All run control scripts must have mode 0755 or less permissive.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-906	GEN001580	SV-37192r1_rule	ECLP-1	Medium

Description
If the startup files are writable by other users, they could modify the startup files to insert malicious commands into the startup files.

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

Details

Check Text ( C-37531r1_chk )
Check run control script modes. # cd /etc # ls -lL rc* # cd /etc/init.d # ls -l If any run control script has a mode more permissive than 0755, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-32777r1_fix)
Ensure all system startup files have mode 0755 or less permissive. Examine the "rc" files, and all files in the rc1.d (rc2.d, and so on) directories, and in the /etc/init.d directory to ensure they are not world-writable. If they are world-writable, use the chmod command to correct the vulnerability and research why they are world-writable. Procedure: # chmod 755