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The /etc/group file must have mode 0644 or less permissive.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-22337 GEN001393 SV-44998r1_rule Medium
Description
The /etc/group file is critical to system security and must be protected from unauthorized modification. The group file contains a list of system groups and associated information.
STIG Date
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z 2016-12-20

Details

Check Text ( C-42403r1_chk )
Check the mode of the /etc/group file.
# ls -l /etc/group
If the file mode is more permissive than 0644, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-38413r1_fix)
Change the mode of the /etc/group file to 0644 or less permissive.
# chmod 0644 /etc/group