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V-22347

CAT II (Medium)

The /etc/passwd file must not contain password hashes.

Rule ID

SV-45016r1_rule

STIG

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R12

CCIs

CCI-000201

Discussion

If password hashes are readable by non-administrators, the passwords are subject to attack through lookup tables or cryptographic weaknesses in the hashes.

Check Content

Verify no password hashes are present in /etc/passwd.
# cut -d : -f 2 /etc/passwd | egrep -v '^(x|\*)$'
If any password hashes are returned, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Migrate /etc/passwd password hashes to /etc/shadow.
# pwconv