The Photon operating system must be configured so that all system startup scripts are protected from unauthorized modification.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-256562	PHTN-30-000093	SV-256562r991589_rule		Medium

Description

If system startup scripts are accessible to unauthorized modification, this could compromise the system on startup.

STIG	Date
VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS Security Technical Implementation Guide	2024-12-16

Details

Check Text (C-60237r887358_chk)

At the command line, run the following command:

# find /etc/rc.d/* -xdev -type f -a '(' -perm -002 -o -not -user root -o -not -group root ')' -exec ls -ld {} \;

If any files are returned, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-60180r887359_fix)

At the command line, run the following commands for each returned file:

# chmod o-w <file>
# chown root:root <file>