The Photon operating system must be configured so the "/root" path is protected from unauthorized access.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-256560 | PHTN-30-000091 | SV-256560r991589_rule | CCI-000366 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| If the "/root" path is accessible to users other than root, unauthorized users could change the root partitions files. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-12-16 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-256560r991589_chk)
At the command line, run the following command:
# stat -c "%n permissions are %a and owned by %U:%G" /root
Expected result:
/root permissions are 700 and owned by root:root
If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-60178r887353_fix)
At the command line, run the following commands:
# chmod 700 /root
# chown root:root /root