Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-22427 | GEN003770 | SV-45764r1_rule | Medium |
Description |
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Failure to give ownership of system configuration files to root or a system group provides the designated owner and unauthorized users with the potential to change the system configuration possibly weakening the system's security posture. |
STIG | Date |
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z | 2016-12-20 |
Check Text ( C-43118r1_chk ) |
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Check the group ownership of the services file. Procedure: # ls -lL /etc/services If the file is not group-owned by root, bin, sys, or system, this is a finding |
Fix Text (F-39164r1_fix) |
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Change the group-owner of the services file. Procedure: # chgrp root /etc/services |