If the cron.allow file exists it must be group-owned by root.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-72055	RHEL-07-021120	SV-86679r1_rule		Medium

Description
If the group owner of the "cron.allow" file is not set to root, sensitive information could be viewed or edited by unauthorized users.

STIG	Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2017-12-14

Details

Check Text ( C-72287r1_chk )
Verify that the "cron.allow" file is group-owned by root. Check the group owner of the "cron.allow" file with the following command: # ls -al /etc/cron.allow -rw------- 1 root root 6 Mar 5 2011 /etc/cron.allow If the "cron.allow" file exists and has a group owner other than root, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-78407r1_fix)
Set the group owner on the "/etc/cron.allow" file to root with the following command: # chgrp root /etc/cron.allow