The services file must be group-owned by root, bin, sys, or system.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-22427	GEN003770	SV-26657r1_rule	ECLP-1	Medium

Description
Failure to give ownership of system configuration files to root or a system group provides the designated owner and unauthorized users with the potential to change the system configuration which could weaken the system's security posture.

STIG	Date
UNIX SRG	2013-03-26

Details

Check Text ( C-27692r1_chk )
Check the group ownership of the services file. Procedure: # ls -lL /etc/services If the file is not group-owned by root, bin, sys, or system, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-23899r1_fix)
Change the group owner of the services file. Procedure: # chgrp root /etc/services