The Photon operating system must protect all boot configuration files from unauthorized modification.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-256580	PHTN-30-000111	SV-256580r887414_rule		Medium

Description
Boot configuration files control how the system boots, including single-user mode, auditing, log levels, etc. Improper or malicious configurations can negatively affect system security and availability.

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

Details

Check Text ( C-60255r887412_chk )
At the command line, run the following command: # find /boot/*.cfg -xdev -type f -a '(' -perm -002 -o -not -user root -o -not -group root ')' -exec ls -ld {} \; If any files are returned, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-60198r887413_fix)
At the command line, run the following commands for each returned file: # chmod 644 # chown root:root