Check: GEN003040
HP-UX 11.31 STIG:
GEN003040
(in versions v1 r19 through v1 r13)
Title
Crontabs must be owned by root or the crontab creator. (Cat II impact)
Discussion
To protect the integrity of scheduled system jobs and prevent malicious modification to these jobs, crontab files must be secured.
Check Content
List all crontabs on the system. # ls -lL /var/spool/cron/crontabs/* If any crontab file is not owned by root or the creating user, this is a finding.
Fix Text
Change the crontab file owner to root or the crontab creator. # chown root <crontab file>
Additional Identifiers
Rule ID: SV-38250r1_rule
Vulnerability ID: V-11994
Group Title: GEN003040
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CCIs
CCIs tied to check.
| Number | Definition |
|---|---|
| CCI-000225 |
Employ the principle of least privilege, allowing only authorized accesses for users (or processes acting on behalf of users) which are necessary to accomplish assigned organizational tasks. |
Controls
Controls tied to check. These are derived from the CCIs shown above.
| Number | Title |
|---|---|
| AC-6 |
Least Privilege |