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Manual page files must have mode 0644 or less permissive.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-792 GEN001280 SV-44949r1_rule Low
Description
If manual pages are compromised, misleading information could be inserted, causing actions to compromise the system.
STIG Date
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z 2016-12-20

Details

Check Text ( C-42375r1_chk )
Check the mode of the manual page files.

Procedure:
# ls -lL /usr/share/man /usr/share/info /usr/share/man/man*

If any of the manual page files have a mode more permissive than 0644, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-38373r1_fix)
Change the mode of manual page files to 0644 or less permissive.

Procedure (example):
# chmod 0644 /path/to/manpage