RHEL 9 /etc/crontab file must have mode 0600.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>Service configuration files enable or disable features of their respective services that if configured incorrectly can lead to insecure and vulnerable configurations; therefore, service configuration files must have the correct access rights to prevent unauthorized changes.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-257933r991589_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Configure the RHEL 9 file /etc/crontab with mode 600.
$ sudo chmod 0600 /etc/crontab