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1.118 RHEL-09-232060

Information

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

GROUP ID: V-257892
RULE ID: SV-257892r991589

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/22008

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-257892r991589_rule, STIG-ID|RHEL-09-232060, Vuln-ID|V-257892

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 09b3b9601e71c37e4b3c15f7821783b936ee138fbdbdc20b6f1f97211a521cf6