All shell files must have mode 0755 or less permissive.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-922	GEN002220	SV-38502r1_rule	ECLP-1	High

Description
Shells with world/group-write permissions give the ability to maliciously modify the shell to obtain unauthorized access.

STIG	Date
HP-UX 11.23 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2015-12-02

Details

Check Text ( C-36413r1_chk )
If /etc/shells exists, check the group ownership of each shell referenced. # cat /etc/shells | xargs -n1 ls -lL Otherwise, check any shells found on the system. # find / -name "*sh" | xargs -n1 ls -lL If a shell has a mode more permissive than 0755, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-31751r1_fix)
Change the mode of the shell. # chmod 0755