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 disabling of the graphical user smart card removal action.

DISA Rule

SV-258020r1045094_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-258020

Group Title

SRG-OS-000028-GPOS-00009

Rule Version

RHEL-09-271050

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

CCI-000056 - Retain the device lock until the user reestablishes access using established identification and authentication procedures.
CCI-000057 - The information system initiates a session lock after the organization-defined time period of inactivity.

Weight

Fix Recommendation

Add the following line to "/etc/dconf/db/local.d/locks/00-security-settings-lock" to prevent user override of the smart card removal action:

/org/gnome/settings-daemon/peripherals/smartcard/removal-action

Then update the dconf system databases:

$ 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 disables ability of the user to override the smart card removal action setting.

$ gsettings writable org.gnome.settings-daemon.peripherals.smartcard removal-action

false

If "removal-action" is writable and the result is "true", this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-258020

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-09-271050

Severity Override Guidance

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Target Key

5551