Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-221725 | OL07-00-020330 | SV-221725r603260_rule | Medium |
Description |
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Files without a valid group owner may be unintentionally inherited if a group is assigned the same Group Identifier (GID) as the GID of the files without a valid group owner. |
STIG | Date |
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Oracle Linux 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2023-12-01 |
Check Text ( C-23440r419247_chk ) |
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Verify all files and directories on the system have a valid group. Check the owner of all files and directories with the following command: Note: The value after -fstype must be replaced with the filesystem type. XFS is used as an example. # find / -fstype xfs -nogroup If any files on the system do not have an assigned group, this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-23429r419248_fix) |
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Either remove all files and directories from the system that do not have a valid group, or assign a valid group to all files and directories on the system with the "chgrp" command: # chgrp |