Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-11983 | GEN001760 | SV-37285r1_rule | ECLP-1 | Medium |
Description |
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Global initialization files are used to configure the user's shell environment upon login. Malicious modification of these files could compromise accounts upon logon. Failure to give ownership of sensitive files or utilities to root or bin provides the designated owner and unauthorized users with the potential to access sensitive information or change the system configuration which could weaken the system's security posture. |
STIG | Date |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2016-07-22 |
Check Text ( None ) |
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None |
Fix Text (F-31232r1_fix) |
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Change the group ownership of the global initialization file(s) with incorrect group ownership. Procedure: # chgrp root or: # ls -lL /etc/bashrc /etc/csh.cshrc /etc/csh.login /etc/csh.logout /etc/environment /etc/ksh.kshrc /etc/profile /etc/suid_profile /etc/profile.d/* 2>null|sed "s/^[^\/]*//"|xargs stat -L -c %G:%n|egrep -v "^(root|sys|bin|other):"|cut -d: -f2|xargs chgrp root will set the group of all files not currently owned by an approved group to root. |