Cis Ubuntu2004 V300 7 1 12

7.1.12 Ensure no files or directories without an owner and a group exist (Automated)

Profile

• Level 1 - Server
• Level 1 - Workstation

Description

Administrators may delete users or groups from the system and neglect to remove all files and/or directories owned by those users or groups.

Rationale

A new user or group who is assigned a deleted user's user ID or group ID may then end up "owning" a deleted user or group's files, and thus have more access on the system than was intended.

Impact

None

Audit Procedure

Command Line

Run the following script to verify no unowned or ungrouped files or directories exist:

#!/usr/bin/env bash

{
    l_output="" l_output2=""
    a_nouser=(); a_nogroup=() # Initialize arrays
    a_path=(! -path "/run/user/*" -a ! -path "/proc/*" -a ! -path "*/containerd/*" -a ! -path "*/kubelet/pods/*" -a ! -path "*/kubelet/plugins/*" -a ! -path "/sys/fs/cgroup/memory/*" -a ! -path "/var/*/private/*")
    while IFS= read -r l_mount; do
        while IFS= read -r -d $'\0' l_file; do
            if [ -e "$l_file" ]; then
                while IFS= read -r l_user l_group; do
                    [ "$l_user" = "UNKNOWN" ] && a_nouser+=("$l_file")
                    [ "$l_group" = "UNKNOWN" ] && a_nogroup+=("$l_file")
                done < <(stat -Lc '%U:%G' "$l_file")
            fi
        done < <(find "$l_mount" -xdev \( "${a_path[@]}" \) \( -type f -o -type d \) \( -nouser -o -nogroup \) -print0 2> /dev/null)
    done < <(findmnt -Dkerno fstype,target | awk '{$1 !~ /^\s*(nfs|proc|smb|vfat|iso9660|efivarfs|selinuxfs)/ && $2 !~ /^\/run\/user\//(print $2}')
    if ! (( ${#a_nouser[@]} > 0 )); then
        l_output="$l_output\n - No files or directories without a owner exist on the local filesystem."
    else
        l_output2="$l_output2\n - There are \"$(printf '%s' "${#a_nouser[@]}")\" unowned files or directories on the system.\n   - The following is a list of unowned files and/or directories:\n$(printf '%s\n' "${a_nouser[@]}")\n   - end of list\n"
    fi
    if ! (( ${#a_nogroup[@]} > 0 )); then
        l_output="$l_output\n - No files or directories without a group exist on the local filesystem."
    else
        l_output2="$l_output2\n - There are \"$(printf '%s' "${#a_nogroup[@]}")\" ungrouped files or directories on the system.\n   - The following is a list of ungrouped files and/or directories:\n$(printf '%s\n' "${a_nogroup[@]}")\n   - end of list\n"
    fi
    unset a_path; unset a_arr; unset a_nouser; unset a_nogroup # Remove arrays
    if [ -z "$l_output2" ]; then
        echo -e "\n- Audit Result:\n  ** PASS **\n - * Correctly configured * :\n$l_output\n"
    else
        echo -e "\n- Audit Result:\n  ** FAIL **\n - * Reasons for audit failure * :\n$l_output2"
        [ -n "$l_output" ] && echo -e "\n- * Correctly configured * :\n$l_output\n"
    fi
}

Note: On systems with a large number of files and/or directories, this audit may be a long running process.

Expected Result

PASS -- No files or directories without an owner or group exist.

Remediation

Command Line

Remove or set ownership and group ownership of these files and/or directories to an active user on the system as appropriate.

Default Value

N/A

References

1. NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5: AC-3. MP-2

CIS Controls

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