RHEL-09-212030 - RHEL 9 /boot/grub2/grub.cfg file must be owned by root.

Information

The " /boot/grub2/grub.cfg" file stores sensitive system configuration. Protection of this file is critical for system security.

Solution

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

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

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_RHEL_9_V2R8_STIG.zip

Item Details

Audit Name: DISA Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 STIG v2r8

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-257791r991589_rule, STIG-ID|RHEL-09-212030, Vuln-ID|V-257791

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: c283024552c9de08e0283deb5f8e8ecb9ac5bd97013379a78d2b356ccd6d1d9e