SLEM 5 must disable the x86 Ctrl-Alt-Delete key sequence.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| high | V-261266 | SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227 | SLEM-05-211025 | SV-261266r996292_rule | 2026-02-10 | 1 |
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 OS environment, this can create the risk of short-term loss of availability of systems due to unintentional reboot. In the graphical user interface environment, risk of unintentional reboot from the Ctrl-Alt-Delete sequence is reduced because the user will be prompted before any action is taken.
ℹ️ Check
Verify SLEM 5 is not configured to reboot the system when Ctrl-Alt-Delete is pressed with the following command:
> systemctl status ctrl-alt-del.target
ctrl-alt-del.target
Loaded: masked (Reason: Unit ctrl-alt-del.target is masked.)
Active: inactive (dead)
If ctrl-alt-del.target is not masked, this is a finding.
✔️ Fix
Configure the system to disable the Ctrl-Alt-Delete sequence for the command line with the following commands:
> sudo systemctl disable ctrl-alt-del.target
> sudo systemctl mask ctrl-alt-del.target
Then, reload the daemon to take effect:
> sudo systemctl daemon-reload