If the system is using LDAP for authentication or account information, the LDAP TLS certificate file must have mode 0644 or less permissive.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-22569	GEN008260	SV-37966r2_rule		Medium

Description
LDAP can be used to provide user authentication and account information, which are vital to system security. The LDAP client configuration must be protected from unauthorized modification.

STIG	Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2017-03-01

Details

Check Text ( C-37264r2_chk )
Determine the certificate file. # grep -i '^tls_cert' /etc/ldap.conf Check the permissions. # ls -lL If the mode of the file is more permissive than 0644, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-32487r1_fix)
Change the mode of the file. # chmod 0644