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1.388 OL09-00-002581

Information

OL 9 cron configuration files directory must be group-owned by root.

GROUP ID: V-271828
RULE ID: SV-271828r1092196

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 should be owned by the correct group to prevent unauthorized changes.

Solution

Configure any cron configuration not group-owned by root with the following command:

$ sudo chgrp root [cron config file]

See Also

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

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-271828r1092196_rule, STIG-ID|OL09-00-002581, Vuln-ID|V-271828

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 44b99caf745d6fbd7a7342de51d1fbdfc4bccaf374cc7fac897403675a064a7c