The Photon operating system must be configured so that all files have a valid owner and group owner.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-256563PHTN-30-000094SV-256563r991589_ruleCCI-000366medium
Description
If files do not have valid user and group owners, unintended access to files could occur.
STIGDate
VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS Security Technical Implementation Guide2024-12-16

Related Frameworks

4 paths across 3 frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
CM-6
1.00
  • DISA · V1R4 · disa_xccdf · related
  • DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1712 mappings
3.4.1
1.00
  • DISA · V1R4 · 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 · V1R4 · 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 · V1R4 · disa_xccdf · related

Details

Check Text (C-256563r991589_chk)

At the command line, run the following command: # find / -fstype ext4 -nouser -o -nogroup -exec ls -ld {} \; 2>/dev/null If any files are returned, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-60181r887362_fix)

At the command line, run the following command for each returned file: # chown root:root <file>