RHEL 9 /etc/gshadow- file must have mode 0000 or less permissive to prevent unauthorized access.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
The "/etc/gshadow-" file is a backup of "/etc/gshadow", and as such, contains group password hashes. Protection of this file is critical for system security.
- ID
- SV-257894r991589_rule
- Version
- RHEL-09-232070
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Change the mode of the file "/etc/gshadow-" to "0000" by running the following command:
$ sudo chmod 0000 /etc/gshadow-