RHEL-10-400065 - RHEL 10 must be configured so that the "/etc/shadow" file is group-owned by "root".

Information

The "/etc/shadow" file stores password hashes. Protection of this file is critical for system security.

Solution

Configure RHEL 10 so that the group of the "/etc/shadow" file is set to "root" by running the following command:

$ sudo chgrp root /etc/shadow

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-281030r1165445_rule, STIG-ID|RHEL-10-400065, Vuln-ID|V-281030

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 86e1dbc3513b2399d0232018aef7785d5a37ba3fcdf898672ce5ab2fcf5c764d