The Oracle Linux operating system must be configured so that all Group Identifiers (GIDs) referenced in the /etc/passwd file are defined in the /etc/group file.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-221722 | OL07-00-020300 | SV-221722r958482_rule | CCI-000764 | low |
| Description | ||||
| If a user is assigned the GID of a group not existing on the system, and a group with the GID is subsequently created, the user may have unintended rights to any files associated with the group. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Oracle Linux 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-08 | |||
Related Frameworks
4 paths across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
IA-2
1.00
- DISA · 3 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1712 mappings
3.5.1
1.00
- DISA · 3 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
3.5.2
1.00
- DISA · 3 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000764
1.00
- DISA · 3 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-221722r958482_chk)
Verify all GIDs referenced in the "/etc/passwd" file are defined in the "/etc/group" file.
Check that all referenced GIDs exist with the following command:
# pwck -r
If GIDs referenced in then "/etc/passwd" file are returned as not defined in the "/etc/group" file, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-23426r419239_fix)
Configure the system to define all GIDs found in the "/etc/passwd" file by modifying the "/etc/group" file to add any non-existent group referenced in the "/etc/passwd" file, or change the GIDs referenced in the "/etc/passwd" file to a group that exists in "/etc/group".