Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-928 | GEN005740 | SV-46117r1_rule | Medium |
Description |
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Failure to give ownership of the NFS export configuration file to root provides the designated owner and possible unauthorized users with the potential to change system configuration which could weaken the system's security posture. |
STIG | Date |
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z | 2016-12-20 |
Check Text ( C-43374r1_chk ) |
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Check the owner of the exports file. Example: # ls -lL /etc/exports If the export configuration file is not owned by root, this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-39458r1_fix) |
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Change the owner of the exports file to root. Example: # chown root /etc/exports |