OL 9 local files and directories must have a valid owner.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-271781 | OL09-00-002512 | SV-271781r1092055_rule | CCI-000366 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Unowned files and directories may be unintentionally inherited if a user is assigned the same user identifier "UID" as the UID of the unowned files. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Oracle Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-08 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-271781r1092055_chk)
Verify that OL 9 local files and directories on OL 9 have a valid owner with the following command:
$ df --local -P | awk {'if (NR!=1) print $6'} | sudo xargs -I '{}' find '{}' -xdev -nouser
If any files on the system do not have an assigned owner, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-75738r1092054_fix)
Configure OL 9 local files and directories to have a valid owner.
Either remove all files and directories from the system that do not have a valid user, or assign a valid user to all unowned files and directories on OL 9 with the "chown" command:
$ sudo chown <user> <file>