The /etc/group file must have mode 0444 or less permissive.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-22337	GEN001393	SV-38339r1_rule	ECLP-1	Medium

Description
The /etc/group file is critical to system security and must be protected from unauthorized modification. The group file contains a list of system groups and associated information.

STIG	Date
HP-UX 11.31 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2018-09-14

Details

Check Text ( C-37724r1_chk )
Check the mode of the /etc/group file. # ls -l /etc/group If the file mode is more permissive than 0444, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-31653r1_fix)
Change the mode of the /etc/group file to 0444 or less permissive. # chmod 0444 /etc/group