STIGQter 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 configure the Linux Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) to only store encrypted representations of passwords.

DISA Rule

SV-261385r996586_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-261385

Group Title

SRG-OS-000073-GPOS-00041

Rule Version

SLEM-05-611050

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure SLEM 5 Linux PAM to only store encrypted representations of passwords. All account passwords must be hashed with SHA512 encryption strength.

Edit "/etc/pam.d/common-password" and edit the line containing "pam_unix.so" to contain the SHA512 keyword after third column. Remove the "nullok" option if it exists.

Check Contents

Verify SLEM 5 configures the Linux PAM to only store encrypted representations of passwords with the following command:

> grep pam_unix.so /etc/pam.d/common-password
password required pam_unix.so sha512

If the value "sha512" is not present in the line, the second column value is different from "requisite", the line is commented out, or the line is missing, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-261385

Documentable

False

Rule Version

SLEM-05-611050

Severity Override Guidance

Verify SLEM 5 configures the Linux PAM to only store encrypted representations of passwords with the following command:

> grep pam_unix.so /etc/pam.d/common-password
password required pam_unix.so sha512

If the value "sha512" is not present in the line, the second column value is different from "requisite", the line is commented out, or the line is missing, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5596