The Photon operating system "/var/log" directory must be owned by root.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | V-256515 | SRG-OS-000206-GPOS-00084 | PHTN-30-000040 | SV-256515r958566_rule | 2024-12-16 | 1 |
Description
Only authorized personnel should be aware of errors and the details of the errors. Error messages are an indicator of an organization's operational state and can provide sensitive information to an unprivileged attacker.
ℹ️ Check
At the command line, run the following command:
# stat -c "%n is owned by %U and group owned by %G" /var/log
If the "/var/log directory" is not owned by root, this is a finding.
✔️ Fix
At the command line, run the following command:
# chown root:root /var/log