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RHEL 9 /boot/grub2/grub.cfg file must be owned by root.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

The " /boot/grub2/grub.cfg" file stores sensitive system configuration. Protection of this file is critical for system security.

ID
SV-257791r991589_rule
Version
RHEL-09-212030
Severity
Medium
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

Change the owner of the file /boot/grub2/grub.cfg to root by running the following command:

$ sudo chown root /boot/grub2/grub.cfg