The services file must be group-owned by root or bin.

From Oracle Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Associated with: CCI-000225

SV-63979r2_rule The services file must be group-owned by root or bin.

Vulnerability discussion

Failure to give ownership of system configuration files to root or a system group provides the designated owner and unauthorized users with the potential to change the system configuration possibly weakening the system's security posture.

Check content

Check the group ownership of the services file. Procedure: # ls -lL /etc/services If the file is not group-owned by root or bin, this is a finding.

Fix text

Change the group-owner of the services file. Procedure: # chgrp root /etc/services

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