OL 9 local initialization files must have mode 0740 or less permissive.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-271782 | OL09-00-002513 | SV-271782r1092058_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 |
| Oracle Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-08 |
Details
| Check Text (C-75832r1092056_chk) |
| Verify that OL 9 configures all local initialization files to have a mode of "0740" or less permissive with the following command: Note: The example will be for the "wadea" user, who has a home directory of "/home/wadea". $ sudo ls -al /home/wadea/.[^.]* | more -rwxr-xr-x 1 wadea users 896 Mar 10 2011 .profile -rwxr-xr-x 1 wadea users 497 Jan 6 2007 .login -rwxr-xr-x 1 wadea 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-75739r1092057_fix) |
| Set the mode of the local initialization files to "0740" with the following command: Note: The example will be for the wadea user, who has a home directory of "/home/wadea". $ sudo chmod 0740 /home/wadea/.<INIT_FILE> |