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PHTN-67-000096 - The Photon operating system must be configured so that the /etc/skel default scripts are protected from unauthorized modification - bash_profile

Information

If the skeleton files are not protected, unauthorized personnel could change user startup parameters and possibly jeopardize user files.

Solution

At the command line, execute the following commands:

# chmod 750 /etc/skel/.bash_logout
# chmod 644 /etc/skel/.bash_profile
# chmod 750 /etc/skel/.bashrc
# chown root:root /etc/skel/.bash_logout
# chown root:root /etc/skel/.bash_profile
# chown root:root /etc/skel/.bashrc

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_VMW_vSphere_6-7_Y23M07_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-239167r675309_rule, STIG-ID|PHTN-67-000096, Vuln-ID|V-239167

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 115a766dee84334dae989f46d6b588703f50fa5ab30aab00472e256792804472