All SLEM 5 local initialization files must have mode 740 or less permissive.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| medium | V-261292 | SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227 | SLEM-05-232035 | SV-261292r996354_rule | 2024-06-04 | 1 |
| Description |
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| Local initialization files are used to configure the user's shell environment upon logon. Malicious modification of these files could compromise accounts upon logon. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| Verify that all SLEM 5 local initialization files have a mode of "740" or less permissive with the following command: Note: The example will be for the user "smithj", who has a home directory of "/home/smithj". > sudo ls -al /home/smithj/.* | more -rw-r-x---- 1 smithj users 896 Mar 10 2011 .profile -rw-r-x---- 1 smithj users 497 Jan 6 27 .login -rw-r-x---- 1 smithj users 886 Jan 6 27 .something If any local initialization files have a mode more permissive than "740", this is a finding. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| Set the mode of SLEM 5 local initialization files to "740" with the following command: Note: The example will be for the smithj user, who has a home directory of "/home/smithj". > sudo chmod 740 /home/smithj/.<INIT_FILE> |