Oracle Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Severity

Version

V2 · R1

CurrentPublished Fri Jan 22 2021

The systems boot loader configuration files must be owned by root.

Oracle Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

The systems boot loader configuration files must be owned by root.

Description

Discussion Text

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.

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Objective

V-218728

Rule

SV-218728r603259_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

GEN008760

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

Check the ownership of the file.
# ls -lLd /boot/grub/grub.conf
If the owner of the file is not root, this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Change the ownership of the file.
# chown root /boot/grub/grub.conf

STIG check 566 of 571 in the Oracle Linux 5 STIG checklist

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