The Photon operating system must be configured so that all system startup scripts are protected from unauthorized modification.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-239170	PHTN-67-000099	SV-239170r675318_rule		Medium

Description
If system startup scripts are accessible to unauthorized modification, this could compromise the system on startup.

STIG	Date
VMware vSphere 6.7 Photon OS Security Technical Implementation Guide	2021-04-15

Details

Check Text ( C-42381r675316_chk )
At the command line, execute the following command: # find /etc/rc.d/* -xdev -type f -a '(' -perm -002 -o -not -user root -o -not -group root ')' -exec ls -ld {} \; If any files are returned, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-42340r675317_fix)
At the command line, execute the following commands for each returned file: # chmod o-w # chown root:root