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1.117 RHEL-09-232055

Information

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

GROUP ID: V-257891
RULE ID: SV-257891r991589

Solution

Change the mode of the file "/etc/group" to "0644" by running the following command:

$ sudo chmod 0644 /etc/group

Impact:

The "/etc/group" file contains information regarding groups that are configured on the system. Protection of this file is important for system security.

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-257891r991589_rule, STIG-ID|RHEL-09-232055, Vuln-ID|V-257891

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 5f19f8368b0a1a43dd0a7f680143ffdc66fd09def91827f40668d8e027f39010