OL 9 /etc/group file must be group-owned by root.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-271794	OL09-00-002532	SV-271794r1092094_rule		Medium

Description

The "/etc/group" file contains information regarding groups that are configured on the system. Protection of this file is important for system security.

STIG	Date
Oracle Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2025-05-08

Details

Check Text (C-75844r1092092_chk)

Verify that OL 9 configures group ownership of the "/etc/group" file with the following command:

$ stat -c "%G %n" /etc/group
root /etc/group

If "/etc/group" file does not have a group owner of "root", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-75751r1092093_fix)

Change the group of the file /etc/group to root by running the following command:

$ sudo chgrp root /etc/group