The /etc/news/passwd.nntp file must not have an extended ACL.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-22505	GEN006330	SV-45899r1_rule		Medium

Description
Extended ACLs may provide excessive permissions on the /etc/news/passwd.nntp file, which may permit unauthorized access or modification to the NNTP configuration.

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

Details

Check Text ( C-43210r1_chk )
Check the permissions of the file. # ls -lL /etc/news/passwd.nntp If the mode includes a '+', the file has an extended ACL. If the file has an extended ACL and it has not been documented with the IAO, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-39278r1_fix)
Remove the extended ACL from the file. # setfacl --remove-all /etc/news/passwd.nntp