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


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
RHEL-06-000067 RHEL-06-000067 RHEL-06-000067_rule Medium
Description
Proper permissions ensure that only the root user can modify important boot parameters.
STIG Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2013-02-05

Details

Check Text ( C-RHEL-06-000067_chk )
To check the permissions of "/etc/grub.conf", run the command:

$ ls -l /etc/grub.conf

If properly configured, the output should indicate the following permissions: "-rw-------"
If it does not, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-RHEL-06-000067_fix)
File permissions for "/etc/grub.conf" should be set to 600, which is the default. To properly set the permissions of "/etc/grub.conf", run the command:

# chmod 600 /etc/grub.conf