The Photon operating system must protect all boot configuration files from unauthorized modification.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>Boot configuration files control how the system boots, including single-user mode, auditing, log levels, etc. Improper or malicious configurations can negatively affect system security and availability.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-256580r887414_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
At the command line, run the following commands for each returned file:
# chmod 644 <file>
# chown root:root <file>