Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-230326 | RHEL-08-010780 | SV-230326r627750_rule | Medium |
Description |
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Unowned files and directories may be unintentionally inherited if a user is assigned the same User Identifier "UID" as the UID of the un-owned files. |
STIG | Date |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2021-03-04 |
Check Text ( C-32995r567724_chk ) |
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Verify all local files and directories on RHEL 8 have a valid owner with the following command: Note: The value after -fstype must be replaced with the filesystem type. XFS is used as an example. $ sudo find / -fstype xfs -nouser If any files on the system do not have an assigned owner, this is a finding. Note: Command may produce error messages from the /proc and /sys directories. |
Fix Text (F-32970r567725_fix) |
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Either remove all files and directories from the system that do not have a valid user, or assign a valid user to all unowned files and directories on RHEL 8 with the "chown" command: $ sudo chown |