The SLES for the vRealize boot loader configuration file(s) must be group-owned by root, bin, sys, or system.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-239508	VROM-SL-000435	SV-239508r661975_rule		Medium

Description
The SLES for vRealize’s boot loader configuration files are critical to the integrity of the system and must be protected. Unauthorized modifications resulting from improper group ownership may compromise the boot loader configuration.

STIG	Date
VMware vRealize Operations Manager 6.x SLES Security Technical Implementation Guide	2021-07-01

Details

Check Text ( C-42741r661973_chk )
Check "/boot/grub/menu.lst" file ownership: # stat /boot/grub/menu.lst If the group-owner of the file is not "root", "bin", "sys", or "system", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-42700r661974_fix)
Change the group-ownership of the "/boot/grub/menu.lst" file: # chgrp root /boot/grub/menu.lst