The cron.allow file must not have an extended ACL.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-22384	GEN002990	SV-26034r1_rule	ECLP-1	Medium

Description
A cron.allow file that is readable and/or writable by other than root could allow potential intruders and malicious users to use the file contents to help discern information, such as who is allowed to execute cron programs, which could be harmful to overall system and network security.

STIG	Date
VMware ESX 3 Server	2016-05-13

Details

Check Text ( C-27579r1_chk )
Check the permissions of the cron.allow file. # ls -l /etc/cron.allow If the permissions include a "+", the file has an extended ACL and this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-26234r1_fix)
Remove the extended ACL from the cron.allow file.