The Photon operating system must protect all boot configuration files from unauthorized modification.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| medium | V-256580 | SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227 | PHTN-30-000111 | SV-256580r991589_rule | 2024-12-16 | 1 |
| Description |
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| Boot configuration files control how the system boots, including single-user mode, auditing, log levels, etc. Improper or malicious configurations can negatively affect system security and availability. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| At the command line, run the following command: # find /boot/*.cfg -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 |
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| At the command line, run the following commands for each returned file: # chmod 644 <file> # chown root:root <file> |