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1.359 OL09-00-002537

Information

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

GROUP ID: V-271799
RULE ID: SV-271799r1092109

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:

$ sudo chmod 0644 /etc/group-

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/27024

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-271799r1092109_rule, STIG-ID|OL09-00-002537, Vuln-ID|V-271799

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: d4fc1e5f465c37454a4747a41182bb25d5c404b3ba51a64bce2d0205b6939ecd