Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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RHEL-06-000280 | RHEL-06-000280 | RHEL-06-000280_rule | Medium |
Description |
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Group-ownership of audit binaries and configuration files that is incorrect could allow an unauthorized user to gain privileges that they should not have. The group-ownership set by the vendor should be maintained. Any deviations from this baseline should be investigated. |
STIG | Date |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2013-02-05 |
Check Text ( C-RHEL-06-000280_chk ) |
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The following command will list which audit files on the system have group-ownership different from what is expected by the RPM database: # rpm -V audit | grep '^......G' If there is output, this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-RHEL-06-000280_fix) |
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The RPM package management system can check group-ownership of the audit package files and directories. The following command will list which audit files on the system have group-ownership different from what is expected by the RPM database: # rpm -V audit | grep '^......G' |