Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-822 | GEN003740 | SV-37408r2_rule | ECLP-1 | Medium |
Description |
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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 |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2014-01-09 |
Check Text ( C-36091r3_chk ) |
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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-31338r3_fix) |
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Change the mode of the xinetd configuration files. # chmod 0640 /etc/xinetd.conf /etc/xinetd.d/* |