Manual page files must have mode 0655 or less permissive.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-226495	GEN001280	SV-226495r854408_rule		Low

Description
If manual pages are compromised, misleading information could be inserted, causing actions that may compromise the system.

STIG	Date
Solaris 10 SPARC Security Technical Implementation Guide	2022-09-07

Details

Check Text ( C-28656r482870_chk )
Check the mode of the manual page files. Procedure: # ls -lLR /usr/share/man /usr/sfw/share/man /usr/sfw/man If any of the manual page files have a mode more permissive than 0655, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-28644r482871_fix)
Change the mode of manual page files to 0655 or less permissive. Procedure (example): # chmod 0655 /