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1.358 OL09-00-002536

Information

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

GROUP ID: V-271798
RULE ID: SV-271798r1092106

The "/etc/group" file 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-271798r1092106_rule, STIG-ID|OL09-00-002536, Vuln-ID|V-271798

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 3d0e6541e8a2832e4dda7af061adb3107886fe01057f5edfee2865df80a9c99e