GEN001240 - System files, programs, and directories must be group-owned by a system group - '/usr/bin/*'

Information

Restricting permissions will protect the files from unauthorized modification.

Solution

Change the group owner of system files to a system group.
Procedure:
# chgrp sys /path/to/system/file (System groups other than sys may be used.)

See Also

http://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/U_STIG_Library_2015_07.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-5(6), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-001499, Rule-ID|SV-39098r1_rule, STIG-ID|GEN001240, Vuln-ID|V-796

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: c1fd3dd58a08744f05bcd8b8ca47356267dec80eb3200a84ff5fc7cec3b405fd