Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Version

V3 · R15

CurrentPublished Wed Jul 24 2024

The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that the cron.allow file, if it exists, is owned by root.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that the cron.allow file, if it exists, is owned by root.

Description

Discussion Text

If the owner of the "cron.allow" file is not set to root, the possibility exists for an unauthorized user to view or to edit sensitive information.

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Objective

V-204490

Rule

SV-204490r991589_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

RHEL-07-021110

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

Verify that the "cron.allow" file is owned by root.

Check the owner of the "cron.allow" file with the following command:

# ls -al /etc/cron.allow
-rw------- 1 root root 6 Mar  5  2011 /etc/cron.allow

If the "cron.allow" file exists and has an owner other than root, this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Set the owner on the "/etc/cron.allow" file to root with the following command:

# chown root /etc/cron.allow

STIG check 93 of 244 in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 STIG checklist

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