{"description": "Verify the SUSE operating system is configured to not overwrite Pluggable\nAuthentication Modules (PAM) configuration on package changes.", "rationale": "<tt>pam-config</tt> is a command line utility that automatically generates\na system PAM configuration as packages are installed, updated or removed\nfrom the system. <tt>pam-config</tt> removes configurations for PAM modules\nand parameters that it does not know about. It may render ineffective PAM\nconfiguration by the system administrator and thus impact system security.", "severity": "medium", "references": {"srg": ["SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227"]}, "control_references": {}, "components": [], "identifiers": {}, "ocil_clause": "there is output", "ocil": "Check that soft links between PAM configuration files are removed with the following command:\n\n<pre># find /etc/pam.d/ -type l -iname \"common-*\"</pre>\n\nIf any results are returned, this is a finding.", "oval_external_content": null, "fixtext": "", "checktext": "", "vuldiscussion": "", "srg_requirement": "", "warnings": [], "conflicts": [], "requires": [], "policy_specific_content": {}, "platform": "package[pam_apparmor]", "platforms": ["package[pam_apparmor]"], "sce_metadata": {}, "inherited_platforms": [], "cpe_platform_names": ["package_pam_apparmor"], "inherited_cpe_platform_names": [], "bash_conditional": null, "fixes": {}, "title": "The PAM configuration should not be changed automatically", "definition_location": "/aptdata/openscap/scap-security-guide/linux_os/guide/system/accounts/accounts-pam/pam_disable_automatic_configuration/rule.yml", "template": null}