Permissions on user .netrc files must be 750 or less permissive.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| medium | V-216183 | SRG-OS-000480 | SOL-11.1-070040 | SV-216183r959010_rule | 2024-11-25 | 3 |
| Description |
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| .netrc files may contain unencrypted passwords that can be used to attack other systems. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| The root role is required. Check that permissions on user .netrc files are 750 or less permissive. # for dir in \ `logins -ox | awk -F: '($8 == "PS") { print $6 }'`; do find ${dir}/.netrc -type f \( \ -perm -g+r -o -perm -g+w -o -perm -g+x -o \ -perm -o+r -o -perm -o+w -o -perm -o+x \) \ -ls 2>/dev/null done If output is produced, this is a finding. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| The root role is required. Change the permissions on users' .netrc files to 750 or less permissive. # chmod 750 [file name] |