All RHEL 8 local initialization files must have mode 0740 or less permissive.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-230325 | RHEL-08-010770 | SV-230325r1017136_rule | CCI-000366 | 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 | |||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-14 | |||
Related Frameworks
4 paths across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
CM-6
1.00
- DISA · 2 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1712 mappings
3.4.1
1.00
- DISA · 2 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
3.4.2
1.00
- DISA · 2 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000366
1.00
- DISA · 2 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-230325r1017136_chk)
Verify that all local initialization files have a mode of "0740" or less permissive with the following command:
Note: The example will be for the "smithj" user, who has a home directory of "/home/smithj".
$ sudo ls -al /home/smithj/.[^.]* | more
-rw-------. 1 smithj users 2984 Apr 27 19:02 .bash_history
-rw-r--r--. 1 smithj users 18 Aug 21 2019 .bash_logout
-rw-r--r--. 1 smithj users 193 Aug 21 2019 .bash_profile
If any local initialization files have a mode more permissive than "0740", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-32969r917878_fix)
Set the mode of the local initialization files to "0740" with the following command:
Note: The example will be for the smithj user, who has a home directory of "/home/smithj".
$ sudo chmod 0740 /home/smithj/.<INIT_FILE>