GEN000000-LNX001432 - The /etc/gshadow file must be group-owned by root.

Information

The /etc/gshadow file is critical to system security and must be protected from unauthorized modification. The /etc/gshadow file contains a list of system groups and hashes for group passwords.

Solution

Change the group-owner of the /etc/gshadow file to root.
# chgrp root /etc/gshadow

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Oracle_Linux_5_V2R1_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|AC-6, 800-53|CM-5(6), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000225, CCI|CCI-001499, Rule-ID|SV-218164r603259_rule, STIG-ID|GEN000000-LNX001432, STIG-Legacy|SV-62681, STIG-Legacy|V-22342, Vuln-ID|V-218164

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 06f1ae220f403f9ce84597495365ad263db57140c344ba4b98cce3cd0b03f63e