3.19 Ensure that /etc/default/docker file ownership is set to root:root

Information

Verify that the /etc/default/docker file ownership and group-ownership is correctly set to root.
Rationale:
/etc/default/docker file contains sensitive parameters that may alter the behavior of docker daemon. Hence, it should be owned and group-owned by root to maintain the integrity of the file.

Solution

chown root:root /etc/default/docker
This would set the ownership and group-ownership for the file to root.
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/1726

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CSCv6|5.1

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 8f23a09d8eb9f7fd4810ffb6b50acc14dbdc6b6c59efb2e1fd252ff2edbe44d7