The SLES for the vRealize boot loader configuration file(s) must be group-owned by root, bin, sys, or system.

From VMware vRealize Operations Manager 6.x SLES Security Technical Implementation Guide

Associated with: CCI-000213

SV-99137r1_rule The SLES for the vRealize boot loader configuration file(s) must be group-owned by root, bin, sys, or system.

Vulnerability discussion

The SLES for vRealize’s boot loader configuration files are critical to the integrity of the system and must be protected. Unauthorized modifications resulting from improper group ownership may compromise the boot loader configuration.

Check content

Check "/boot/grub/menu.lst" file ownership: # stat /boot/grub/menu.lst If the group-owner of the file is not "root", "bin", "sys", or "system", this is a finding.

Fix text

Change the group-ownership of the "/boot/grub/menu.lst" file: # chgrp root /boot/grub/menu.lst

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