GEN001393 - The /etc/group file must have mode 0644 or less permissive.

Information

The /etc/group file is critical to system security and must be protected from unauthorized modification. The group file contains a list of system groups and associated information.

Solution

Change the mode of the /etc/group file to 0644 or less permissive.
# chmod 0644 /etc/group

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_SOL_10_SPARC_V2R4_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-226520r603265_rule, STIG-ID|GEN001393, STIG-Legacy|SV-26433, STIG-Legacy|V-22337, Vuln-ID|V-226520

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: cd1475a717ff98358c91151813cbf7d5f14aada69d8363af6723506200972eac