1.7.5 Ensure permissions on /etc/issue are configured

Audit

Run the following command and verify Uid and Gid are both 0/root and Access is 644 :

# stat -L /etc/issue
Access: (0644/-rw-r--r--) Uid: ( 0/ root) Gid: ( 0/ root)

Remediation

Run the following commands to set permissions on /etc/issue:

# chown root:root $(readlink -e /etc/issue)
# chmod u-x,go-wx $(readlink -e /etc/issue)

Default Value:

Access: (0644/-rw-r--r--) Uid: ( 0/ root) Gid: ( 0/ root)