The SUSE operating system must disable the x86 Ctrl-Alt-Delete key sequence.

From SLES 12 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Part of SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

Associated with: CCI-000366

SV-91867r3_rule The SUSE operating system must disable the x86 Ctrl-Alt-Delete key sequence.

Vulnerability discussion

A locally logged-on user who presses Ctrl-Alt-Delete, when at the console, can reboot the system. If accidentally pressed, as could happen in the case of a mixed OS environment, this can create the risk of short-term loss of availability of systems due to unintentional reboot. In the GNOME graphical environment, risk of unintentional reboot from the Ctrl-Alt-Delete sequence is reduced because the user will be prompted before any action is taken.

Check content

Verify the SUSE operating system is not configured to reboot the system when Ctrl-Alt-Delete is pressed. Check that the ctrl-alt-del.service is not active with the following command: # systemctl status ctrl-alt-del.target reboot.target - Reboot Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/reboot.target; disabled) Active: inactive (dead) Docs: man:systemd.special(7) If the ctrl-alt-del.service is active, this is a finding.

Fix text

Configure the system to disable the Ctrl-Alt-Delete sequence for the command line with the following command: # sudo systemctl mask ctrl-alt-del.target And reload the daemon to take effect # sudo systemctl daemon-reload If GNOME is active on the system, create a database to contain the system-wide setting (if it does not already exist) with the following command: # cat /etc/dconf/db/local.d/00-disable-CAD Add the setting to disable the Ctrl-Alt-Delete sequence for GNOME: [org/gnome/settings-daemon/plugins/media-keys] logout=''

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