OL 9 cron configuration files directory must be group-owned by root.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-271828OL09-00-002581SV-271828r1092196_ruleCCI-000366medium
Description
Service configuration files enable or disable features of their respective services that if configured incorrectly can lead to insecure and vulnerable configurations; therefore, service configuration files should be owned by the correct group to prevent unauthorized changes.
STIGDate
Oracle Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide2025-05-08

Related Frameworks

4 paths across 3 frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
CM-6
1.00
  • DISA · 1 · disa_xccdf · related
  • DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1712 mappings
3.4.1
1.00
  • DISA · 1 · 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
3.4.2
1.00
  • DISA · 1 · 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-000366
1.00
  • DISA · 1 · disa_xccdf · related

Details

Check Text (C-271828r1092196_chk)

Verify that OL 9 configures group ownership of all cron configuration files with the following command: $ stat -c "%G %n" /etc/cron* root /etc/cron.d root /etc/cron.daily root /etc/cron.deny root /etc/cron.hourly root /etc/cron.monthly root /etc/crontab root /etc/cron.weekly If any crontab is not group owned by root, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-75785r1092195_fix)

Configure any cron configuration not group-owned by root with the following command: $ sudo chgrp root [cron config file]