STIGQter: STIG Summary: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

RHEL 10 must be configured to prohibit modification of permissions for cron configuration files and directories from the operating system defaults.

DISA Rule

SV-281063r1195403_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-281063

Group Title

SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

Rule Version

RHEL-10-400230

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000381 - Configure the system to provide only organization-defined mission essential capabilities.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure RHEL 10 to prohibit modification of permissions for cron configuration files and directories from the operating system defaults with the following commands:

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

Check Contents

Verify RHEL 10 is configured so that the owner, group, and mode of cron configuration files and directories match the operating system defaults with the following command:

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

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

Vulnerability Number

V-281063

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-10-400230

Severity Override Guidance

Verify RHEL 10 is configured so that the owner, group, and mode of cron configuration files and directories match the operating system defaults with the following command:

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

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

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

5733