$CATALINA_HOME folder must be owned by the root user, group tomcat.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-222986 | TCAT-AS-001200 | SV-222986r961461_rule | Medium |
| Description |
| Tomcat file permissions must be restricted. The standard configuration is to have the folder where Tomcat is installed owned by the root user with the group set to tomcat. The $CATALINA_HOME environment variable should be set to the location of the root directory of the "binary" distribution of Tomcat. |
| STIG | Date |
| Apache Tomcat Application Server 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-02-11 |
Details
| Check Text (C-24658r426402_chk) |
| Access the Tomcat server from the command line and execute the following OS command: sudo find $CATALINA_HOME -follow -maxdepth 0 \( ! -user root -o ! -group tomcat \) -ls If no folders are displayed, this is not a finding. If results indicate the $CATALINA_HOME folder ownership and group membership is not set to root:tomcat, this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-24647r426403_fix) |
| Run the following commands on the Tomcat server: sudo find $CATALINA_HOME -maxdepth 0 \( ! -user root \) | sudo xargs chown root sudo find $CATALINA_HOME -maxdepth 0 \( ! -group tomcat \) | sudo xargs chgrp tomcat |