The /etc/securetty file must have mode 0600 or less permissive.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-12040	GEN000000-LNX00660	SV-44700r1_rule		Medium

Description
The securetty file contains the list of terminals permitting direct root logins. It must be protected from unauthorized modification.

STIG	Date
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z Security Technical Implementation Guide	2018-09-19

Details

Check Text ( C-42204r1_chk )
Check /etc/securetty permissions. Procedure: # ls -lL /etc/securetty If /etc/securetty has a mode more permissive than 0600, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-38154r1_fix)
Change the mode of the /etc/securetty file to 0600. Procedure: # chmod 0600 /etc/securetty