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V-281066

CAT II (Medium)

RHEL 10 must enforce mode "0644" or less permissive for the "/etc/group" file to prevent unauthorized access.

Rule ID

SV-281066r1165553_rule

STIG

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R1

CCIs

CCI-000213

Discussion

The "/etc/group" file contains information regarding groups that are configured on the system. Protection of this file is important for system security.

Check Content

Verify RHEL 10 is configured so that the "/etc/group" file has mode "0644" or less permissive with the following command:

$ sudo stat -c "%a %n" /etc/group
644 /etc/group

If a value of "0644" or less permissive is not returned, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure RHEL 10 so that the mode of the file "/etc/group" is set to "0644" by running the following command:

$ sudo chmod 0644 /etc/group