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

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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
V-38583	RHEL-06-000067	SV-50384r3_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	2016-06-05

Details

Check Text ( C-46141r4_chk )
To check the permissions of "/boot/grub/grub.conf", run the command: $ sudo ls -lL /boot/grub/grub.conf If properly configured, the output should indicate the following permissions: "-rw-------" If it does not, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-43531r2_fix)
File permissions for "/boot/grub/grub.conf" should be set to 600, which is the default. To properly set the permissions of "/boot/grub/grub.conf", run the command: # chmod 600 /boot/grub/grub.conf Boot partitions based on VFAT, NTFS, or other non-standard configurations may require alternative measures.