Management Information Base (MIB) files must have mode 0640 or less permissive.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-995	GEN005340	SV-45961r1_rule		Medium

Description
The ability to read the MIB file could impart special knowledge to an intruder or malicious user about the ability to extract compromising information about the system or network.

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

Details

Check Text ( C-43243r1_chk )
Check the modes for all Management Information Base (MIB) files on the system. Procedure: # find / -name *mib* -o -name *MIB* | xargs ls -lL Any file returned with a mode 0640 or less permissive is a finding.

Fix Text (F-39326r1_fix)
Change the mode of MIB files to 0640. Procedure: # chmod 0640