OL 8 operating systems must require authentication upon booting into rescue mode.
Overview
Finding ID
Version
Rule ID
IA Controls
Severity
V-248541
OL08-00-010151
SV-248541r958472_rule
Medium
Description
If the system does not require valid root authentication before it boots into emergency or rescue mode, anyone who invokes emergency or rescue mode is granted privileged access to all files on the system.
If the "ExecStart" line is configured for anything other than "/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-sulogin-shell rescue" or is commented out or missing, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-51929r779188_fix)
Configure the system to require authentication upon booting into rescue mode by adding the following line to the "/usr/lib/systemd/system/rescue.service" file: