If the system is using LDAP for authentication or account information, the TLS certificate authority file and/or directory (as appropriate) must be group-owned by root, bin, or sys.

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Associated with IA controls: ECLP-1

Associated with: CCI-000225

SV-39907r1_rule If the system is using LDAP for authentication or account information, the TLS certificate authority file and/or directory (as appropriate) must be group-owned by root, bin, or sys.

Vulnerability discussion

LDAP can be used to provide user authentication and account information, which are vital to system security. The LDAP client configuration must be protected from unauthorized modification

Check content

Check if the system is using NSS LDAP. # grep -v '^#' /etc/nsswitch.conf | grep ldap If no lines are returned, this vulnerability is not applicable. Verify the group ownership of the certificate database files. # ls -lL /var/ldap/cert8.db /var/ldap/key3.db /var/ldap/secmod.db If the group owner of any of the files is not root, bin, or sys, this is a finding.

Fix text

Change the group ownership of the certificate database files. # chgrp root /var/ldap/cert8.db /var/ldap/key3.db /var/ldap/secmod.db

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