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The system boot loader configuration file(s) must be owned by root.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-217901 RHEL-06-000065 SV-217901r505923_rule Medium
Description
Only root should be able to modify important boot parameters.
STIG Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2020-09-03

Details

Check Text ( C-19382r376718_chk )
To check the ownership of "/boot/grub/grub.conf", run the command:

$ ls -lL /boot/grub/grub.conf

If properly configured, the output should indicate that the owner is "root".
If it does not, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-19380r376719_fix)
The file "/boot/grub/grub.conf" should be owned by the "root" user to prevent destruction or modification of the file. To properly set the owner of "/boot/grub/grub.conf", run the command:

# chown root /boot/grub/grub.conf