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V-281168

CAT II (Medium)

RHEL 10 must not assign an interactive login shell for system accounts.

Rule ID

SV-281168r1273589_rule

STIG

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R3

CCIs

CCI-002696

Discussion

Ensuring shells are not given to system accounts upon login makes it more difficult for attackers to use system accounts.

Check Content

Verify that RHEL 10 system accounts do not have an interactive login shell.

Run the following command to list any system account (UID < 1000) that has an interactive shell, excluding authorized system utility accounts (root, sync, shutdown, halt):

$ $ awk -F: '(($3 > 0 && $3 < 1000) && $1 !~ /^(halt|sync|shutdown)$/ && $7 !~ /(nologin|false)$/) {print $1 ":" $3 ":" $7}' /etc/passwd

If the command returns any output, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure RHEL 10 so that all noninteractive accounts on the system do not have an interactive shell assigned to them.

If the system account needs a shell assigned for mission operations, document the need with the information system security officer (ISSO).

Run the following command to disable the interactive shell for a specific noninteractive user account:

$ sudo usermod --shell /usr/sbin/nologin <user>