The Photon operating system must be configured so the "/root" path is protected from unauthorized access.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | V-256560 | SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227 | PHTN-30-000091 | SV-256560r991589_rule | 2024-12-16 | 1 |
Description
If the "/root" path is accessible to users other than root, unauthorized users could change the root partitions files.
ℹ️ Check
At the command line, run the following command:
# stat -c "%n permissions are %a and owned by %U:%G" /root
Expected result:
/root permissions are 700 and owned by root:root
If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.
✔️ Fix
At the command line, run the following commands:
# chmod 700 /root
# chown root:root /root