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The /etc/news/readers.conf (or equivalent) must have mode 0600 or less permissive.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-4275 GEN006300 SV-45896r1_rule Medium
Description
Excessive permissions on the readers.conf file may allow unauthorized modification which could lead to Denial of Service to authorized users or provide access to unauthorized users.
STIG Date
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z Security Technical Implementation Guide 2018-09-19

Details

Check Text ( C-43207r1_chk )
Check the permissions for "/etc/news/readers.conf".

# ls -lL /etc/news/readers.conf

If /etc/news/readers.conf has a mode more permissive than 0600, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-39274r1_fix)
Change the mode of the /etc/news/readers.conf file to 0600.
# chmod 0600 /etc/news/readers.conf