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V-4276

CAT II (Medium)

The /etc/news/passwd.nntp file (or equivalent) must have mode 0600 or less permissive.

Rule ID

SV-45898r1_rule

STIG

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R12

CCIs

CCI-000225

Discussion

File permissions more permissive than 0600 for "/etc/news/passwd.nntp" may allow access to privileged information by system intruders or malicious users.

Check Content

Check "/etc/news/passwd.nntp" permissions:

# ls -lL /etc/news/passwd.nntp

If "/etc/news/passwd.nntp" has a mode more permissive than 0600, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Change the mode of the "/etc/news/passwd.nntp" file.
# chmod 0600 /etc/news/passwd.nntp