All system start-up files must be owned by root.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>System start-up files not owned by root could lead to system compromise by allowing malicious users or applications to modify them for unauthorized purposes. This could lead to system and network compromise.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-216070r603268_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Change the ownership of the run control script(s) with incorrect ownership.
# chown root <run control script>