Linux: /etc/login.defs LASTLOG_ENAB

The /etc/login.defs file defines the site-specific configuration for the shadow password suite. This file is required. Absence of this file will not prevent system operation, but will probably result in undesirable operation. LASTLOGENAB boolean enables logging and display of /var/log/lastlog log...

Linux: Read /etc/login.defs (KB)

The /etc/login.defs file defines the site-specific configuration for the shadow password suite. This file is required. Absence of this file will not prevent system operation, but will probably result in undesirable operation. Note: This script only stores information for other Policy Controls...

Linux: Read /etc/issue (KB)

/etc/issue is a text file which contains a message or system identification to be printed before the login prompt. Note: This script only stores information for other Policy Controls. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2020 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, an...

Linux: /etc/issue chown

/etc/issue is a text file which contains a message or system identification to be printed before the login prompt. Copyright C 2020 Greenbone Networks GmbH SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU...

Linux: /etc/issue.net chmod

/etc/issue.net is a text file which contains a message or system identification to be printed before the login prompt for users who connect from the network. Copyright C 2020 Greenbone Networks GmbH SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later This program is free software; you can redistribute it...

Linux: System Information in /etc/motd

The content of /etc/motd file is displayed to users after successful login. Following escape chars display information about the system: - \m: machine architecture - \r: operating system release - \s: operating system name - \v: operating system version Copyright C 2020 Greenbone Networks GmbH...

Linux: Read /etc/passwd (KB)

The password file stores information about users such like username, UID, GID, etc. Note: This script only stores information for other Policy Controls. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2020 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the...

Linux: Read files in /etc/modprobe.d/ (KB)

Because the modprobe command can add or remove more than one module, due to module dependencies, we need a method of specifying what options are to be used with those modules. All files underneath the /etc/modprobe.d directory which end with the .conf extension specify those options as required...

Linux: Home directory for root user

The password file stores information about users such like username, UID, GID, etc. This script tests, if home directories for users are located in /home. Copyright C 2020 Greenbone Networks GmbH SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/...

CVE-2014-7301

SGI Tempo, as used on SGI ICE-X systems, uses weak permissions for certain files, which allows local users to obtain password hashes and possibly other unspecified sensitive information by reading /etc/odapw...

Default credentials

SGI Tempo, as used on SGI ICE-X systems, uses weak permissions for certain files, which allows local users to obtain password hashes and possibly other unspecified sensitive information by reading /etc/odapw...

CVE-2014-7301

SGI Tempo, as used on SGI ICE-X systems, uses weak permissions for certain files, which allows local users to obtain password hashes and possibly other unspecified sensitive information by reading /etc/odapw...

CVE-2020-8009

AVB MOTU devices through 2020-01-22 allow /.. Directory Traversal, as demonstrated by reading the /etc/passwd file...

Directory traversal

AVB MOTU devices through 2020-01-22 allow /.. Directory Traversal, as demonstrated by reading the /etc/passwd file...

CVE-2020-8009

AVB MOTU devices through 2020-01-22 allow /.. Directory Traversal, as demonstrated by reading the /etc/passwd file...

Linux: Permissions on /etc/cron.allow

The cron.allow file controls administrative access to the crontab command for scheduling and modifying cron jobs. Copyright C 2020 Greenbone Networks GmbH SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU...

Linux: Permissions on /etc/at.allow

The at.allow file controls who can submit jobs via at or batch. Copyright C 2020 Greenbone Networks GmbH SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free...

Huawei EulerOS: Security Advisory for setup (EulerOS-SA-2018-1394)

The remote host is missing an update for the Huawei EulerOS SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2020 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

CVE-2019-19355

An insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in the openshift/ocp-release-operator-sdk. An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify /etc/passwd and escalate their privileges...

CVE-2019-19353

An insecure modification vulnerability in the /etc/passwd file was found in the operator-framework/hive. An attacker with access to the container could use this flaw to modify /etc/passwd and escalate their privileges...