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The /etc/news/nnrp.access (or equivalent) must have mode 0600 or less permissive.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-227035 GEN006300 SV-227035r603265_rule Medium
Description
Excessive permissions on the nnrp.access file may allow unauthorized modification which could lead to Denial-of-Service to authorized users or provide access to unauthorized users.
STIG Date
Solaris 10 SPARC Security Technical Implementation Guide 2020-12-04

Details

Check Text ( C-29197r485459_chk )
Check /etc/news/nnrp.access permissions.

# ls -lL /etc/news/nnrp.access

If /etc/news/nnrp.access has a mode more permissive than 0600, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-29185r485460_fix)
Change the mode of the /etc/news/nnrp.access file to 0600.
# chmod 0600 /etc/news/nnrp.access