$CATALINA_HOME folder must be owned by the root user, group tomcat.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-222986 | TCAT-AS-001200 | SV-222986r961461_rule | CCI-001813 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Tomcat file permissions must be restricted. The standard configuration is to have the folder where Tomcat is installed owned by the root user with the group set to tomcat. The $CATALINA_HOME environment variable should be set to the location of the root directory of the "binary" distribution of Tomcat. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Apache Tomcat Application Server 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-02-11 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-222986r961461_chk)
Access the Tomcat server from the command line and execute the following OS command:
sudo find $CATALINA_HOME -follow -maxdepth 0 \( ! -user root -o ! -group tomcat \) -ls
If no folders are displayed, this is not a finding.
If results indicate the $CATALINA_HOME folder ownership and group membership is not set to root:tomcat, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-24647r426403_fix)
Run the following commands on the Tomcat server:
sudo find $CATALINA_HOME -maxdepth 0 \( ! -user root \) | sudo xargs chown root
sudo find $CATALINA_HOME -maxdepth 0 \( ! -group tomcat \) | sudo xargs chgrp tomcat