STIGQter: STIG Summary: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 9 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

RHEL 9 must prevent a user from overriding the banner-message-enable setting for the graphical user interface.

DISA Rule

SV-258013r1045082_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-258013

Group Title

SRG-OS-000023-GPOS-00006

Rule Version

RHEL-09-271015

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

CCI-000048 - Display an organization-defined system use notification message or banner to users before granting access to the system that provides privacy and security notices consistent with applicable federal laws, Executive Orders, directives, policies, regulations, standards, and guidelines.
CCI-001384 - For publicly accessible systems, display system use information with organization-defined conditions before granting further access to the publicly accessible system.
CCI-001385 - For publicly accessible systems, displays references, if any, to monitoring that are consistent with privacy accommodations for such systems that generally prohibit those activities.
CCI-001386 - For publicly accessible systems, displays references, if any, to recording that are consistent with privacy accommodations for such systems that generally prohibit those activities.
CCI-001387 - For publicly accessible systems, displays references, if any, to auditing that are consistent with privacy accommodations for such systems that generally prohibit those activities.
CCI-001388 - For publicly accessible systems, includes a description of the authorized uses of the system.

Weight

Fix Recommendation

Configure RHEL 9 to prevent a user from overriding the banner setting for graphical user interfaces.

Create a database to contain the systemwide graphical user logon settings (if it does not already exist) with the following command:

$ sudo touch /etc/dconf/db/local.d/locks/session

Add the following setting to prevent nonprivileged users from modifying it:

/org/gnome/login-screen/banner-message-enable

Run the following command to update the database:

$ sudo dconf update

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Note: This requirement assumes the use of the RHEL 9 default graphical user interface, the GNOME desktop environment. If the system does not have any graphical user interface installed, this requirement is Not Applicable.

Verify RHEL 9 prevents a user from overriding settings for graphical user interfaces.

Determine if the org.gnome.login-screen banner-message-enable key is writable with the following command:

$ gsettings writable org.gnome.login-screen banner-message-enable

false

If "banner-message-enable" is writable or the result is "true", this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-258013

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-09-271015

Severity Override Guidance

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Target Key

5551