OL 9 must disable the ability of a user to accidentally press Ctrl-Alt-Del and cause a system to shut down or reboot.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-271677 | OL09-00-002107 | SV-271677r1091743_rule | Medium |
| Description |
| A locally logged-in user who presses Ctrl-Alt-Del, when at the console, can reboot the system. If accidentally pressed, as could happen in the case of mixed OS environment, this can create the risk of short-term loss of availability of systems due to unintentional reboot. |
| STIG | Date |
| Oracle Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-08 |
Details
| Check Text (C-75727r1091741_chk) |
| This requirement assumes the use of the OL 9 default graphical user interface—the GNOME desktop environment. If the system does not have any graphical user interface installed, this requirement is Not Applicable. Verify that OL 9 is configured to ignore the Ctrl-Alt-Del sequence in the GNOME desktop with the following command: $ gsettings get org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys logout "['']" If the GNOME desktop is configured to shut down when Ctrl-Alt-Del is pressed, this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-75634r1091742_fix) |
| Configure OL 9 to ignore the Ctrl-Alt-Del sequence in the GNOME desktop. Add or update the [org/gnome/settings-daemon/plugins/media-keys] section of the /etc/dconf/db/local.d/00-security-settings database file and add or update the following lines: [org/gnome/settings-daemon/plugins/media-keys] logout=[''] Run the following command to update the database: $ sudo dconf update |