STIGQter: STIG Summary: Oracle Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 6 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

OL 9 must automatically expire temporary accounts within 72 hours.

DISA Rule

SV-271843r1094969_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-271843

Group Title

SRG-OS-000123-GPOS-00064

Rule Version

OL09-00-003030

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-001682 - Automatically removes or disables emergency accounts after an organization-defined time period for each type of account.
• CCI-000016 - Automatically remove or disable temporary and emergency accounts after an organization-defined time-period for each type of account.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure the operating system to expire temporary accounts after 72 hours with the following command:

$ sudo chage -E $(date -d +3days +%Y-%m-%d) <temporary_account_name>

Check Contents

Verify that OL 9 configures temporary accounts to be provisioned with an expiration date of 72 hours.

For every existing temporary account, run the following command to obtain its account expiration information:

$ chage -l <temporary_account_name> | grep -i "account expires"

Verify each of these accounts has an expiration date set within 72 hours.

If any temporary accounts have no expiration date set or do not expire within 72 hours, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-271843

Documentable

False

Rule Version

OL09-00-003030

Severity Override Guidance

Verify that OL 9 configures temporary accounts to be provisioned with an expiration date of 72 hours.

For every existing temporary account, run the following command to obtain its account expiration information:

$ chage -l <temporary_account_name> | grep -i "account expires"

Verify each of these accounts has an expiration date set within 72 hours.

If any temporary accounts have no expiration date set or do not expire within 72 hours, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

5680