RHEL 9 /etc/passwd file must be owned by root.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>The "/etc/passwd" file contains information about the users that are configured on the system. Protection of this file is critical for system security.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-257906r991589_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Change the owner of the file /etc/passwd to root by running the following command:
$ sudo chown root /etc/passwd