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1.389 OL09-00-002582

Information

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

GROUP ID: V-271829
RULE ID: SV-271829r1092199

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 be owned by the correct group to prevent unauthorized changes.

Solution

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

$ sudo chown 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-271829r1092199_rule, STIG-ID|OL09-00-002582, Vuln-ID|V-271829

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 114ffd1a3658bb5976e1e1914f725b32f3cb392f201a7ceb11a2c091eab30dc7