OL 9 /boot/grub2/grub.cfg file must be group-owned by root.
Overview
| Finding ID |
Version |
Rule ID |
IA Controls |
Severity |
| V-271792 |
OL09-00-002530 |
SV-271792r1094968_rule |
|
Medium |
| Description |
| The "root" group is a highly privileged group. The group-owner of this file should not have any access privileges. |
Details
| Check Text (C-75842r1092086_chk) |
Verify that OL 9 configures the group ownership of the "/boot/grub2/grub.cfg" file with the following command:
$ sudo stat -c "%G %n" /boot/grub2/grub.cfg
root /boot/grub2/grub.cfg
If "/boot/grub2/grub.cfg" file does not have a group owner of "root", this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-75749r1092087_fix) |
Change the group of the file /boot/grub2/grub.cfg to root by running the following command:
$ sudo chgrp root /boot/grub2/grub.cfg |