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documentation_complete: true
title: 'Ensure All Groups on the System Have Unique Group ID'
description: 'Change the group name or delete groups, so each has a unique id.'
rationale: 'To assure accountability and prevent unauthenticated access, groups must be identified uniquely to prevent potential misuse and compromise of the system.'
severity: medium
identifiers:
cce@rhel8: CCE-86201-1
cce@rhel9: CCE-86043-7
cce@rhel10: CCE-86908-1
cce@sle12: CCE-92206-2
cce@sle15: CCE-91339-2
cce@slmicro5: CCE-94047-8
references:
cis@sle12: 6.2.15
cis@sle15: 6.2.15
srg: SRG-OS-000104-GPOS-00051
ocil_clause: 'the system has duplicate group ids'
ocil: |-
Run the following command to check for duplicate group names:
Check that the operating system contains no duplicate Group ID (GID) for interactive users by running the following command:
<pre>
cut -d : -f 3 /etc/group | uniq -d
</pre>
If output is produced, this is a finding.
Configure the operating system to contain no duplicate GIDs.
Edit the file "/etc/group" and provide each group that has a duplicate GID with a unique GID.
fixtext: |-
Edit the file "/etc/group" and provide each group that has a duplicate Group ID (GID) with a unique GID.
srg_requirement:
{{{ full_name }}} groups must have unique Group ID (GID).
warnings:
- general: |-
Automatic remediation of this control is not available due to the unique requirements of each system.
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