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1.83 ALMA-09-012120

Information

AlmaLinux OS 9 /etc/crontab file must have mode 0600.

GROUP ID: V-269186
RULE ID: SV-269186r1050068

Service configuration files enable or disable features of their respective services that if configured incorrectly can lead to insecure and vulnerable configurations; therefore, service configuration files must have the correct access rights to prevent unauthorized changes.

Solution

Configure the AlmaLinux OS 9 file /etc/crontab with mode 600.

$ chmod 0600 /etc/crontab

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/27039

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-269186r1050068_rule, STIG-ID|ALMA-09-012120, Vuln-ID|V-269186

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 1c8e2e21829eb10af95b7937f56ea662d70f91d6e5a4cc4ce6c42713a94403ee