3.2 Verify that docker.service file permissions are set to 644 or more restrictive

Information

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

Rationale:

'docker.service' file contains sensitive parameters that may alter the behavior of Docker daemon. Hence, it should not be writable by any other user other than 'root' to maintain the integrity of the file.

Solution

Step 1: Find out the file location:

systemctl show -p FragmentPath docker.service



Step 2: If the file does not exist, this recommendation is not applicable. If the file exists, execute the below command with the correct file path to set thefile permissions to '644'.

For example,

chmod 644 /usr/lib/systemd/system/docker.service

Impact:

None.

Default Value:

This file may not be present on the system. In that case, this recommendation is not applicable. By default, if the file is present,the file permissions are correctly set to '644'.

See Also

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

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b.

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 73933e89c90e8d4c98737aa023ea34e8c681361150dd8ab086f58a9ac94e12d4