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All run control scripts must have no extended ACLs.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-22353 GEN001590 SV-63847r1_rule Medium
Description
If the startup files are writable by other users, they could modify the startup files to insert malicious commands into the startup files.
STIG Date
Oracle Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2020-02-25

Details

Check Text ( C-52381r1_chk )
Verify run control scripts have no extended ACLs.
# ls -lL /etc/rc* /etc/init.d
If the permissions include a '+', the file has an extended ACL. If the file has an extended ACL and it has not been documented with the IAO, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-54419r2_fix)
Remove the extended ACL from the file.
# setfacl --remove-all