Detections
Analytics
SLES-12-010120 - The SUSE operating system must limit the number of concurrent sessions to 10 for all accounts and/or account types.
Information
SUSE operating system management includes the ability to control the number of users and user sessions that utilize a SUSE operating system. Limiting the number of allowed users and sessions per user is helpful in reducing the risks related to Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacks.This requirement addresses concurrent sessions for information system accounts and does not address concurrent sessions by single users via multiple system accounts. The maximum number of concurrent sessions should be defined based on mission needs and the operational environment for each system.
Solution
Configure the SUSE operating system to limit the number of concurrent sessions to 10 or less for all accounts and/or account types.Add the following line to '/etc/security/limits.conf' or /etc/security/limits.d/*.conf file:
* hard maxlogins 10
See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_SLES_12_V3R4_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA SLES 12 STIG v3r4
Category: ACCESS CONTROL
References: 800-53|AC-10, CAT|III, CCI|CCI-000054, Rule-ID|SV-217113r958398_rule, STIG-ID|SLES-12-010120, STIG-Legacy|SV-91765, STIG-Legacy|V-77069, Vuln-ID|V-217113
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: 6e9237a35b83f6f2764d20f3815b37243e7637180a1c70b68b2b82d11236881f