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All manual page files must not have extended ACLs.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-22316 GEN001290 SV-38282r1_rule ECLP-1 Low
Description
If manual pages are compromised, misleading information could be inserted, causing actions possibly compromising the system.
STIG Date
HP-UX 11.31 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2013-06-27

Details

Check Text ( C-36315r3_chk )
Verify that all manual page files do not have extended ACLs.
# ls -lL `env | grep MANPATH | cut -f 2,2 -d "=" | tr ':' ' ' `

If the permissions include a "+" the file has an extended ACL, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-31570r2_fix)
Remove the optional ACL from the file(s).
# chacl -z /usr/share/man/* /usr/share/info/* /usr/share/infopage/*