All system start-up files must be owned by root.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
System start-up files not owned by root could lead to system compromise by allowing malicious users or applications to modify them for unauthorized purposes. This could lead to system and network compromise.
- ID
- SV-216305r959010_rule
- Version
- SOL-11.1-020360
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Change the ownership of the run control script(s) with incorrect ownership.
# chown root <run control script>