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The cron.deny file must be group-owned by root, bin, or sys.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-22394 GEN003270 SV-26563r1_rule ECLP-1 Medium
Description
Cron daemon control files restrict the scheduling of automated tasks and must be protected. Unauthorized modification of the cron.deny file could result in Denial of Service to authorized cron users or could provide unauthorized users with the ability to run cron jobs.
STIG Date
SOLARIS 9 SPARC SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE 2015-10-01

Details

Check Text ( C-27605r1_chk )
Check the group ownership of the file.

Procedure:
# ls -lL /etc/cron.d/cron.deny

If the file is not group-owned by root, bin, or sys, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-23807r1_fix)
Change the group ownership of the file to root, sys, or bin.

Procedure:
# chgrp root /etc/cron.d/cron.deny