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RHEL-10-400265 - RHEL 10 must enforce mode "0644" or less permissive for the "/etc/passwd" file to prevent unauthorized access.
Information
If the "/etc/passwd" file is writable by a group-owner or the world, the risk of its compromise is increased. The file contains the list of accounts on the system and associated information, and protection of this file is critical for system security.Solution
Configure RHEL 10 so that the mode of the file "/etc/passwd" 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_V1R3_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 STIG v1r3
Category: ACCESS CONTROL
References: 800-53|AC-3, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000213, Rule-ID|SV-281070r1268226_rule, STIG-ID|RHEL-10-400265, Vuln-ID|V-281070
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: 5d5e05221653a27cf1279bc9022f800715eeef4fa8886e30316990ae969a7a9e