Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-11981 | GEN001720 | SV-37275r1_rule | ECLP-1 | Medium |
Description |
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Global 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 |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2014-07-07 |
Check Text ( C-35967r1_chk ) |
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Check global initialization files permissions: # ls -l /etc/bashrc # ls -l /etc/csh.cshrc # ls -l /etc/csh.login # ls -l /etc/csh.logout # ls -l /etc/environment # ls -l /etc/ksh.kshrc # ls -l /etc/profile # ls -l /etc/suid_profile # ls -l /etc/profile.d/* If global initialization files are more permissive than 0644, this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-31223r1_fix) |
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Change the mode of the global initialization file(s) to 0644. # chmod 0644 |