Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-4089 | GEN001660 | SV-45073r1_rule | Medium |
Description |
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System start-up files not owned by root could lead to system compromise by allowing malicious users or applications to modify them for unauthorized purposes. This could lead to system and network compromise. |
STIG | Date |
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z | 2016-12-20 |
Check Text ( C-42445r1_chk ) |
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Check run control scripts' ownership. # ls -lL /etc/rc* /etc/init.d Alternatively: # find /etc -name "[SK][0-9]*"|xargs stat -L -c %U:%n If any run control script is not owned by root or bin, this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-38480r1_fix) |
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Change the ownership of the run control script(s) with incorrect ownership. # find /etc -name "[SK][0-9]*"|xargs stat -L -c %U:%n|egrep -v "^root:"|cut -d: -f2|xargs chown root |