The Oracle Linux operating system must be configured so that all files and directories have a valid group owner.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-221725 | OL07-00-020330 | SV-221725r991589_rule | Medium |
| Description |
| Files without a valid group owner may be unintentionally inherited if a group is assigned the same Group Identifier (GID) as the GID of the files without a valid group owner. |
| STIG | Date |
| Oracle Linux 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-08-26 |
Details
| Check Text (C-23440r419247_chk) |
| Verify all files and directories on the system have a valid group. Check the owner of all files and directories with the following command: Note: The value after -fstype must be replaced with the filesystem type. XFS is used as an example. # find / -fstype xfs -nogroup If any files on the system do not have an assigned group, this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-23429r419248_fix) |
| Either remove all files and directories from the system that do not have a valid group, or assign a valid group to all files and directories on the system with the "chgrp" command: # chgrp <group> <file> |