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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 M6 SV-37910r1_rule ECCD-1 ECCD-2 Low
Description
If manual pages are compromised, misleading information could be inserted causing actions to possibly compromise the system.
STIG Date
MAC OSX 10.6 Workstation Security Technical Implementation Guide Draft 2013-01-10

Details

Check Text ( C-37570r1_chk )
Open a terminal session and enter the following command to verify the permissions on the man files.

ls -lLR /usr/share/man

If the permissions are not set to 0644 or less permissive, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-32813r1_fix)
Open a terminal session and enter the following command to set the mode of the manual page files to 0644 or less permissive.

chmod 0644 /usr/share/man