Details

The contents of the /etc/issue file are displayed to users prior to login for local terminals. If the /etc/issue file does not have the correct ownership it could be modified by unauthorized users with incorrect or misleading information.

Solution

Run the following commands to set permissions on /etc/issue: # chown root:root /etc/issue# chmod 644 /etc/issue

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/1866

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Configuration Management.This control applies to the following type of system Unix.

References

• 800-53|CM-6b.
• CSCv6|5.1

Source

• Tenable.com/audits