The systems boot loader configuration file(s) must have mode 0600 or less permissive.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-4250	GEN008720	SV-46075r1_rule		Medium

Description
File permissions greater than 0600 on boot loader configuration files could allow an unauthorized user to view or modify sensitive information pertaining to system boot instructions.

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

Details

Check Text ( C-43334r1_chk )
Check /etc/zipl.conf permissions: # ls –lL /etc/zipl.conf If /etc/zipl.conf has a mode more permissive than 0600, then this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-39421r1_fix)
Change the mode of the zipl.conf file to 0600. # chmod 0600 /etc/zipl.conf