2690579c8b47181e3029d02d046bae02f75c7e8af76ab0a96b04b33d657b3