All SLEM 5 local initialization files must have mode 740 or less permissive.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-261292 | SLEM-05-232035 | SV-261292r996354_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 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro (SLEM) 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-08 |
Details
| Check Text (C-65021r996353_chk) |
| Verify that all SLEM 5 local initialization files have a mode of "740" or less permissive with the following command: Note: The example will be for the user "smithj", who has a home directory of "/home/smithj". > sudo ls -al /home/smithj/.* | more -rw-r-x---- 1 smithj users 896 Mar 10 2011 .profile -rw-r-x---- 1 smithj users 497 Jan 6 27 .login -rw-r-x---- 1 smithj users 886 Jan 6 27 .something If any local initialization files have a mode more permissive than "740", this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-64929r995742_fix) |
| Set the mode of SLEM 5 local initialization files to "740" with the following command: Note: The example will be for the smithj user, who has a home directory of "/home/smithj". > sudo chmod 740 /home/smithj/.<INIT_FILE> |