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1.7.6 Ensure permissions on /etc/issue are configured

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Information

The contents of the /etc/issue file are displayed to users prior to login for local terminals.

If the /etc/issue 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 :

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

See Also

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

Item Details

References: CSCv7|14.6

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 0185568b5e2cea392b7cff2b756677ed3ebb2b56e48e30077f1b9d616238fbcd