OL09-00-002530 - OL 9 /boot/grub2/grub.cfg file must be group-owned by root.

Information

The "root" group is a highly privileged group. The group-owner of this file should not have any access privileges.

Solution

Change the group of the file /boot/grub2/grub.cfg to root by running the following command:

$ sudo chgrp root /boot/grub2/grub.cfg

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Oracle_Linux_9_V1R4_STIG.zip

Item Details

Audit Name: DISA Oracle Linux 9 STIG v1r4

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-271792r1094968_rule, STIG-ID|OL09-00-002530, Vuln-ID|V-271792

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 47586290f42d32fbf257f93456d4bbdb2d2145f0f7e277e024dc5008bf9737c4