The Photon operating system must be configured so the "/etc/skel" default scripts are protected from unauthorized modification.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>If the skeleton files are not protected, unauthorized personnel could change user startup parameters and possibly jeopardize user files.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-256559r887351_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
At the command line, run the following commands:
# chmod 750 /etc/skel/.bash_logout
# chmod 644 /etc/skel/.bash_profile
# chmod 750 /etc/skel/.bashrc
# chown root:root /etc/skel/.bash_logout