The Photon operating system must be configured so the "/root" path is protected from unauthorized access.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>If the "/root" path is accessible to users other than root, unauthorized users could change the root partitions files.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-256560r887354_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
At the command line, run the following commands:
# chmod 700 /root
# chown root:root /root