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Remote consoles must be disabled or protected from unauthorized access.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-4298 GEN001000 SV-44914r1_rule Medium
Description
The remote console feature provides an additional means of access to the system which could allow unauthorized access if not disabled or properly secured. With virtualization technologies, remote console access is essential as there is no physical console for virtual machines. Remote console access must be protected in the same manner as any other remote privileged access method.
STIG Date
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z 2016-12-20

Details

Check Text ( C-42355r1_chk )
Check /etc/securetty
# more /etc/securetty
If the file does not exist, or contains more than "console" or a single "tty" device this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-38346r1_fix)
Create if needed and set the contents of /etc/securetty to a "console" or "tty" device.
# echo console > /etc/securetty
or
# echo ttyS0 > /etc/securetty