STIGQter: STIG Summary: Oracle Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 3 Benchmark Date: 23 Apr 2021:

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DISA Rule

SV-219569r603263_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-219569

Group Title

SRG-OS-000095

Rule Version

OL6-00-000290

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000381 - The organization configures the information system to provide only essential capabilities.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Setting the system's runlevel to 3 will prevent automatic startup of the X server. To do so, ensure the following line in "/etc/inittab" features a "3" as shown:

id:3:initdefault:

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To verify the default runlevel is 3, run the following command:

# grep initdefault /etc/inittab

The output should show the following:

id:3:initdefault:

If it does not, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-219569

Documentable

False

Rule Version

OL6-00-000290

Severity Override Guidance

To verify the default runlevel is 3, run the following command:

# grep initdefault /etc/inittab

The output should show the following:

id:3:initdefault:

If it does not, this is a finding.

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M

Target Key

2928

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