SOL-11.1-020370 - All system start-up files must be group-owned by root, sys, or bin.

Information

If system start-up files do not have a group owner of root or a system group, the files may be modified by malicious users or intruders.

Solution

Change the group ownership of the run control script(s) with incorrect group ownership.

Procedure:

# chgrp root <run control script>

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_SOL_11_x86_V3R6_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-216071r959010_rule, STIG-ID|SOL-11.1-020370, STIG-Legacy|SV-74271, STIG-Legacy|V-59841, Vuln-ID|V-216071

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 3c268f4b12a8e73db36e926af1290ccf6c41139a6a952a90084a2255c342e3ae