{"description": "If any group other than root has a GID of 0, this misconfiguration should\nbe investigated and the groups other than root should be removed or have\ntheir GID changed.", "rationale": "Ensuring that only the <tt>root</tt> group has a GID of 0 helps prevent\nroot group owned files from becoming accidentally accessible to\nnon-privileged users.", "severity": "high", "references": {"cis": ["5.4.2.3"]}, "control_references": {"cis": ["5.4.2.3"]}, "components": [], "identifiers": {}, "ocil_clause": "any groups other than \"root\" have a GID of \"0\"", "ocil": "Verify that only the \"root\" group has a GID \"0\" assignment with the\nfollowing command:\n<pre>$ awk -F: '$3 == 0 {print $1}' /etc/group</pre>\n<pre>root</pre>", "oval_external_content": null, "fixtext": "Change the GID of any group on the system, other than root, that has a GID of \"0\".", "checktext": "", "vuldiscussion": "", "srg_requirement": "", "warnings": [{"general": "This rule doesn't come with a remediation. The removal of groups from a system\nor reassigning the GID is considered too disruptive."}], "conflicts": [], "requires": [], "policy_specific_content": {}, "platform": null, "platforms": [], "sce_metadata": {}, "inherited_platforms": [], "cpe_platform_names": [], "inherited_cpe_platform_names": [], "bash_conditional": null, "fixes": {}, "title": "Verify Only Group Root Has GID 0", "definition_location": "/aptdata/openscap/scap-security-guide/linux_os/guide/system/accounts/accounts-restrictions/root_logins/groups_no_zero_gid_except_root/rule.yml", "template": null}