GEN003360 - The 'at' daemon must not execute group-writable or world-writable programs - at daemon must not execute group-writable or world-writable programs.

Information

If the 'at' facility executes world-writable or group-writable programs, it is possible for the programs to be accidentally or maliciously changed or replaced without the owner's intent or knowledge. This would cause a system security breach.

NOTE: Nessus has provided the target output to assist in reviewing the benchmark to ensure target compliance.

Solution

Remove group-write and world-write permissions from files executed by 'at' jobs.
Procedure:
# chmod go-w <file>

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_SOL_10_x86_V2R4_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-227769r603266_rule, STIG-ID|GEN003360, STIG-Legacy|SV-40411, STIG-Legacy|V-988, Vuln-ID|V-227769

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 49694a8655cdb76c626e3cdc2968f068077d4ccb47924d92043bfb7df84f6453