PHTN-67-000097 - The Photon operating system must be configured so that the /root path is protected from unauthorized access.

Information

If the /root path is accessible from users other than root, unauthorized users could change the root partitions files.

Solution

At the command line, execute the following commands:

# chmod 700 /root
# chown root:root /root

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-239168r675312_rule, STIG-ID|PHTN-67-000097, Vuln-ID|V-239168

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 117c16c259c0480ba1e7dd5e0e8442731f3e3ad88bbf16694155d2367d732f9f