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Verify User Who Owns /etc/sysctl.d Directory

An XCCDF Rule

Description

To properly set the owner of /etc/sysctl.d, run the command: 
$ sudo chown root /etc/sysctl.d

Rationale

The ownership of the /etc/sysctl.d directory by the root user is important because this directory hosts kernel configuration. Protection of this directory is critical for system security. Assigning the ownership to root ensures exclusive control of the kernel configuration.

ID
xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_directory_owner_etc_sysctld
Severity
Medium
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

An Ansible Snippet

- name: Gather the package facts
  package_facts:
    manager: auto
  tags:
  - configure_strategy
  - directory_owner_etc_sysctld

A Shell Script

# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if rpm --quiet -q kernel; then
find -H /etc/sysctl.d/ -maxdepth 1 -type d -exec chown -L 0 {} \;

else
    >&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi