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Manual page files must have mode 0644 or less permissive.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-792 GEN001280 SV-792r7_rule ECCD-1 ECCD-2 Low
Description
If manual pages are compromised, misleading information could be inserted, causing actions that may compromise the system.
STIG Date
Draft AIX Security Technical Implementation Guide 2011-08-17

Details

Check Text ( C-295r3_chk )
Check the mode of the manual page files.

Procedure:
# ls –lL /usr/share/man /usr/share/info /usr/share/infopage

If any of the manual page files have a mode more permissive than 0644, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-946r3_fix)
Change the mode of manual page files to 0644 or less permissive.

Procedure (example):
# chmod 0644 /