The /etc/news/nnrp.access file must not have an extended ACL.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-22504	GEN006310	SV-45897r1_rule	ECLP-1	Medium

Description
File system extended ACLs provide access to files beyond what is allowed by the mode numbers of the files. 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
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z	2012-12-13

Details

Check Text ( C-43208r1_chk )
Check the permissions of the file. # ls -lL /etc/news/nnrp.access If the permissions include a '+', the file has an extended ACL. If the file has an extended ACL and it has not been documented with the IAO, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-39275r1_fix)
Remove the extended ACL from the file. # setfacl --remove-all /etc/news/nnrp.access