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The system's boot loader configuration file(s) must have mode 0600 or less permissive.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-4250 GEN008720 SV-37942r1_rule ECLP-1 Medium
Description
File permissions greater than 0600 on boot loader configuration files could allow an unauthorized user to view or modify sensitive information pertaining to system boot instructions.
STIG Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2016-07-22

Details

Check Text ( None )
None
Fix Text (F-32433r1_fix)
Change the mode of the grub.conf file to 0600.

# chmod 0600 /boot/grub/grub.conf