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RHEL-10-400050 - RHEL 10 must be configured so that the "/etc/passwd-" file is owned by "root".
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 owner of the "/etc/passwd-" file is set to "root" by running the following command:$ sudo chown root /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-281027r1165436_rule, STIG-ID|RHEL-10-400050, Vuln-ID|V-281027
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: a2bee41481d49aeea7cc3d0ff6316dc6d809f6cc92a6e21a4613e5424c2712a0