GEN006300 - The /etc/news/nnrp.access (or equivalent) must have mode 0600 or less permissive.

Information

Excessive permissions on the nnrp.access file may allow unauthorized modification which could lead to Denial-of-Service to authorized users or provide access to unauthorized users.

Solution

Change the mode of the /etc/news/nnrp.access file to 0600.
# chmod 0600 /etc/news/nnrp.access

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_SOL_10_SPARC_V2R4_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

References: 800-53|AC-3(4), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-002165, Rule-ID|SV-227035r854450_rule, STIG-ID|GEN006300, STIG-Legacy|SV-4275, STIG-Legacy|V-4275, Vuln-ID|V-227035

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: fc56b40d64161658149a88c1607e749dd395cf0c454e8c5410db768c5f2e62b0