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1.90 ALMA-09-012890

Information

AlmaLinux OS 9 /etc/group- file must have mode 0644 or less permissive to prevent unauthorized access.

GROUP ID: V-269193
RULE ID: SV-269193r1050075

The "/etc/group-" file is a backup file of "/etc/group", and as such, contains information regarding groups that are configured on the system. Protection of this file is important for system security.

Solution

Change the mode of the file "/etc/group-" to "0644" by running the following command:

$ chmod 0644 /etc/group-

See Also

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

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-269193r1050075_rule, STIG-ID|ALMA-09-012890, Vuln-ID|V-269193

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: c2e8163d94dd1c7c29026960482ba82154e061d62771cc548c6b785abc67fc74