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Created attachment 758864[details]
RHEL6 STIG patch
Description of problem:
The default configuration is not conforming to best practices. The Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) v1.2 published by the Defense Information Systems Agency recommends the changes in the attached patch.
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
http://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6Server/en/os/SRPMS/setup-2.8.14-20.el6.src.rpm
How reproducible:
Always
Steps to Reproduce:
perform a yum install
Actual results:
root@test /tmp/setup
# grep '^vc/[0-9]' /etc/securetty
vc/1
vc/2
vc/3
vc/4
vc/5
vc/6
vc/7
vc/8
vc/9
vc/10
vc/11
Expected results:
No output form:
# grep '^vc/[0-9]' /etc/securetty
Additional info:
see: http://iase.disa.mil/stigs/os/unix/red_hat.html
Thanks for suggestion, in such cases it is not necessary to attach patches. I'll check if there is still some reason for having vc virtual consoles in securetty file, in http://nvd.nist.gov/scap/content/stylesheet/scap-rhel5-document.htm is mentioned that they may be required for backward compatibility.
Discussed with few guys from security technologies team and closing WONTFIX for RHEL-6. For RHEL-6, we need to keep them - otherwise it may break some setups. STIG is just recommendation for system modifications for higher system security, not something we want to always ship by default.