The /etc/news/passwd.nntp file must not have an extended ACL.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-227038	GEN006330	SV-227038r603265_rule		Medium

Description
Extended ACLs may provide excessive permissions on the /etc/news/passwd.nntp file, which may permit unauthorized access or modification to the NNTP configuration.

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

Details

Check Text ( C-29200r485468_chk )
Check the permissions of the file. # ls -lL /etc/news/passwd.nntp If the permissions include a "+", the file has an extended ACL, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-29188r485469_fix)
Remove the extended ACL from the file. # chmod A- /etc/news/passwd.nntp