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The "at" directory must be group-owned by root, bin, sys, or cron.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-22396 GEN003430 SV-26568r1_rule ECLP-1 Medium
Description
If the group of the "at" directory is not root, bin, sys, or cron, unauthorized users could be allowed to view or edit files containing sensitive information within the directory.
STIG Date
VMware ESX 3 Server 2016-05-13

Details

Check Text ( C-27615r1_chk )
Check the group ownership of the file.

Procedure:
# ls -lL /var/spool/cron/atjobs /var/spool/atjobs

If the file is not group-owned by root, bin, sys, or cron, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-23814r1_fix)
Change the group ownership of the file to root, bin, sys, or cron.

Procedure:
# chgrp root /var/spool/cron/atjobs /var/spool/atjobs