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

RHEL 10 must enforce "root" group ownership of the "/boot/grub2/grub.cfg" file.

DISA Rule

SV-281086r1165613_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-281086

Group Title

SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048

Rule Version

RHEL-10-400345

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000213 - Enforce approved authorizations for logical access to information and system resources in accordance with applicable access control policies.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure RHEL 10 to enforce group ownership of the "/boot/grub2/grub.cfg" file.

Change the group owner of the file "/boot/grub2/grub.cfg" to "root" by running the following command:

$ sudo chgrp root /boot/grub2/grub.cfg

Check Contents

Verify RHEL 10 enforces group ownership of the "/boot/grub2/grub.cfg" file with the following command:

$ sudo stat -c "%G %n" /boot/grub2/grub.cfg
root /boot/grub2/grub.cfg

If the "/boot/grub2/grub.cfg" file does not have a group owner of "root", this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-281086

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-10-400345

Severity Override Guidance

Verify RHEL 10 enforces group ownership of the "/boot/grub2/grub.cfg" file with the following command:

$ sudo stat -c "%G %n" /boot/grub2/grub.cfg
root /boot/grub2/grub.cfg

If the "/boot/grub2/grub.cfg" file does not have a group owner of "root", this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

5733