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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-38463r2_rule 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 2016-12-20

Details

Check Text ( C-39552r3_chk )
Check the mode of the manual page files.
# find `env | grep MANPATH | cut -f 2,2 -d "=" | tr ':' ' ' ` -type f \( -perm -100 -o -perm -030 -o -perm -003 \) -exec ls -al {} +

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 /