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

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-905	GEN001880	SV-37431r1_rule	ECLP-1	Medium

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

STIG	Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2014-01-09

Details

Check Text ( C-36108r1_chk )
Check the modes of local initialization files. Procedure: # ls -al //.bashrc # ls -al //.bash_login # ls -al //.bash_logout # ls -al //.bash_profile # ls -al //.cshrc # ls -al //.kshrc # ls -al //.login # ls -al //.logout # ls -al //.profile # ls -al //.tcshrc # ls -al //.env # ls -al //.dtprofile (permissions should be 0755) # ls -al //.dispatch # ls -al //.emacs # ls -al //.exrc # find //.dt ! -fstype nfs \( -perm -0002 -o -perm -0020 \) -exec ls -ld {} \; (permissions not to be more permissive than 0755) If local initialization files are more permissive than 0740 or the .dt directory is more permissive than 0755 or the .dtprofile file is more permissive than 0755, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-36108r1_chk )

Check the modes of local initialization files.

Procedure:
# ls -al //.bashrc
# ls -al //.bash_login
# ls -al //.bash_logout
# ls -al //.bash_profile
# ls -al //.cshrc
# ls -al //.kshrc
# ls -al //.login
# ls -al //.logout
# ls -al //.profile
# ls -al //.tcshrc
# ls -al //.env
# ls -al //.dtprofile (permissions should be 0755)
# ls -al //.dispatch
# ls -al //.emacs
# ls -al //.exrc
# find //.dt ! -fstype nfs \( -perm -0002 -o -perm -0020 \) -exec ls -ld {} \; (permissions not to be more
permissive than 0755)

If local initialization files are more permissive than 0740 or the .dt directory is more permissive than 0755 or the .dtprofile file is more permissive than 0755, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-31202r1_fix)
Ensure user startup files have permissions of 0740 or more restrictive. Examine each user's home directory and verify all file names beginning with "." have access permissions of 0740 or more restrictive. If they do not, use the chmod command to correct the vulnerability. Procedure: # chmod 0740 .filename Note: The period is part of the file name and is required.