The /etc/news/infeed.conf (or equivalent) must have mode 0600 or less permissive.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-4274	GEN006280	SV-63921r1_rule		Medium

Description
Excessive permissions on the "" file may allow unauthorized modification which could lead to Denial of Service to authorized users or provide access to unauthorized users.

STIG	Date
Oracle Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2020-02-25

Details

Check Text ( C-53037r1_chk )
The file that corresponds to "/etc/news/hosts.nntp.nolimit" is "/etc/news/infeed.conf". Check the permissions for "/etc/news/infeed.conf". # ls -lL /etc/news/infeed.conf If "/etc/news/infeed.conf" has a mode more permissive than 0600, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-55309r1_fix)
Change the mode of "/etc/news/infeed.conf" to 0600. # chmod 0600 /etc/news/infeed.conf