STIGQter: STIG Summary: Riverbed NetIM OS Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 11 Sep 2025:

Ubuntu OS must uniquely identify interactive users.

DISA Rule

SV-275634r1147952_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-275634

Group Title

SRG-OS-000104-GPOS-00051

Rule Version

RIIM-OS-411015

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000764 - Uniquely identify and authenticate organizational users and associate that unique identification with processes acting on behalf of those users.
• CCI-000804 - Uniquely identify and authenticate non-organizational users or processes acting on behalf of non-organizational users.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Edit the file "/etc/passwd" and provide each interactive user account that has a duplicate UID with a unique UID.

Check Contents

Verify Ubuntu OS contains no duplicate User IDs (UIDs) for interactive users by using the following command:

$ awk -F ":" 'list[$3]++{print $1, $3}' /etc/passwd

If output is produced and the accounts listed are interactive user accounts, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-275634

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RIIM-OS-411015

Severity Override Guidance

Verify Ubuntu OS contains no duplicate User IDs (UIDs) for interactive users by using the following command:

$ awk -F ":" 'list[$3]++{print $1, $3}' /etc/passwd

If output is produced and the accounts listed are interactive user accounts, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5706