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Check: RHEL-09-232060

RHEL 9 STIG: RHEL-09-232060 (in versions v1 r3 through v1 r1)

Title

RHEL 9 /etc/group- file must have mode 0644 or less permissive to prevent unauthorized access. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

The "/etc/group-" file is a backup file of "/etc/group", and as such, contains information regarding groups that are configured on the system. Protection of this file is important for system security.

Check Content

Verify that the "/etc/group-" file has mode "0644" or less permissive with the following command: $ sudo stat -c "%a %n" /etc/group- 644 /etc/group- If a value of "0644" or less permissive is not returned, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Change the mode of the file "/etc/group-" to "0644" by running the following command: $ sudo chmod 0644 /etc/group-

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-257892r925663_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-257892

Group Title: SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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CCIs

CCIs tied to check.

Number	Definition
CCI-000366	The organization implements the security configuration settings.

Controls

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

Number	Title
CM-6	Configuration Settings