Oracle Linux 6 STIG Version Comparison

There are 21 differences between versions v2 r5 (Oct. 27, 2021) (the "left" version) and v2 r7 (Jan. 26, 2023) (the "right" version).

Check OL6-00-000538 was added to the benchmark in the "right" version.

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Title

The Oracle Linux operating system must not have accounts configured with blank or null passwords.

Check Content

Check the "/etc/shadow" file for blank passwords with the following command: $ sudo awk -F: '!$2 {print $1}' /etc/shadow If the command returns any results, this is a finding.

Discussion

If an account has an empty password, anyone could log on and run commands with the privileges of that account. Accounts with empty passwords should never be used in operational environments.

Fix

Configure all accounts on the system to have a password or lock the account with the following commands: Perform a password reset: $ sudo passwd [username] Lock an account: $ sudo passwd -l [username]