The services file must be owned by root or bin.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-823	GEN003760 M6	SV-37996r1_rule	ECLP-1	Medium

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

STIG	Date
MAC OSX 10.6 Workstation Security Technical Implementation Guide Draft	2013-01-10

Details

Check Text ( C-37578r1_chk )
Open a terminal session and enter the following command to verify ownership of the services file. ls -lL /etc/services If the services file is not owned by root or bin, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-32820r1_fix)
Open a terminal session and enter the following command to set the ownership of the services file. chown root /etc/services