Title

If the system is using LDAP for authentication or account information, the LDAP configuration file must be owned by root. (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

Verify the ownership of the files. # ls -lL /var/ldap/ldap_client_file /var/ldap/ldap_client_cred If the files are not owned by root, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Change the owner of the files. # chown root /var/ldap/ldap_client_file /var/ldap/ldap_client_cred

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-227970r603266_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-227970

Group Title: SRG-OS-000480

Expert Comments

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