Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-11981 | GEN001720 | SV-45095r1_rule | 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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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z | 2016-12-20 |
Check Text ( C-42454r1_chk ) |
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Check global initialization files permissions: # ls -l /etc/bash.bashrc # ls -l /etc/csh.cshrc # ls -l /etc/csh.login # ls -l /etc/environment # ls -l /etc/ksh.kshrc # ls -l /etc/profile # ls -l /etc/profile.d/* # ls -l /etc/zshrc If global initialization files are more permissive than 0644, this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-38496r1_fix) |
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Change the mode of the global initialization file(s) to 0644. # chmod 0644 |