Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-38581 | RHEL-06-000066 | SV-50382r2_rule | Medium |
Description |
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The "root" group is a highly-privileged group. Furthermore, the group-owner of this file should not have any access privileges anyway. |
STIG | Date |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2017-04-28 |
Check Text ( None ) |
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None |
Fix Text (F-43529r2_fix) |
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The file "/boot/grub/grub.conf" should be group-owned by the "root" group to prevent destruction or modification of the file. To properly set the group owner of "/boot/grub/grub.conf", run the command: # chgrp root /boot/grub/grub.conf |