Oracle Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Version

V2 · R7

CurrentPublished Thu Jan 26 2023

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

Oracle Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

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

Description

Discussion Text

The "root" group is a highly-privileged group. Furthermore, the group-owner of this file should not have any access privileges anyway.

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Objective

V-208841

Rule

SV-208841r793626_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

OL6-00-000066

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

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

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

If properly configured, the output should indicate the group-owner is "root".

If it does not, this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

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

# chgrp root /boot/grub/grub.conf

STIG check 49 of 267 in the Oracle Linux 6 STIG checklist

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