OL 9 /etc/group file must have mode 0644 or less permissive to prevent unauthorized access.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-271798	OL09-00-002536	SV-271798r1092106_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-75848r1092104_chk)

Verify that OL 9 configures the "/etc/group" file to have a mode of "0644" or less permissive with the following command:

$ stat -c "%a %n" /etc/group
644 /etc/group

If a value of "0644" or less permissive is not returned, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-75755r1092105_fix)

Change the mode of the file "/etc/group" to "0644" by running the following command:

$ sudo chmod 0644 /etc/group