All SUSE operating system local initialization files must have mode 0740 or less permissive.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-217175 | SLES-12-010760 | SV-217175r991589_rule | Medium |
| Description |
| Local initialization files are used to configure the user's shell environment upon logon. Malicious modification of these files could compromise accounts upon logon. |
| STIG | Date |
| SLES 12 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-11-25 |
Details
| Check Text (C-18403r369681_chk) |
| Verify that all SUSE operating system local initialization files have a mode of "0740" or less permissive. Check the mode on all SUSE operating system local initialization files with the following command: Note: The example will be for the user "smithj", who has a home directory of "/home/smithj". # ls -al /home/smithj/.* | more -rwxr-xr-x 1 smithj users 896 Mar 10 2011 .profile -rwxr-xr-x 1 smithj users 497 Jan 6 2007 .login -rwxr-xr-x 1 smithj users 886 Jan 6 2007 .something If any local initialization files have a mode more permissive than "0740", this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-18401r369682_fix) |
| Set the mode of SUSE operating system local initialization files to "0740" with the following command: Note: The example will be for the smithj user, who has a home directory of "/home/smithj". # chmod 0740 /home/smithj/.<INIT_FILE> |