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The at.allow file must have mode 0600 or less permissive.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-987 GEN003340 SV-37518r1_rule ECLP-1 Medium
Description
Permissions more permissive than 0600 (read, write and execute for the owner) may allow unauthorized or malicious access to the at.allow and/or at.deny files.
STIG Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2013-07-03

Details

Check Text ( C-36178r1_chk )
Check the mode of the at.allow file.
# ls -lL /etc/at.allow
If the at.allow file has a mode more permissive than 0600, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-31428r1_fix)
Change the mode of the at.allow file.
# chmod 0600 /etc/at.allow