All NFS-exported system files and system directories must be owned by root.

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All NFS-exported system files and system directories must be owned by root.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-931	GEN005800	SV-39003r1_rule	ECSC-1	Medium

Description
Failure to give ownership of sensitive files or directories to root provides the designated owner and possible unauthorized users 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	2015-06-12

Details

Check Text ( C-35036r1_chk )
Check for NFS exported file systems. # cat /etc/exports This will display all of the exported file systems. For each file system displayed, check the ownership. Check the owner of the NFS export configuration file. # echo ` ls -lLad ` \| tr '\011' ' ' \| tr -s ' ' \| sed -e 's/^[ \t]*//' If the files and directories are not owned by root, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-30327r1_fix)
Change the ownership of exported file systems not owned by root. # chown root