The Photon operating system must be configured so that all cron paths are protected from unauthorized modification.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-256566 | PHTN-30-000097 | SV-256566r991589_rule | Medium |
| Description |
| If cron files and folders are accessible to unauthorized users, malicious jobs may be created. |
| STIG | Date |
| VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-12-16 |
Details
| Check Text (C-60241r887370_chk) |
| At the command line, run the following command: # stat -c "%n permissions are %a and owned by %U:%G" /etc/cron.d /etc/cron.daily /etc/cron.hourly /etc/cron.monthly /etc/cron.weekly Expected result: /etc/cron.d permissions are 755 and owned by root:root /etc/cron.daily permissions are 755 and owned by root:root /etc/cron.hourly permissions are 755 and owned by root:root /etc/cron.monthly permissions are 755 and owned by root:root /etc/cron.weekly permissions are 755 and owned by root:root If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-60184r887371_fix) |
| At the command line, run the following commands for each returned file: # chmod 755 <path> # chown root:root <path> |