Verify /boot/efi/EFI/redhat/user.cfg Group Ownership

An XCCDF Rule

Description

The file /boot/efi/EFI/redhat/user.cfg should be group-owned by the root group to prevent reading or modification of the file. To properly set the group owner of /boot/efi/EFI/redhat/user.cfg, run the command:

$ sudo chgrp root /boot/efi/EFI/redhat/user.cfg

Rationale

The root group is a highly-privileged group. Furthermore, the group-owner of this file should not have any access privileges anyway. Non-root users who read the boot parameters may be able to identify weaknesses in security upon boot and be able to exploit them.

ID: xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_file_groupowner_efi_user_cfg
Severity: Medium
References: 12 13 14 15 16 18 3 5

5.5.2.2

APO01.06 DSS05.04 DSS05.07 DSS06.02

3.4.5

CCI-000225

4.3.3.7.3

SR 2.1 SR 5.2

A.10.1.1 A.11.1.4 A.11.1.5 A.11.2.1 A.13.1.1 A.13.1.3 A.13.2.1 A.13.2.3 A.13.2.4 A.14.1.2 A.14.1.3 A.6.1.2 A.7.1.1 A.7.1.2 A.7.3.1 A.8.2.2 A.8.2.3 A.9.1.1 A.9.1.2 A.9.2.3 A.9.4.1 A.9.4.4 A.9.4.5

AC-6(1) CM-6(a)

PR.AC-4 PR.DS-5

Req-7.1

1.3.2
Updated: about 1 year ago

- name: Gather the package facts
  package_facts:
    manager: auto
  tags:
  - CJIS-5.5.2.2
  - NIST-800-171-3.4.5  - NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
  - NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
  - PCI-DSS-Req-7.1
  - configure_strategy
  - file_groupowner_efi_user_cfg
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - medium_severity
  - no_reboot_needed

- name: Test for existence /boot/efi/EFI/redhat/user.cfg
  stat:
    path: /boot/efi/EFI/redhat/user.cfg
  register: file_exists
  when:
  - '"/boot/efi" in ansible_mounts | map(attribute="mount") | list'
  - '"grub2-common" in ansible_facts.packages'
  - ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
  tags:
  - CJIS-5.5.2.2
  - NIST-800-171-3.4.5
  - NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
  - NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
  - PCI-DSS-Req-7.1
  - configure_strategy
  - file_groupowner_efi_user_cfg
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - medium_severity
  - no_reboot_needed

- name: Ensure group owner 0 on /boot/efi/EFI/redhat/user.cfg
  file:
    path: /boot/efi/EFI/redhat/user.cfg
    group: '0'
  when:
  - '"/boot/efi" in ansible_mounts | map(attribute="mount") | list'
  - '"grub2-common" in ansible_facts.packages'
  - ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
  - file_exists.stat is defined and file_exists.stat.exists
  tags:
  - CJIS-5.5.2.2
  - NIST-800-171-3.4.5
  - NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
  - NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
  - PCI-DSS-Req-7.1
  - configure_strategy
  - file_groupowner_efi_user_cfg
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - medium_severity
  - no_reboot_needed

# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ -d /sys/firmware/efi ] && rpm --quiet -q grub2-common && { [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; }; then

chgrp 0 /boot/efi/EFI/redhat/user.cfg

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

Verify /boot/efi/EFI/redhat/user.cfg Group Ownership

Description

Rationale

Remediation - Ansible

Remediation - Shell Script