If the system is using LDAP for authentication or account information, the LDAP TLS key file must be owned by root.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-22571	GEN008300	SV-46038r1_rule		Medium

Description
LDAP can be used to provide user authentication and account information, which are vital to system security. The LDAP client 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-43309r1_chk )
Determine the key file. # grep -i '^tls_key' /etc/ldap.conf Check the ownership. # ls -lL If the owner of the file is not root, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-39399r1_fix)
Change the ownership of the file. # chown root