RHEL-10-400105 - RHEL 10 must be configured so that system commands are group-owned by root or a system account.

Information

If RHEL 10 allowed any user to make changes to software libraries, those changes might be implemented without undergoing the appropriate testing and approvals that are part of a robust change management process.

This requirement applies to RHEL 10 with software libraries that are accessible and configurable, as in the case of interpreted languages. Software libraries also include privileged programs that execute with escalated privileges.

Solution

Configure RHEL 10 so that the system commands are protected from unauthorized access.

Run the following command, replacing "[FILE]" with any system command file not group-owned by "root" or a required system account.

$ sudo chgrp root [FILE]

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_RHEL_10_V1R1_STIG.zip