RHEL-10-400350 RHEL 10 must enforce "root" ownership of the "/boot/grub2/grub.cfg" file.
DISA STIG library V1R3
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Maps to AC-3 via CCI-000213
Title
RHEL 10 must enforce "root" ownership of the "/boot/grub2/grub.cfg" file.
Control
Verify RHEL 10 enforces ownership of the "/boot/grub2/grub.cfg" file with the following command: $ sudo stat -c "%U %n" /boot/grub2/grub.cfg root /boot/grub2/grub.cfg If the "/boot/grub2/grub.cfg" file does not have an owner of "root", this is a finding.
Discussion
The " /boot/grub2/grub.cfg" file stores sensitive system configuration. Protection of this file is critical for system security.
Related controls
CCI-000213
Fix
Configure RHEL 10 to enforce ownership of the "/boot/grub2/grub.cfg" file. Change the owner of the "/boot/grub2/grub.cfg" file to "root" by running the following command: $ sudo chown root /boot/grub2/grub.cfg