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All files and directories must have a valid group-owner.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-22312 GEN001170 SV-37165r2_rule Medium
Description
Files without a valid group owner may be unintentionally inherited if a group is assigned the same GID as the GID of the files without a valid group-owner.
STIG Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2017-03-01

Details

Check Text ( C-35872r2_chk )
Search the system for files without a valid group-owner.
# find / -ignore_readdir_race -nogroup
If any files are found, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-31126r1_fix)
Change the group-owner for each file without a valid group-owner.
# chgrp avalidgroup /tmp/a-file-without-a-valid-group-owner