The Photon operating system must be configured so the "/etc/cron.allow" file is protected from unauthorized modification.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-256564	PHTN-30-000095	SV-256564r887366_rule		Medium

Description
If cron files and folders are accessible to unauthorized users, malicious jobs may be created.

STIG	Date
VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS Security Technical Implementation Guide	2023-12-01

Details

Check Text ( C-60239r887364_chk )
At the command line, run the following command: # stat -c "%n permissions are %a and owned by %U:%G" /etc/cron.allow Expected result: /etc/cron.allow permissions are 600 and owned by root:root If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-60182r887365_fix)
At the command line, run the following commands: # chmod 600 /etc/cron.allow # chown root:root /etc/cron.allow