RHEL 9 cron configuration files directory must be group-owned by root.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>Service configuration files enable or disable features of their respective services that if configured incorrectly can lead to insecure and vulnerable configurations; therefore, service configuration files should be owned by the correct group to prevent unauthorized changes.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-257927r925768_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Configure any cron configuration not group-owned by root with the following command:
$ sudo chgrp root [cron config file]