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The at.deny file must be group-owned by root, bin, sys, or cron.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-22398 GEN003490 SV-26051r1_rule ECLP-1 Medium
Description
If the group owner of the at.deny file is not set to root, bin, sys, or cron, unauthorized users could be allowed to view or edit sensitive information contained within the file. Unauthorized modification could result in Denial-of-Service to authorized "at" users or provide unauthorized users with the ability to run "at" jobs.
STIG Date
UNIX SRG 2013-03-26

Details

Check Text ( C-29231r1_chk )
Determine the group owner of the at.deny file.

Procedure:
# ls -lL at.deny

If the group-owner is not root, bin, sys, or cron, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-26253r1_fix)
Change the group owner of the at.deny file to root, bin, sys, or cron.

Procedure:
# chgrp root at.deny