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1.95 ALMA-09-013440

Information

The /boot/grub2/grub.cfg file must be owned by root.

GROUP ID: V-269198
RULE ID: SV-269198r1050779

The "/boot/grub2/grub.cfg" file stores sensitive system configuration. Protection of this file is critical for system security.

Solution

Change the owner of the file /boot/grub2/grub.cfg to root by running the following command:

$ chown root /boot/grub2/grub.cfg

See Also

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

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-269198r1050779_rule, STIG-ID|ALMA-09-013440, Vuln-ID|V-269198

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 2c668ec19ce6179bba380a4bac240a4e6041bca34a37b9f1fa72450c733da4da