Ensure permissions on /etc/cron.weekly are configured

MediumLevel 1Automatedlinux

Description

The /etc/cron.weekly directory contains system cron jobs that need to run on a weekly basis. The files in this directory cannot be manipulated by the crontab command, but are instead edited by system administrators using a text editor. The commands below restrict read/write and search access to user and group root, preventing regular users from accessing this directory.

How it is checked

Audit method: Shell command

shell

alt0() { command -v stat >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo "step1: stat not installed"; return 1; }; o=$(bash -c 'stat /etc/cron.weekly' 2>&1); printf '%s\n' "$o" | tr -s ' \t' '  ' | sed 's/^ //;s/ $//' | grep -Fxq -- 'Access: (0600/drwx------) Uid: ( 0/ root) Gid: ( 0/ root)' || { echo step1: missing 'Access: (0600/drwx------) Uid: ( 0/ root) Gid: ( 0/ root)'; return 1; }; }; if alt0; then echo compliant; fi

Expected output: compliant

How it is fixed

Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch

Run the following commands to set ownership and permissions on /etc/cron.weekly : # chown root:root /etc/cron.weekly # chmod 600 /etc/cron.weekly

Properties

Operating systems: alinux-2
Tags: cis-convertedlinux
Reference: CIS Aliyun Linux 2 Benchmark v1.0.0 ARCHIVE - 5.1.5

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shell

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