Oracle Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Version

V2 · R1

CurrentPublished Fri Jan 22 2021

The /etc/security/access.conf file must have a privileged group owner.

Oracle Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

The /etc/security/access.conf file must have a privileged group owner.

Description

Discussion Text

Depending on the access restrictions of the /etc/security/access.conf file, if the group owner were not a privileged group, it could endanger system security.

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Objective

V-218172

Rule

SV-218172r603259_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

GEN000000-LNX00420

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

Check access configuration group ownership:

# ls -lL /etc/security/access.conf

If this file exists and has a group-owner that is not a privileged user, this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Use the chgrp command to ensure the group owner is root, sys, or bin.
(for example:
# chgrp root /etc/security/access.conf

).

STIG check 10 of 571 in the Oracle Linux 5 STIG checklist

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