OL 9 local initialization files must have mode 0740 or less permissive.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | V-271782 | SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227 | OL09-00-002513 | SV-271782r1184213_rule | 2026-02-17 | 1 |
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.
ℹ️ Check
Verify OL 9 configures all local initialization files to 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 ls -al /home/disauser/.[^.]* | more
-rwxr-xr-x 1 disauser users 896 Mar 10 2011 .profile
-rwxr-xr-x 1 disauser users 497 Jan 6 2007 .login
-rwxr-xr-x 1 disauser users 886 Jan 6 2007 .something
If any local initialization files have a mode more permissive than "0740", this is a finding.
✔️ 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>