Details

The ‘/etc/shadow’ file stores password hashes. Protection of this file is critical for system security.

Solution

To properly set the group owner of ‘/etc/shadow’, run the command:

# chgrp root /etc/shadow

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Oracle_Linux_6_V1R18_STIG.zip

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.
• CAT|II
• CCI|CCI-000366
• CSCv6|3.1
• Group-ID|V-50755
• Rule-ID|SV-208811r603263_rule
• STIG-ID|OL6-00-000034
• STIG-Legacy|SV-64961
• STIG-Legacy|V-50755
• Vuln-ID|V-208811

Source

• Tenable.com/audits