Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-822 | GEN003740 | SV-45759r2_rule | Medium |
Description |
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The Internet service daemon configuration files must be protected as malicious modification could cause Denial of Service or increase the attack surface of the system. |
STIG | Date |
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z | 2016-12-20 |
Check Text ( C-43113r1_chk ) |
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Check the mode of the xinetd configuration files. Procedure: # ls -lL /etc/xinetd.conf # ls -lL /etc/xinetd.d If the mode of the file(s) is more permissive than 0640, this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-39159r1_fix) |
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Change the mode of the xinetd configuration files. # chmod 0640 /etc/xinetd.conf /etc/xinetd.d/* |