Last Modified: Nov 22, 2021
Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP LTM
Known Affected Versions:
11.4.0, 11.4.1
Fixed In:
11.5.0
Opened: Aug 27, 2013 Severity: 2-Critical
STIG Group ID (Vulid): V-38497 Group Title: SRG-OS-999999 Rule ID: SV-50298r1_rule Severity: CAT I --------- RHEL SCAP: CCE-27038-9 --------- If an account has an empty password, anyone could log in and run commands with the privileges of that account. Accounts with empty passwords should never be used in operational environments.
If an account has an empty password, anyone could log in and run commands with the privileges of that account. Accounts with empty passwords should never be used in operational environments.
nullok option in /etc/pam.d/system-auth
Remove any instances of the nullok option in /etc/pam.d/system-auth to prevent logins with empty passwords.
If an account is configured for password authentication but does not have an assigned password, it may be possible to log into the account without authentication. Remove any instances of the "nullok" option in "/etc/pam.d/system-auth-ac" to prevent logins with empty passwords.
No empty passwords will be allowed.