1.7.1.5 Ensure permissions on /etc/issue are configured (Scored)
Profile Applicability
Level 1 - Server Level 1 - Workstation
Description
The contents of the /etc/issue file are displayed to users prior to login for local terminals.
Rationale
If the /etc/issue file does not have the correct ownership it could be modified by unauthorized users with incorrect or misleading information.
Audit
Run the following command and verify Uid and Gid are both 0/root and Access is 644:
# stat /etc/issue Access: (0644/-rw-r--r--) Uid: ( 0/ root) Gid: ( 0/ root)
Remediation
Run the following commands to set permissions on /etc/issue:
# chown root:root /etc/issue # chmod 644 /etc/issue