Remote consoles must be disabled or protected from unauthorized access.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-4298	GEN001000	SV-64393r1_rule	ECSC-1	Medium

Description
The remote console feature provides an additional means of access to the system which could allow unauthorized access if not disabled or properly secured. With virtualization technologies, remote console access is essential as there is no physical console for virtual machines. Remote console access must be protected in the same manner as any other remote privileged access method.

STIG	Date
Oracle Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2015-03-26

Details

Check Text ( C-52793r1_chk )
Check /etc/securetty # more /etc/securetty If the file does not exist, or contains more than "console" or a single "tty" device this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-54975r1_fix)
Create if needed and set the contents of /etc/securetty to a "console" or "tty" device. # echo console > /etc/securetty or # echo tty1 > /etc/securetty