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The services file must be group-owned by root, bin, sys, or system.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-22427 GEN003770 SV-37425r1_rule ECLP-1 Medium
Description
Failure to give ownership of system configuration files to root or a system group provides the designated owner and unauthorized users with the potential to change the system configuration possibly weakening the system's security posture.
STIG Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2015-03-12

Details

Check Text ( C-36106r1_chk )
Check the group ownership of the services file.

Procedure:
# ls -lL /etc/services

If the file is not group-owned by root, bin, sys, or system, this is a finding
Fix Text (F-31352r1_fix)
Change the group-owner of the services file.

Procedure:
# chgrp root /etc/services