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Check: GEN003770 M6

MACOSX 10.6: GEN003770 M6 (in version v1 r3)

Title

The services file must be group-owned by wheel. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Failure to give ownership of system configuration files to a system group provides the designated owner and unauthorized users with the potential to change the system configuration which could weaken the system's security posture.

Check Content

Open a terminal session and enter the following command to verify the group ownership of the /etc/services file. ls -lL /etc/services If the /etc/services file is not group owned by wheel, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Open a terminal session and enter the following command to set the group. chgrp wheel /etc/services

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-38122r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-22427

Group Title:

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CCIs

CCIs tied to check.

Number	Definition
CCI-000225	The organization employs the concept of least privilege, allowing only authorized accesses for users (and processes acting on behalf of users) which are necessary to accomplish assigned tasks in accordance with organizational missions and business functions.

Controls

Controls tied to check. These are derived from the CCIs shown above.

Number	Title
AC-6	Least Privilege