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RHEL-10-400260 - RHEL 10 must enforce mode "0000" or less permissive for the "/etc/gshadow-" file to prevent unauthorized access.
Information
The "/etc/gshadow-" file is a backup of "/etc/gshadow", and as such contains group password hashes. Protection of this file is critical for system security.Solution
Configure RHEL 10 so that the mode of the "/etc/gshadow-" file is set to "0000" by running the following command:$ sudo chmod 0000 /etc/gshadow-
See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_RHEL_10_V1R1_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 STIG v1r1
Category: ACCESS CONTROL
References: 800-53|AC-3, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000213, Rule-ID|SV-281069r1165562_rule, STIG-ID|RHEL-10-400260, Vuln-ID|V-281069
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: 76379710a350b69514f26898166b598ec6f917c1e4e726e2786d306586cc815c