The hosts.lpd (or equivalent) file must be owned by root, bin, sys, or lp.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-828	GEN003920	SV-828r2_rule	ECLP-1	Medium

Description
Failure to give ownership of the hosts.lpd file to root, bin, sys, or lp provides the designated owner, and possible unauthorized users, with the potential to modify the hosts.lpd file. Unauthorized modifications could disrupt access to local printers from authorized remote hosts or permit unauthorized remote access to local printers.

STIG	Date
AIX 5.3 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2013-03-26

Details

Check Text ( C-612r2_chk )
Locate any print service configuration file on the system. Consult vendor documentation to verify the names and locations of print service configuration files on the system. Procedure: # find /etc -name hosts.lpd -print # find /etc -name Systems -print If no print service configuration file is found, this is not applicable. Check the ownership of the print service configuration file(s). Procedure: # ls -lL If the owner of the file is not root, sys, bin, or lp, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-612r2_chk )

Locate any print service configuration file on the system. Consult vendor documentation to verify the names and locations of print service configuration files on the system.

Procedure:
# find /etc -name hosts.lpd -print
# find /etc -name Systems -print

If no print service configuration file is found, this is not applicable.

Check the ownership of the print service configuration file(s).

Procedure:
# ls -lL

If the owner of the file is not root, sys, bin, or lp, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-982r2_fix)
Change the owner of the /etc/hosts.lpd file (or equivalent, such as /etc/lp/Systems) to root, lp, or another privileged UID. Consult vendor documentation to determine the name and location of print service configuration files. Procedure: # chown root /etc/hosts.lpd