All shell files must be owned by root or bin.

From HP-UX 11.31 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Associated with IA controls: ECLP-1

Associated with: CCI-000225

SV-38501r1_rule All shell files must be owned by root or bin.

Vulnerability discussion

If shell files are owned by users other than root or bin, they could be modified by intruders or malicious users to perform unauthorized actions.

Check content

Check the ownership of the system shells. # cat /etc/shells | xargs -n1 ls -lL If any shell is not owned by root or bin, this is a finding.

Fix text

Change the ownership of any system shell not owned by root or bin: # chown root

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