id: writable-xinetdconf info: name: /etc/(x)inetd.conf Permission Check author: songyaeji severity: high description: | The /etc/xinetd.conf or /etc/inetd.conf file was writable by non-root users, allowing them to register malicious services that executed with root privileges. This check verified that the file was owned by root and had secure permissions. reference: - https://isms.kisa.or.kr/main/csap/notice/ tags: linux,code,audit,compliance,local self-contained: true code: - engine: - bash source: | stat -c "%U %G %a" /etc/xinetd.conf 2>/dev/null || echo "not-found" - engine: - bash source: | stat -c "%U %G %a" /etc/inetd.conf 2>/dev/null || echo "not-found" matchers: - type: regex part: code_1_response regex: - '^root\s+root\s+(600|640|644)$' - type: regex part: code_2_response regex: - '^root\s+root\s+(600|640|644)$' # digest: 4b0a00483046022100f9e2b4d4854c4faed398fd6c5e299a7c6d5dd3a8dcdd9f23628da4e55d6b46ea022100b6e27004a72fa0636b953155d65962851a0385ecd48edcf978aaea25541f5c84:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950