The system package management tool must verify permissions on all files and directories associated with packages.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
RHEL-06-000518	RHEL-06-000518	RHEL-06-000518_rule		Low

Description
Permissions on system binaries and configuration files that are too generous could allow an unauthorized user to gain privileges that they should not have. The permissions set by the vendor should be maintained. Any deviations from this baseline should be investigated.

STIG	Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2013-02-05

Details

Check Text ( C-RHEL-06-000518_chk )
The following command will list which files on the system have permissions different from what is expected by the RPM database: # rpm -Va | grep '^.M' If there is output, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-RHEL-06-000518_fix)
The RPM package management system can check file access permissions of installed software packages, including many that are important to system security. The following command will list which files on the system have permissions different from what is expected by the RPM database: # rpm -Va | grep '^.M'