3.20 Verify that /etc/default/docker file permissions are set to 644 or more restrictive

Information

Verify that the '/etc/default/docker' file permissions are correctly set to '644'or more restrictive.

Rationale:

'/etc/default/docker' file contains sensitive parameters that may alter the behavior of docker daemon. Hence, it should be writable only by 'root' to maintain the integrity of the file.

Solution

chmod 644 /etc/default/docker



This would set the file permissions for this file to '644'.

Impact:

None.

Default Value:

This file may not be present on the system. In that case, this recommendation is not applicable.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/1476

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b.

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 9f008ae44c6258be884462d87c58091fc7c74f24e4f3ebaaf7d84204875e87f8