The inetd.conf and xinetd.conf files must have mode 0440 or less permissive.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-822	GEN003740	SV-37408r1_rule	ECLP-1	Medium

Description
The Internet service daemon configuration files must be protected as malicious modification could cause Denial of Service or increase the attack surface of the system.

STIG	Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2012-05-25

Details

Check Text ( C-36091r1_chk )
Check the mode of the xinetd configuration files. Procedure: # ls -lL /etc/xinetd.conf # ls -lL /etc/xinetd.d If the mode of the file(s) is more permissive than 0640, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-31338r1_fix)
Change the mode of the xinetd configuration files. # chmod 0640 /etc/xinetd.conf /etc/xinetd.d/*