All RHEL 8 local files and directories must have a valid owner.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-230326 | RHEL-08-010780 | SV-230326r1017137_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 un-owned files. |
| STIG | Date |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-11-25 |
Details
| Check Text (C-32995r567724_chk) |
| Verify all local files and directories on RHEL 8 have a valid owner with the following command: Note: The value after -fstype must be replaced with the filesystem type. XFS is used as an example. $ sudo find / -fstype xfs -nouser If any files on the system do not have an assigned owner, this is a finding. Note: Command may produce error messages from the /proc and /sys directories. |
| Fix Text (F-32970r567725_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 RHEL 8 with the "chown" command: $ sudo chown <user> <file> |