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

RHEL 10 must automatically exit interactive command shell user sessions after 15 minutes of inactivity.

DISA Rule

SV-281295r1208800_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-281295

Group Title

SRG-OS-000163-GPOS-00072

Rule Version

RHEL-10-700920

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 10 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 10 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-281295

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-10-700920

Severity Override Guidance

Verify RHEL 10 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

5733