All global initialization files must be owned by root.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-11982	GEN001740 M6	SV-38060r1_rule	ECLP-1	Medium

Description

Global initialization files are used to configure the user's shell environment upon login. Malicious modification of these files could compromise accounts upon logon. Failure to give ownership of sensitive files or utilities to root or bin provides the designated owner and unauthorized users with the potential to access sensitive information or change the system configuration which could weaken the system's security posture.

STIG	Date
MAC OSX 10.6 Workstation Security Technical Implementation Guide	2013-04-09

Details

Check Text ( C-37604r1_chk )
Open a terminal session and enter the following commands to verify the owner of the global initialization files. ls -l /etc/bashrc ls -l /etc/csh.cshrc ls -l /etc/csh.login ls -l /etc/csh.logout ls -l /etc/profile If any global initialization file is not owned by root, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-32846r1_fix)
Open a terminal session and enter the following command to set the owner of the global initialization files. chown root /etc/