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RHEL 9 /etc/crontab file must have mode 0600.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-257933 RHEL-09-232265 SV-257933r991589_rule Medium
Description
Service configuration files enable or disable features of their respective services that if configured incorrectly can lead to insecure and vulnerable configurations; therefore, service configuration files must have the correct access rights to prevent unauthorized changes.
STIG Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2024-06-04

Details

Check Text ( C-61674r925784_chk )
Verify the permissions of /etc/crontab with the following command:

$ stat -c "%a %n" /etc/crontab

0600

If /etc/crontab does not have a mode of "0600", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-61598r925785_fix)
Configure the RHEL 9 file /etc/crontab with mode 600.

$ sudo chmod 0600 /etc/crontab