Detections
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1.58 SOL-11.1-020360

Information

All system start-up files must be owned by root.

GROUP ID: V-216305
RULE ID: SV-216305r959010

System start-up files not owned by root could lead to system compromise by allowing malicious users or applications to modify them for unauthorized purposes. This could lead to system and network compromise.

Solution

Change the ownership of the run control script(s) with incorrect ownership.

# chown root <run control script>

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/23765

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-216305r959010_rule, STIG-ID|SOL-11.1-020360, Vuln-ID|V-216305

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: b92dc845f468b76e0e1597150446cd599c08f0675812e7b8b6a1a9bb31a2a328