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OL 9 must prevent a user from overriding the screensaver lock-enabled setting for the graphical user interface.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-271681OL09-00-002123SV-271681r1091755_ruleCCI-000056medium
Description
A session time-out lock is a temporary action taken when a user stops work and moves away from the immediate physical vicinity of the information system but does not log out because of the temporary nature of the absence. Rather than relying on the user to manually lock their operating system session prior to vacating the vicinity, operating systems need to be able to identify when a user's session has idled and take action to initiate the session lock. The session lock is implemented at the point where session activity can be determined and/or controlled. Implementing session settings will have little value if a user is able to manipulate these settings from the defaults prescribed in the other requirements of this implementation guide. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000028-GPOS-00009, SRG-OS-000030-GPOS-00011
STIGDate
Oracle Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide2026-02-17

Related Frameworks

1 mapping across 4 frameworks
SCF0 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (1) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

IAC-24Session Lock
0.50
NIST 800-530 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 2 hops (15) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

AC-11Device Lock
1.00
AC-11(1)Pattern-hiding Displays
1.00
AC-12Session Termination
1.00
AU-10Non-repudiation
1.00
IA-2Identification and Authentication (Organizational Users)
1.00
IA-2(1)Multi-factor Authentication to Privileged Accounts
1.00
IA-2(12)Acceptance of PIV Credentials
1.00
IA-2(2)Multi-factor Authentication to Non-privileged Accounts
1.00
IA-2(3)Local Access to Privileged Accounts
1.00
IA-2(4)Local Access to Non-privileged Accounts
1.00

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NIST 800-1710 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (1) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

3.1.10
1.00
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000056
1.00

Details

Check Text (C-271681r1091755_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 prevents a user from overriding settings for graphical user interfaces. Determine which profile the system database is using with the following command: $ grep system-db /etc/dconf/profile/user system-db:local Check that graphical settings are locked from nonprivileged user modification with the following command: Note: The example below is using the database "local" for the system, so the path is "/etc/dconf/db/local.d". This path must be modified if a database other than "local" is being used. $ grep -i lock-enabled /etc/dconf/db/local.d/locks/* /org/gnome/desktop/screensaver/lock-enabled If the command does not return at least the example result, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-75638r1091754_fix)

Configure OL 9 to prevent a user from overriding settings for graphical user interfaces. Create a database to contain the system-wide screensaver settings (if it does not already exist) with the following command: Note: The example below is using the database "local" for the system, so if the system is using another database in "/etc/dconf/profile/user", the file should be created under the appropriate subdirectory. $ sudo touch /etc/dconf/db/local.d/locks/session Add the following setting to prevent nonprivileged users from modifying it: /org/gnome/desktop/screensaver/lock-enabled Update the system databases: $ sudo dconf update