Verify Owner on cron.monthly
An XCCDF Rule
Description
To properly set the owner of /etc/cron.monthly, run the command:
$ sudo chown root /etc/cron.monthly
Rationale
Service configuration files enable or disable features of their respective services that if configured incorrectly can lead to insecure and vulnerable configurations. Therefore, service configuration files should be owned by the correct user to prevent unauthorized changes.
- ID
- xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_file_owner_cron_monthly
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Ansible
- name: Ensure owner on directory /etc/cron.monthly/
file:
path: /etc/cron.monthly/
state: directory
owner: '0'
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
Remediation - Shell Script
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
find -H /etc/cron.monthly/ -maxdepth 1 -type d -exec chown 0 {} \;
else