← Back to VMware vRealize Operations Manager 6.x SLES Security Technical Implementation Guide

V-239507

CAT II (Medium)

The SLES for the vRealize boot loader configuration files must be owned by root.

Rule ID

SV-239507r661972_rule

STIG

VMware vRealize Operations Manager 6.x SLES Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V2R2

CCIs

CCI-000213

Discussion

The SLES for vRealize’s boot loader configuration files are critical to the integrity of the system and must be protected. Unauthorized modification of these files resulting from improper ownership could compromise the system's boot loader configuration.

Check Content

Check "/boot/grub/menu.lst" file ownership:

# stat /boot/grub/menu.lst

If the owner of the file is not "root", this is a finding.

Fix Text

Change the ownership of the "/boot/grub/menu.lst" file:

# chown root /boot/grub/menu.lst