AIX passwd.nntp file must have mode 0600 or less permissive.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-215327	AIX7-00-003013	SV-215327r508663_rule		Medium

Description
File permissions more permissive than 0600 for /etc/news/passwd.nntp may allow access to privileged information by system intruders or malicious users.

STIG	Date
IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide	2021-06-16

Details

Check Text ( C-16525r294432_chk )
If NNTP is not being used, this is Not Applicable. Check passwd.nntp file permissions using command: # find / -name passwd.nntp -exec ls -lL {} \; The above command may yield the following output: -rw------- 1 root system 19 Oct 16 10:46 /etc/news/passwd.nntp If a "passwd.nntp" file has a mode more permissive than "0600", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-16523r294433_fix)
Change the mode of all the found passwd.nntp files that have mode more permissive than "0600" using command: # chmod 0600