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Check: RHEL-09-411110

RHEL 9 STIG: RHEL-09-411110 (in versions v2 r3 through v1 r1)

Title

RHEL 9 groups must have unique Group ID (GID). (Cat II impact)

Discussion

To ensure accountability and prevent unauthenticated access, groups must be identified uniquely to prevent potential misuse and compromise of the system.

Check Content

Verify that RHEL 9 contains no duplicate GIDs for interactive users with the following command: $ cut -d : -f 3 /etc/group | uniq -d If the system has duplicate GIDs, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Edit the file "/etc/group" and provide each group that has a duplicate GID with a unique GID.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-258061r958482_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-258061

Group Title: SRG-OS-000104-GPOS-00051

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CCIs

CCIs tied to check.

Number	Definition
CCI-000764	Uniquely identify and authenticate organizational users and associate that unique identification with processes acting on behalf of those users.

Controls

Controls tied to check. These are derived from the CCIs shown above.

Number	Title
IA-2	Identification and Authentication (organizational Users)