Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-22358 | GEN001830 | SV-45139r1_rule | ECLP-1 | Medium |
Description |
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If the skeleton files are not protected, unauthorized personnel could change user startup parameters and possibly jeopardize user files. |
STIG | Date |
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z | 2012-12-13 |
Check Text ( C-42482r1_chk ) |
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Verify the skeleton files are group-owned by root. Procedure: # ls -alL /etc/skel If a skeleton file is not group-owned by root or bin this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-38535r1_fix) |
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Change the group-owner of the skeleton file to root or bin. Procedure: # chgrp or: # ls -L /etc/skel| awk '{ print "/etc/skel/"$1 }' |xargs stat -L -c %G:%n|egrep -v "^(root|bin):"|cut -d: -f2|xargs chgrp root will change the group of all files not already in one of the approved groups to root. |