STIGQter: STIG Summary: SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro (SLEM) 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 4 Benchmark Date: 01 Apr 2026:

SLEM 5 must enforce passwords that contain at least one special character.

DISA Rule

SV-261380r996572_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-261380

Group Title

SRG-OS-000266-GPOS-00101

Rule Version

SLEM-05-611025

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000366 - Implement the security configuration settings.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure SLEM 5 to enforce password complexity by requiring at least one special character.

Edit "/etc/pam.d/common-password" and edit the line containing "pam_cracklib.so" to contain the option "ocredit=-1" after the third column.

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Verify SLEM 5 enforces password complexity by requiring at least one special character with the following command:

> grep pam_cracklib.so /etc/pam.d/common-password
password requisite pam_cracklib.so ocredit=-1

If the value for "ocredit" is not "-1", if "ucredit" is missing from the line, the second column value different from "requisite", the line is commented out, or the line is missing, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-261380

Documentable

False

Rule Version

SLEM-05-611025

Severity Override Guidance

Verify SLEM 5 enforces password complexity by requiring at least one special character with the following command:

> grep pam_cracklib.so /etc/pam.d/common-password
password requisite pam_cracklib.so ocredit=-1

If the value for "ocredit" is not "-1", if "ucredit" is missing from the line, the second column value different from "requisite", the line is commented out, or the line is missing, this is a finding.

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M

Target Key

5596