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

RHEL 9 must limit the number of concurrent sessions to ten for all accounts and/or account types.

DISA Rule

SV-258069r958398_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-258069

Group Title

SRG-OS-000027-GPOS-00008

Rule Version

RHEL-09-412040

Severity

CAT III

CCI(s)

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure RHEL 9 to limit the number of concurrent sessions to "10" for all accounts and/or account types.

Add the following line to the top of the /etc/security/limits.conf or in a ".conf" file defined in /etc/security/limits.d/:

* hard maxlogins 10

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Verify RHEL 9 limits the number of concurrent sessions to "10" for all accounts and/or account types with the following command:

$ grep -r -s maxlogins /etc/security/limits.conf /etc/security/limits.d/*.conf

/etc/security/limits.conf:* hard maxlogins 10

This can be set as a global domain (with the * wildcard) but may be set differently for multiple domains.

If the "maxlogins" item is missing, commented out, or the value is set greater than "10" and is not documented with the information system security officer (ISSO) as an operational requirement for all domains that have the "maxlogins" item assigned, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-258069

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-09-412040

Severity Override Guidance

Verify RHEL 9 limits the number of concurrent sessions to "10" for all accounts and/or account types with the following command:

$ grep -r -s maxlogins /etc/security/limits.conf /etc/security/limits.d/*.conf

/etc/security/limits.conf:* hard maxlogins 10

This can be set as a global domain (with the * wildcard) but may be set differently for multiple domains.

If the "maxlogins" item is missing, commented out, or the value is set greater than "10" and is not documented with the information system security officer (ISSO) as an operational requirement for all domains that have the "maxlogins" item assigned, this is a finding.

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Target Key

5551