STIGQter: STIG Summary: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 9 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

RHEL 9 permissions of cron configuration files and directories must not be modified from the operating system defaults.

DISA Rule

SV-257888r1208771_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-257888

Group Title

SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

Rule Version

RHEL-09-232040

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000366 - Implement the security configuration settings.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Run the following commands to restore the permissions of cron configuration files and directories to the operating system defaults:

$ sudo dnf reinstall cronie crontabs
$ rpm --setugids cronie crontabs
$ rpm --setperms cronie crontabs

Check Contents

Run the following command to verify that the owner, group, and mode of cron configuration files and directories match the operating system defaults:

$ rpm --verify cronie crontabs | awk '! ($2 == "c" && $1 ~ /^.\..\.\.\.\..\./) {print $0}'

If the command returns any output, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-257888

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-09-232040

Severity Override Guidance

Run the following command to verify that the owner, group, and mode of cron configuration files and directories match the operating system defaults:

$ rpm --verify cronie crontabs | awk '! ($2 == "c" && $1 ~ /^.\..\.\.\.\..\./) {print $0}'

If the command returns any output, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5551