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V-281069

CAT II (Medium)

RHEL 10 must enforce mode "0000" or less permissive for the "/etc/gshadow-" file to prevent unauthorized access.

Rule ID

SV-281069r1165562_rule

STIG

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R1

CCIs

CCI-000213

Discussion

The "/etc/gshadow-" file is a backup of "/etc/gshadow", and as such contains group password hashes. Protection of this file is critical for system security.

Check Content

Verify RHEL 10 is configured so that the "/etc/gshadow-" file has mode "0000" with the following command:

$ sudo stat -c "%a %n" /etc/gshadow-
0 /etc/gshadow-

If a value of "0" is not returned, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure RHEL 10 so that the mode of the "/etc/gshadow-" file is set to "0000" by running the following command:

$ sudo chmod 0000 /etc/gshadow-