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RHEL 10 must disable the systemd Ctrl-Alt-Delete burst key sequence.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-281298RHEL-10-700950SV-281298r1166846_ruleCCI-002235high
Description
A locally logged-on user who presses Ctrl-Alt-Delete when at the console can reboot the system. If accidentally pressed, as could happen in the case of a mixed operating system environment, this can create the risk of short-term loss of availability of systems due to unintentional reboot. In a graphical user environment, risk of unintentional reboot from the Ctrl-Alt-Delete sequence is reduced because the user will be prompted before any action is taken.
STIGDate
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide2026-03-11

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IAC-21.5Prohibit Non-Privileged Users from Executing Privileged Functions
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AC-2(1)Automated System Account Management
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AC-2(10)Shared and Group Account Credential Change
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AC-2(2)Automated Temporary and Emergency Account Management
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AC-2(3)Disable Accounts
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AC-3Access Enforcement
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AC-3(4)Discretionary Access Control
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AC-3(7)Role-based Access Control
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AC-4Information Flow Enforcement
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AC-6(10)Prohibit Non-privileged Users from Executing Privileged Functions
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3.1.7
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CCI1 mapping
CCI-002235
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Details

Check Text (C-281298r1166846_chk)

Verify RHEL 10 is configured to not reboot the system when Ctrl-Alt-Delete is pressed seven times within two seconds with the following command: $ grep -iR CtrlAltDelBurstAction /etc/systemd/ /etc/systemd/system.conf:CtrlAltDelBurstAction=none If the "CtrlAltDelBurstAction" is not set to "none", is commented out, or is missing, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-85764r1166845_fix)

Configure RHEL 10 to disable the "CtrlAltDelBurstAction". Update the "/etc/systemd/system.conf" configuration file as follows: $ sudo vi /etc/systemd/system.conf CtrlAltDelBurstAction=none Reload the daemon for this change to take effect: $ sudo systemctl daemon-reload