All OL 8 local initialization files must have mode "0740" or less permissive.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-248645	OL08-00-010770	SV-248645r779501_rule		Medium

Description
Local initialization files are used to configure the user's shell environment upon logon. Malicious modification of these files could compromise accounts upon logon.

STIG	Date
Oracle Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2024-02-19

Details

Check Text ( C-52079r779499_chk )
Verify that all local initialization files have a mode of "0740" or less permissive with the following command: Note: The example will be for the "smithj" user, who has a home directory of "/home/smithj". $ sudo ls -al /home/smithj/.* \| more -rwxr----- 1 smithj users 896 Mar 10 2011 .profile -rwxr----- 1 smithj users 497 Jan 6 2007 .login -rwxr----- 1 smithj users 886 Jan 6 2007 .something If any local initialization files have a mode more permissive than "0740", this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-52079r779499_chk )

Verify that all local initialization files have a mode of "0740" or less permissive with the following command:

Note: The example will be for the "smithj" user, who has a home directory of "/home/smithj".

$ sudo ls -al /home/smithj/.* | more

-rwxr----- 1 smithj users 896 Mar 10 2011 .profile
-rwxr----- 1 smithj users 497 Jan 6 2007 .login
-rwxr----- 1 smithj users 886 Jan 6 2007 .something

If any local initialization files have a mode more permissive than "0740", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-52033r779500_fix)
Set the mode of the local initialization files to "0740" with the following command: Note: The example will be for the smithj user, who has a home directory of "/home/smithj". $ sudo chmod 0740 /home/smithj/.