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V-22505

CAT II (Medium)

The /etc/news/passwd.nntp file must not have an extended ACL.

Rule ID

SV-45899r1_rule

STIG

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

Version

V1R12

CCIs

CCI-000225

Discussion

Extended ACLs may provide excessive permissions on the /etc/news/passwd.nntp file, which may permit unauthorized access or modification to the NNTP configuration.

Check Content

Check the permissions of the file.
# ls -lL /etc/news/passwd.nntp
If the mode includes a '+', the file has an extended ACL. If the file has an extended ACL and it has not been documented with the IAO, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Remove the extended ACL from the file.
# setfacl --remove-all /etc/news/passwd.nntp