The cron.deny file must have mode 0600 or less permissive.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-4358	GEN003200	SV-45626r1_rule		Medium

Description
If file permissions for cron.deny are more permissive than 0600, sensitive information could be viewed or edited by unauthorized users.

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

Details

Check Text ( C-42992r1_chk )
Check the mode of the cron.deny file. # ls -lL /etc/cron.deny If the cron.deny file does not exist this is not a finding. If the cron.deny file exists and the mode is more permissive than 0600, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-39024r1_fix)
Change the mode of the cron.deny file. # chmod 0600 /etc/cron.deny