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The services file must be owned by root or bin.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-823 GEN003760 SV-35077r1_rule ECLP-1 Medium
Description
Failure to give ownership of sensitive files or utilities to root or bin provides the designated owner and unauthorized users with the potential to access sensitive information or change the system configuration which could weaken the system's security posture.
STIG Date
HP-UX 11.23 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2015-12-02

Details

Check Text ( C-34941r1_chk )
Check the ownership of the services file. NOTE: The typical ownership of the services file is bin.
# ls -lL /etc/services

If the services file is not owned by root or bin, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-30246r1_fix)
Change the ownership of the services file to root or bin.
# chown root /etc/services