STIGQter: STIG Summary: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

RHEL 10 must have a unique group ID (GID) for each group in "/etc/group".

DISA Rule

SV-281202r1166558_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-281202

Group Title

SRG-OS-000104-GPOS-00051

Rule Version

RHEL-10-600470

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.

Weight

Fix Recommendation

Configure RHEL 10 to contain no duplicate GIDs for interactive users.

Edit the file "/etc/group", and provide each group that has a duplicate GID with a unique GID.

Check Contents

Verify RHEL 10 contains no duplicate GIDs for interactive users with the following command:

$ cut -d : -f 3 /etc/group | uniq -d

If the system has duplicate GIDs, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-281202

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-10-600470

Severity Override Guidance

Verify RHEL 10 contains no duplicate GIDs for interactive users with the following command:

$ cut -d : -f 3 /etc/group | uniq -d

If the system has duplicate GIDs, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

Target Key

5733