Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-4275 | GEN006300 | SV-45896r1_rule | Medium |
Description |
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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 |
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z | 2016-12-20 |
Check Text ( C-43207r1_chk ) |
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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-39274r1_fix) |
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Change the mode of the /etc/news/readers.conf file to 0600. # chmod 0600 /etc/news/readers.conf |