The Oracle Linux operating system must be configured so that the cron.allow file, if it exists, is group-owned by root.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>If the group owner of the "cron.allow" file is not set to root, sensitive information could be viewed or edited by unauthorized users.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-221752r991589_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Set the group owner on the "/etc/cron.allow" file to root with the following command:
# chgrp root /etc/cron.allow