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All system command files must be owned by root.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-38472 RHEL-06-000048 SV-50272r1_rule Medium
Description
System binaries are executed by privileged users as well as system services, and restrictive permissions are necessary to ensure that their execution of these programs cannot be co-opted.
STIG Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2017-04-28

Details

Check Text ( None )
None
Fix Text (F-43417r1_fix)
System executables are stored in the following directories by default:

/bin
/usr/bin
/usr/local/bin
/sbin
/usr/sbin
/usr/local/sbin

If any file [FILE] in these directories is found to be owned by a user other than root, correct its ownership with the following command:

# chown root [FILE]