All system start-up files must be group-owned by root, sys, or bin.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>If system start-up files do not have a group owner of root or a system group, the files may be modified by malicious users or intruders.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-216071r603268_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Change the group ownership of the run control script(s) with incorrect group ownership.
Procedure:
# chgrp root <run control script>