GEN008760 - The system's boot loader configuration files must be owned by root.

Information

The system's boot loader configuration files are critical to the integrity of the system and must be protected. Unauthorized modification of these files resulting from improper ownership could compromise the system's boot loader configuration.

Solution

Change the ownership of the file.
# chown root /pool-name/boot/grub/menu.lst
or
# chown root /boot/grub/menu.lst

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-220128r603266_rule, STIG-ID|GEN008760, STIG-Legacy|SV-26987, STIG-Legacy|V-22586, Vuln-ID|V-220128

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: f56b0e263185015f88198da0312f320dc0b6e3bdad0aa01107ca13eebbf90721