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


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-22397 GEN003470 SV-26050r1_rule ECLP-1 Medium
Description
If the group owner of the at.allow file is not set to root, bin, sys, or cron, unauthorized users could be allowed to view or edit the list of users permitted to run "at" jobs. 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
VMware ESX 3 Server 2016-05-13

Details

Check Text ( C-29230r1_chk )
Determine the group owner of the at.allow file.

Procedure:
# ls -lL at.allow

If the group owner is not root, bin, sys, or cron, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-26252r1_fix)
Change the group owner of the at.allow file to root, sys, bin, or cron.

Procedure:
# chgrp root at.allow