All OL 8 files and directories must have a valid owner.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-248646	OL08-00-010780	SV-248646r991589_rule		Medium

Description

Unowned files and directories may be unintentionally inherited if a user is assigned the same User Identifier "UID" as the UID of the unowned files.

STIG	Date
Oracle Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2024-12-03

Details

Check Text (C-52080r779502_chk)

Verify all files and directories on OL 8 have a valid owner with the following command:

$ sudo find / -nouser

If any files on the system do not have an assigned owner, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-52034r779503_fix)

Either remove all files and directories from the system that do not have a valid user or assign a valid user to all unowned files and directories on OL 8 with the "chown" command:

$ sudo chown <user> <file>