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RHEL-10-400270 - RHEL 10 must enforce mode "0644" or less permissive for "/etc/passwd-" file to prevent unauthorized access.
Information
The "/etc/passwd-" file is a backup file of "/etc/passwd", and as such contains information about the users that are configured on the system. Protection of this file is critical for system security.Solution
Configure RHEL 10 so that the mode of the "/etc/passwd-" file is set to "0644" by running the following command:$ sudo chmod 0644 /etc/passwd-
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-281071r1165568_rule, STIG-ID|RHEL-10-400270, Vuln-ID|V-281071
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: c7c20f29ba3632b34a967760f25608be37cf5affb4608433499a93904864b1b0