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Check: GEN008760

VMware ESX 3 Server: GEN008760 (in version v1 r2)

Title

The system's boot loader configuration files must be owned by root. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

The system's boot loader configuration files are critical to the integrity of the system and must be protected. Unauthorized modification of these files resulting from improper ownership could compromise the system's boot loader configuration.

Check Content

If the system does not use GRUB, this is not applicable. Check the owner of the grub.conf file. # ls -lL grub.conf If the owner is not root, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Change the owner of the grub.conf file to root. # chown root grub.conf

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-26261r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-22586

Group Title: GEN008760

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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