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Verify Group Who Owns /etc/sestatus.conf File

An XCCDF Rule

Description

To properly set the group owner of /etc/sestatus.conf, run the command: 
$ sudo chgrp root /etc/sestatus.conf

Rationale

The ownership of the /etc/sestatus.conf file by the root group is important because this file hosts SELinux configuration. Protection of this file is critical for system security. Assigning the ownership to root ensures exclusive control of the SELinux configuration.

ID
xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_file_groupowner_etc_sestatus_conf
Severity
Medium
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

An Ansible Snippet

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

A Shell Script

# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if rpm --quiet -q kernel; then
chgrp root /etc/sestatus.conf

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