System start-up files must only execute programs owned by a privileged UID or an application.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | V-216072 | SRG-OS-000480 | SOL-11.1-020380 | SV-216072r959010_rule | 2024-11-25 | 3 |
| Description |
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| System start-up files executing programs owned by other than root (or another privileged user) or an application indicates the system may have been compromised. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| Determine the programs executed by system start-up files. Determine the ownership of the executed programs. # cat /etc/rc* /etc/init.d/* | more Check the ownership of every program executed by the system start-up files. # ls -l <executed program> If any executed program is not owned by root, sys, bin, or in rare cases, an application account, this is a finding. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| Change the ownership of the file executed from system startup scripts to root, bin, or sys. # chown root <executed file> |