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1.7.7 Ensure permissions on /etc/issue.net are configured

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Information

The contents of the /etc/issue.net file are displayed to users prior to login for remote connections from configured services.

If the /etc/issue.net file does not have the correct ownership it could be modified by unauthorized users with incorrect or misleading information.

Solution

Run the following commands to set permissions on /etc/issue.net :

# chown root:root /etc/issue.net # chmod u-x,go-wx /etc/issue.net

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/8415

Item Details

References: CSCv7|14.6

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 7ea37755a9625b74a488dde283ab8ab565c4a984dee67ffa3aba2bd32a511f7b