Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-22341 | GEN000000-LNX001431 | SV-37143r1_rule | ECLP-1 | Medium |
Description |
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The /etc/gshadow file is critical to system security and must be owned by a privileged user. The /etc/gshadow file contains a list of system groups and hashes for group passwords. |
STIG | Date |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2015-12-03 |
Check Text ( C-35861r1_chk ) |
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Check the /etc/gshadow file is owned by root. # ls -l /etc/gshadow If the file is not owned by root, this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-31110r1_fix) |
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Change the owner of the /etc/gshadow file to root. # chown root /etc/gshadow |