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

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-271796	OL09-00-002534	SV-271796r1092100_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-75846r1092098_chk)

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

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

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

Fix Text (F-75753r1092099_fix)

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

$ sudo chown root /etc/group