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The cron.allow file must be owned by root, bin, or sys.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-4361 GEN003240 SV-45637r1_rule Medium
Description
If the owner of the cron.allow file is not set to root, bin, or sys, the possibility exists for an unauthorized user to view or to edit sensitive information.
STIG Date
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z 2017-05-18

Details

Check Text ( C-43003r1_chk )
# ls -lL /etc/cron.allow
If the cron.allow file is not owned by root, sys, or bin, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-39035r1_fix)
# chown root /etc/cron.allow