Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-22496 | GEN005810 | SV-35260r1_rule | ECLP-1 | Medium |
Description |
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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 |
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HP-UX 11.23 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2015-06-12 |
Check Text ( C-35096r1_chk ) |
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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) |
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Change the group owner of the export directory. # chgrp root |