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


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-22394 GEN003270 SV-45645r2_rule 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
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z 2016-12-20

Details

Check Text ( C-43011r2_chk )
Check the group ownership of the file.

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

If the file is not group-owned by root, bin or sys this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-39043r1_fix)
Change the group ownership of the file.
# chgrp root /etc/cron.deny