All NFS-shared system files and system directories must be owned by root, or a system account.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-931	GEN005800	SV-35191r3_rule	ECSC-1	Medium

Description
Failure to give ownership of sensitive files or directories to root provides the designated owner and possible unauthorized users with the potential to access sensitive information or change system configuration which could weaken the system's security posture.

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

Details

Check Text ( C-38000r2_chk )
Check for NFS shared file systems. # cat /etc/dfs/sharetab This will display all of the shared file systems. For each file system displayed, check the ownership. Check the owner of the NFS share configuration file. # echo ` ls -lLad ` | tr '\011' ' ' | tr -s ' ' | sed -e 's/^[ \t]*//' If the files and directories are not owned by root or a system account, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-33234r2_fix)
Change the ownership of shared file systems not owned by root, or a system account. # chown root