TMA-REDIS-CONFIG-PERMISSIONS

Ensure redis.conf is not writable by group or readable by others

MediumLevel 1Automatedredis

Description

redis.conf contains requirepass and ACL secrets; restrict it to mode 640 or stricter. Checks /etc/redis/redis.conf (SKIP when it does not exist; RHEL uses /etc/redis.conf).

How it is checked

Audit method: Shell command

shell

p=$(stat -c %a /etc/redis/redis.conf 2>/dev/null) || exit 1; if [ $((0$p & 037)) -eq 0 ]; then echo compliant; else echo "mode $p"; fi

Expected output: compliant

How it is fixed

Fix method: Shell command

shell

chmod 640 /etc/redis/redis.conf

Properties

Operating systems: Any
Tags: redisdatabasepermissionsfilesystem
Reference: CIS Redis Benchmark - File Permissions / Configuration File (verify section number for your release)

Check this host

Run this on a machine you are allowed to audit. The scan is read-only.

shell

tmaegis scan --target redis