Details

The /etc/security/access.conf file contains entries restricting access from the system console by authorized System Administrators. If the file is owned by a user other than root, it could compromise the system.

Solution

Follow the correct configuration parameters for access configuration file. Use the chown command to configure it properly.
(for example:
# chown root /etc/security/access.conf
).

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Oracle_Linux_5_V2R1_STIG.zip

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

References

• 800-53|AC-6
• 800-53|CM-6b.
• CAT|II
• CCI|CCI-000225
• CCI|CCI-000366
• CSCv6|3.1
• Rule-ID|SV-218171r603259_rule
• STIG-ID|GEN000000-LNX00400
• STIG-Legacy|SV-62875
• STIG-Legacy|V-1025
• Vuln-ID|V-218171

Source

• Tenable.com/audits