All NFS-exported system files and system directories must be group-owned by root, bin, sys, or system.

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All NFS-exported system files and system directories must be group-owned by root, bin, sys, or system.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-22496	GEN005810	SV-35260r1_rule	ECLP-1	Medium

Description
Failure to give group ownership of sensitive files or directories to root provides the members of the owning group with the potential to access sensitive information or change system configuration which could weaken the system's security posture.

STIG	Date
HP-UX 11.23 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2012-05-25

Details

Check Text ( C-35096r1_chk )
The contents of the exports file will generally take the form of : share List the exports. # cat /etc/exports \| tr '\011' ' ' \| tr -s ' ' \| sed -e 's/^[ \t]*//' \| cut -f 1,1 -d " " Check the ownership of each exported directory. # ls -lLd If the directory is not group-owned by root, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-30365r1_fix)
Change the group owner of the export directory. # chgrp root