The Photon operating system must be configured so that all system startup scripts are protected from unauthorized modification.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | V-256562 | SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227 | PHTN-30-000093 | SV-256562r991589_rule | 2024-12-16 | 1 |
Description
If system startup scripts are accessible to unauthorized modification, this could compromise the system on startup.
ℹ️ Check
At the command line, run the following command:
# find /etc/rc.d/* -xdev -type f -a '(' -perm -002 -o -not -user root -o -not -group root ')' -exec ls -ld {} \;
If any files are returned, this is a finding.
✔️ Fix
At the command line, run the following commands for each returned file:
# chmod o-w <file>
# chown root:root <file>