All system start-up files must be owned by root.

From MAC OSX 10.6 Workstation Security Technical Implementation Guide

Associated with IA controls: ECLP-1

Associated with: CCI-000225

SV-37845r1_rule All system start-up files must be owned by root.

Vulnerability discussion

System start-up files not owned by root could lead to system compromise by allowing malicious users or applications to modify them for unauthorized purposes. This could lead to system and network compromise.

Check content

Open a terminal session and enter the following command to verify the ownership is set to the original installation settings. diskutil verifyPermissions / If files are shown with incorrect ownership, this is a finding.

Fix text

Open a terminal session and enter the following command to reset the ownership to the original installation settings. diskutil repairPermissions /

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