RHEL-09-232265 - RHEL 9 /etc/crontab file must have mode 0600.

Information

Service configuration files enable or disable features of their respective services that if configured incorrectly can lead to insecure and vulnerable configurations; therefore, service configuration files must have the correct access rights to prevent unauthorized changes.

Solution

Configure the RHEL 9 file /etc/crontab with mode 600.

$ sudo chmod 0600 /etc/crontab

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_RHEL_9_V2R3_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-257933r991589_rule, STIG-ID|RHEL-09-232265, Vuln-ID|V-257933

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: bb6340231ee6beb3f19fd4f49417c5449a58b464009808b55b7451d08e70a909