GEN001378 - The /etc/passwd file must be owned by root.

Information

The /etc/passwd file contains the list of local system accounts. It is vital to system security and must be protected from unauthorized modification.

Solution

Change the owner of the /etc/passwd file to root.
# chown root /etc/passwd

See Also

http://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/U_RedHat_5_V1R18_STIG.zip

Item Details

Audit Name: DISA STIG for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 v1r18 Audit

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

References: 800-53|AC-6, CAT|II, CCE|CCE-3958-6, CCI|CCI-000225, Group-ID|V-22332, Rule-ID|SV-37336r1_rule, STIG-ID|GEN001378, Vuln-ID|V-22332

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 3c2cd00539cfcb0c32eb01df48f84ba32740e1d9ba52f8b11848356562db2fb1