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V-261387

CAT I (High)

SLEM 5 must not have accounts configured with blank or null passwords.

Rule ID

SV-261387r996588_rule

STIG

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro (SLEM) 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R4

CCIs

CCI-000366

Discussion

If an account has an empty password, anyone could log on and run commands with the privileges of that account. Accounts with empty passwords should never be used in operational environments.

Check Content

Check the "/etc/shadow" file for blank passwords with the following command:

     > sudo awk -F: '!$2 {print $1}' /etc/shadow

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

Fix Text

Configure all accounts on the system to have a password or lock the account with the following commands:

Perform a password reset:
     > sudo passwd <username>

Lock the account:
     > sudo passwd -l <username>