Oracle Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Severity

Version

V2 · R7

CurrentPublished Thu Jan 26 2023

The system boot loader configuration file(s) must be owned by root.

Oracle Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

The system boot loader configuration file(s) must be owned by root.

Description

Discussion Text

Only root should be able to modify important boot parameters.

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Objective

V-208840

Rule

SV-208840r793625_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

OL6-00-000065

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

To check the ownership of "/boot/grub/grub.conf", run the command: 

$ ls -lL /boot/grub/grub.conf

If properly configured, the output should indicate that the owner is "root".
If it does not, this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

The file "/boot/grub/grub.conf" should be owned by the "root" user to prevent destruction or modification of the file. To properly set the owner of "/boot/grub/grub.conf", run the command: 

# chown root /boot/grub/grub.conf

STIG check 48 of 267 in the Oracle Linux 6 STIG checklist

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