For systems using NSS LDAP, the TLS certificate file must be owned by root.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-22567	GEN008220	SV-46034r1_rule		Medium

Description
The NSS LDAP service provides user mappings which are a vital component of system security. Its configuration must be protected from unauthorized modification.

STIG	Date
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z Security Technical Implementation Guide	2018-09-19

Details

Check Text ( C-43305r1_chk )
Determine the certificate file. # grep -i '^tls_cert' /etc/ldap.conf Check the ownership. # ls -lL If the owner of the file is not root, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-39395r1_fix)
Change the ownership of the file. # chown root