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

RHEL 10 must prevent a user from overriding the session idle-delay setting for the graphical user interface.

DISA Rule

SV-281279r1166789_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-281279

Group Title

SRG-OS-000029-GPOS-00010

Rule Version

RHEL-10-700760

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

CCI-000057 - The information system initiates a session lock after the organization-defined time period of inactivity.
CCI-000060 - Conceal, via the device lock, information previously visible on the display with a publicly viewable image.

Weight

Fix Recommendation

Configure RHEL 10 to prevent a user from overriding settings for graphical user interfaces.

Note: The example below is using the database "local" for the system. If the system is using another database in "/etc/dconf/profile/user", the file should be created under the appropriate subdirectory.

Update the "/etc/dconf/db/local.d/locks/session" file to prevent nonprivileged users from modifying the idle-delay lock:

$ sudo vi /etc/dconf/db/local.d/locks/session

/org/gnome/desktop/session/idle-delay

Run the following command to update the database:

$ sudo dconf update

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Note: This requirement assumes the use of the RHEL 10 default graphical user interface, the GNOME desktop environment. If the system does not have any graphical user interface installed, this requirement is not applicable.

Verify RHEL 10 prevents a user from overriding settings for session idle delay with the following command:

$ gsettings writable org.gnome.desktop.session idle-delay
false

If "idle-delay" is writable, and the result is "true", this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-281279

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-10-700760

Severity Override Guidance

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Target Key

5733