The TOSS 5 /boot/grub2/grub.cfg file must be group owned by root.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | V-282628 | SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227 | TOSS-05-000095 | SV-282628r1200864_rule | 2026-04-01 | 1 |
Description
The "root" group is a highly privileged group. Furthermore, the group owner of this file should not have any access privileges.
ℹ️ Check
Verify the group ownership of the "/boot/grub2/grub.cfg" file using the following command:
$ sudo stat -c "%G %n" /boot/grub2/grub.cfg
root /boot/grub2/grub.cfg
If "/boot/grub2/grub.cfg" file does not have a group owner of "root", this is a finding.
✔️ Fix
Change the group of the file /boot/grub2/grub.cfg to root using the following command:
$ sudo chgrp root /boot/grub2/grub.cfg