TOSS 5 /etc/crontab file must have mode 0600.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-282673 | TOSS-05-000190 | SV-282673r1201585_rule | CCI-000366 | medium |
| 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 must have the correct access rights to prevent unauthorized changes. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Tri-Lab Operating System Stack (TOSS) 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2026-04-01 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-282673r1201585_chk)
Verify the permissions of /etc/crontab using the following command:
$ stat -c "%a %n" /etc/crontab
0600
If /etc/crontab does not have a mode of "0600", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-87139r1201584_fix)
Configure the TOSS 5 file /etc/crontab with mode "600".
$ sudo chmod 0600 /etc/crontab