CCE-91130-5| Platform: ubuntu14.04 | Date: (C)2017-03-14 (M)2022-10-10 |
Require Authentication for Single-User Mode (Scored)
Setting a password for the root user will force authentication in single user mode.
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Requiring authentication in single user mode prevents an unauthorized user from rebooting the system into single user to gain root privileges without credentials.
Fix:
Run the following command and follow the prompts to set a password for the root user:
# passwd root
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| SCAP Repo OVAL Definition | oval:org.secpod.oval:def:33851 |
