Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-38494 | RHEL-06-000028 | SV-50295r1_rule | Low |
Description |
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Preventing direct root login to serial port interfaces helps ensure accountability for actions taken on the systems using the root account. |
STIG | Date |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2017-04-28 |
Check Text ( None ) |
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None |
Fix Text (F-43441r1_fix) |
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To restrict root logins on serial ports, ensure lines of this form do not appear in "/etc/securetty": ttyS0 ttyS1 Note: Serial port entries are not limited to those listed above. Any lines starting with "ttyS" followed by numerals should be removed |