All global initialization files must be group-owned by root, sys, bin, other, system, or the system default.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-11983	GEN001760	SV-12484r2_rule	ECLP-1	Medium

Description
Global initialization files are used to configure the user's shell environment upon login. Malicious modification of these files could compromise accounts upon logon. Failure to give ownership of sensitive files or utilities to root or bin provides the designated owner and unauthorized users with the potential to access sensitive information or change the system configuration which could weaken the system's security posture.

Description

Global initialization files are used to configure the user's shell environment upon login. Malicious modification of these files could compromise accounts upon logon. Failure to give ownership of sensitive files or utilities to root or bin provides the designated owner and unauthorized users with the potential to access sensitive information or change the system configuration which could weaken the system's security posture.

STIG	Date
VMware ESX 3 Server	2016-05-13

Details

Check Text ( C-7948r2_chk )
Check the group ownership of global initialization files. Procedure: # ls -lL /etc/.login /etc/profile /etc/bashrc /etc/environment /etc/security/environ If any global initialization file is not group-owned by root, sys, bin, other, system, or the system default, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-11244r4_fix)
Change the group ownership of the global initialization file(s) with incorrect group ownership. Procedure: # chgrp root