RHEL 9 system commands must be group-owned by root or a system account.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
If RHEL 9 allowed any user to make changes to software libraries, then those changes might be implemented without undergoing the appropriate testing and approvals that are part of a robust change management process. This requirement applies to RHEL 9 with software libraries that are accessible and configurable, as in the case of interpreted languages. Software libraries also include privileged programs that execute with escalated privileges.
- ID
- SV-257919r1044979_rule
- Version
- RHEL-09-232195
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Configure the system commands to be protected from unauthorized access.
Run the following command, replacing "[FILE]" with any system command file not group-owned by "root" or a required system account.
$ sudo chgrp root [FILE]