STIGQter: STIG Summary: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 8 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

RHEL 8 must automatically exit interactive command shell user sessions after 10 minutes of inactivity.

DISA Rule

SV-279929r1156340_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-279929

Group Title

SRG-OS-000163-GPOS-00072

Rule Version

RHEL-08-020360

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-001133 - Terminate the network connection associated with a communications session at the end of the session or after an organization-defined time period of inactivity.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure RHEL 8 to exit interactive command shell user sessions after 10 minutes of inactivity.

Add or edit the following line in "/etc/profile.d/tmout.sh":

#!/bin/bash

declare -xr TMOUT=600

Check Contents

Verify RHEL 8 is configured to exit interactive command shell user sessions after 10 minutes of inactivity or less with the following command:

$ sudo grep -i tmout /etc/profile /etc/profile.d/*.sh

/etc/profile.d/tmout.sh:declare -xr TMOUT=600

If "TMOUT" is not set to "600" or less in a script located in the "/etc/'profile.d/ directory, is missing or is commented out, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-279929

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-08-020360

Severity Override Guidance

Verify RHEL 8 is configured to exit interactive command shell user sessions after 10 minutes of inactivity or less with the following command:

$ sudo grep -i tmout /etc/profile /etc/profile.d/*.sh

/etc/profile.d/tmout.sh:declare -xr TMOUT=600

If "TMOUT" is not set to "600" or less in a script located in the "/etc/'profile.d/ directory, is missing or is commented out, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

2921