PHTN-67-000101 - The Photon operating system must be configured so that the /etc/cron.allow file is protected from unauthorized modification.

Information

If cron files and folders are accessible to unauthorized users, malicious jobs may be created.

Solution

At the command line, execute the following commands:

# chmod 600 /etc/cron.allow
# chown root:root /etc/cron.allow

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_VMW_vSphere_6-7_Y23M07_STIG.zip

Item Details

Audit Name: DISA STIG VMware vSphere 6.7 Photon OS v1r6

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-239172r675324_rule, STIG-ID|PHTN-67-000101, Vuln-ID|V-239172

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 0886ac109f0451c0ff100d353cdaef993606ac1155a3206996a215273bd2dde7