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Verify Group Who Owns The Open vSwitch Configuration Database Lock

An XCCDF Rule

Description

To properly set the group owner of /etc/openvswitch/.conf.db.~lock~, run the command:

$ sudo chgrp hugetlbfs /etc/openvswitch/.conf.db.~lock~

Rationale

CNI (Container Network Interface) files consist of a specification and libraries for writing plugins to configure network interfaces in Linux containers, along with a number of supported plugins. Allowing writeable access to the files could allow an attacker to modify the networking configuration potentially adding a rogue network connection.

ID
xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_file_groupowner_ovs_conf_db_lock_not_s390x
Severity
Medium
References
Updated