All RHEL 9 local initialization files must have mode 0740 or less permissive.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-257889 | RHEL-09-232045 | SV-257889r1184302_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 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2026-02-05 | |||
Related Frameworks
4 paths across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
CM-6
1.00
- DISA · V2R8 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1712 mappings
3.4.1
1.00
- DISA · V2R8 · 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 · V2R8 · 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 · V2R8 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-257889r1184302_chk)
Verify all local initialization files have a mode of "0740" or less permissive with the following command:
Note: The example will be for the "disauser" user, who has a home directory of "/home/disauser".
$ sudo find /home /root -maxdepth 2 -type f -name ".*" -perm /037 -ls
755 /home/disauser/.somepermissivefile
If any local initialization files are returned, this indicates a mode more permissive than "0740", and this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-61554r1184301_fix)
Set the mode of the local initialization files to "0740" with the following command:
Note: The example will be for the disauser user, who has a home directory of "/home/disauser".
$ sudo chmod 0740 /home/disauser/.<INIT_FILE>