The Network File System (NFS) export configuration file must be group-owned by root, bin, sys, or system.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-22492	GEN005750	SV-46118r1_rule		Medium

Description
Failure to give group-ownership of the NFS export configuration file to root or a system group provides the designated group-owner and possible unauthorized users with the potential to change system configuration which could weaken the system's security posture.

STIG	Date
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z Security Technical Implementation Guide	2018-09-19

Details

Check Text ( C-43375r1_chk )
Check the group ownership of the NFS export configuration file. Procedure: # ls -lL /etc/exports If the file is not group-owned by root, bin, sys, or system, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-39459r2_fix)
Change the group ownership of the NFS export configuration file. Procedure: # chgrp root /etc/exports