V-12040

CAT II (Medium)

The /etc/securetty file must have mode 0600 or less permissive.

Rule ID

SV-44700r1_rule

STIG

Version

V1R12

CCIs

The securetty file contains the list of terminals permitting direct root logins. It must be protected from unauthorized modification.

Check /etc/securetty permissions.

Procedure:
# ls -lL /etc/securetty

If /etc/securetty has a mode more permissive than 0600, this is a finding.

Change the mode of the /etc/securetty file to 0600.

Procedure:
# chmod 0600 /etc/securetty