1.7.5 Ensure permissions on /etc/issue are configured

Information

The contents of the /etc/issue file are displayed to users prior to login for local terminals.

If the /etc/issue file does not have the correct ownership it could be modified by unauthorized users with incorrect or misleading information.

Solution

Run the following commands to set permissions on /etc/issue :

# chown root:root $(readlink -e /etc/issue)
# chmod u-x,go-wx $(readlink -e /etc/issue)

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/13775