Title

If the system is using LDAP for authentication or account information, the LDAP configuration file must be group-owned by root, bin, or sys. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

LDAP can be used to provide user authentication and account information, which are vital to system security. The LDAP client configuration must be protected from unauthorized modification.

Check Content

Check the group ownership of the files. Procedure: # ls -lL /var/ldap/ldap_client_file /var/ldap/ldap_client_cred If the files are not group-owned by root, bin, or sys, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Change the group-owner of the files to root, bin, or sys. Procedure: # chgrp root /var/ldap/ldap_client_file /var/ldap/ldap_client_cred

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-227971r603266_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-227971

Group Title: SRG-OS-000480

Expert Comments

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