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Manual page files must have mode 0644 or less permissive.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-792 GEN001280 SV-38463r1_rule ECCD-1 ECCD-2 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-39552r2_chk )
Check the mode of the manual page files.
# ls -lL `env | grep MANPATH | cut -f 2,2 -d "=" | tr ':' ' ' `

If any manual page file mode is more permissive than 0644, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-31561r1_fix)
Change the mode of manual page files to 0644 or less permissive.

Example:
# chmod 0644 /