Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-221722 | OL07-00-020300 | SV-221722r603260_rule | Low |
Description |
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If a user is assigned the GID of a group not existing on the system, and a group with the GID is subsequently created, the user may have unintended rights to any files associated with the group. |
STIG | Date |
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Oracle Linux 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2023-12-01 |
Check Text ( C-23437r419238_chk ) |
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Verify all GIDs referenced in the "/etc/passwd" file are defined in the "/etc/group" file. Check that all referenced GIDs exist with the following command: # pwck -r If GIDs referenced in then "/etc/passwd" file are returned as not defined in the "/etc/group" file, this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-23426r419239_fix) |
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Configure the system to define all GIDs found in the "/etc/passwd" file by modifying the "/etc/group" file to add any non-existent group referenced in the "/etc/passwd" file, or change the GIDs referenced in the "/etc/passwd" file to a group that exists in "/etc/group". |