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

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-4275	GEN006300	SV-37714r1_rule	ECLP-1	Medium

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

STIG	Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2017-03-01

Details

Check Text ( C-36918r1_chk )
Check the permissions for "/etc/news/readers.conf". # ls -lL /etc/news/readers.conf If /etc/news/readers.conf has a mode more permissive than 0600, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-32155r1_fix)
Change the mode of the /etc/news/readers.conf file to 0600. # chmod 0600 /etc/news/readers.conf