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CCE-91259-2

Platform: cpe:/o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:14.04Date: (C)2017-03-14   (M)2023-07-04



Verify User/Group Ownership on /etc/passwd (Scored) The /etc/passwd file contains a list of all the valid userIDs defined in the system, but not the passwords. The command below sets the owner and group of the file to root.


Parameter:

[UID of ROOT, GID of ROOT]


Technical Mechanism:

The /etc/passwd file needs to be protected from unauthorized changes by non-priliveged users, but needs to be readable as this information is used with many non-privileged programs. Fix: If the user and group ownership of the /etc/passwd file are incorrect, run the following command to correct them: # /bin/chown root:root /etc/passwd

CCSS Severity:CCSS Metrics:
CCSS Score : 8.4Attack Vector: LOCAL
Exploit Score: 2.5Attack Complexity: LOW
Impact Score: 5.9Privileges Required: NONE
Severity: HIGHUser Interaction: NONE
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HScope: UNCHANGED
 Confidentiality: HIGH
 Integrity: HIGH
 Availability: HIGH
  

References:
Resource IdReference
SCAP Repo OVAL Definitionoval:org.secpod.oval:def:33955


OVAL    1
oval:org.secpod.oval:def:33955
XCCDF    2
xccdf_org.secpod_benchmark_SecPod_Ubuntu_14_04
xccdf_org.secpod_benchmark_general_Ubuntu_14_04

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