The systems boot loader configuration files must be owned by root.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-22586	GEN008760	SV-63089r1_rule		Medium

Description
The system's boot loader configuration files are critical to the integrity of the system and must be protected. Unauthorized modification of these files resulting from improper ownership could compromise the system's boot loader configuration.

STIG	Date
Oracle Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2020-02-25

Details

Check Text ( C-51843r1_chk )
Check the ownership of the file. # ls -lLd /boot/grub/grub.conf If the owner of the file is not root, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-53675r1_fix)
Change the ownership of the file. # chown root /boot/grub/grub.conf