STIGQter: STIG Summary: Apache Server 2.4 UNIX Server Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 3 Release: 3 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

The Apache web server must be protected from being stopped by a nonprivileged user.

DISA Rule

SV-214267r1210995_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-214267

Group Title

SRG-APP-000435-WSR-000147

Rule Version

AS24-U1-000820

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-002385 - Protect against or limit the effects of organization-defined types of denial of service events.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Review the web server documentation and deployed configuration to determine where the process ID is stored and which utilities are used to start/stop the web server.

Determine where the "httpd.pid" file is located by running the following command:

find / -name "httpd.pid"

Run the following commands:
 
# cd <'httpd.pid location'>/
# chown <'service account'> httpd.pid 
# chmod 644 httpd.pid 
# cd /usr/sbin 
# chown <'service account'> service apachectl 
# chmod 755 service apachectl

Check Contents

Review the web server documentation and deployed configuration to determine where the process ID is stored and which utilities are used to start/stop the web server.

Locate the httpd.pid file and list its permission set and owner/group

# find / -name “httpd.pid
Output should be similar to: /run/httpd/httpd.pid 

# ls -laH /run/httpd/httpd.pid
Output should be similar -rw-r--r--. 1 root root 5 Jun 13 03:18 /run/httpd/httpd.pid

If the file owner/group is not an administrative service account, this is a finding.

If permission set is not 644 or more restrictive, this is a finding.
 
Verify the Apache service utilities have the correct permission set and are user/group owned by an administrator account

# ls -laH /usr/sbin/service
Output should be similar: -rwxr-xr-x. 1 root root 3.2K Aug 19, 2019 /usr/sbin/service

# ls -laH /usr/sbin/apachectl
Output should be similar: -rwxr-xr-x. 1 root root 4.2K Oct 8, 2019 /usr/sbin/apachectl
 
If the service utilities owner/group is not an administrative service account, this is a finding.
 
If permission set is not 755 or more restrictive, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-214267

Documentable

False

Rule Version

AS24-U1-000820

Severity Override Guidance

Review the web server documentation and deployed configuration to determine where the process ID is stored and which utilities are used to start/stop the web server.

Locate the httpd.pid file and list its permission set and owner/group

# find / -name “httpd.pid
Output should be similar to: /run/httpd/httpd.pid 

# ls -laH /run/httpd/httpd.pid
Output should be similar -rw-r--r--. 1 root root 5 Jun 13 03:18 /run/httpd/httpd.pid

If the file owner/group is not an administrative service account, this is a finding.

If permission set is not 644 or more restrictive, this is a finding.
 
Verify the Apache service utilities have the correct permission set and are user/group owned by an administrator account

# ls -laH /usr/sbin/service
Output should be similar: -rwxr-xr-x. 1 root root 3.2K Aug 19, 2019 /usr/sbin/service

# ls -laH /usr/sbin/apachectl
Output should be similar: -rwxr-xr-x. 1 root root 4.2K Oct 8, 2019 /usr/sbin/apachectl
 
If the service utilities owner/group is not an administrative service account, this is a finding.
 
If permission set is not 755 or more restrictive, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

3996