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1.6.5 Ensure access to /etc/issue is configured

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Information

The contents of the /etc/issue file are displayed to users prior to login for local terminals.

 - IF - the /etc/issue file does not have the correct access configured, it could be modified by unauthorized users with incorrect or misleading information.

Solution

Run the following commands to set mode, owner, and group on /etc/issue :

 # chown root:root $(readlink -e /etc/issue)
 # chmod u-x,go-wx $(readlink -e /etc/issue)

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/18959

Item Details

References: CSCv7|14.6

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: a179ccb3d360561bae12e6272b936784581cca3c323e16028122d979a623509e