GEN006320 - The /etc/news/passwd.nntp file (or equivalent) must have mode 0600 or less permissive.

Information

File permissions more permissive than 0600 for /etc/news/passwd.nntp may allow access to privileged information by system intruders or malicious users.

Solution

Change the mode of the /etc/news/passwd.nntp file.
# chmod 0600 /etc/news/passwd.nntp

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-227037r854451_rule, STIG-ID|GEN006320, STIG-Legacy|SV-4276, STIG-Legacy|V-4276, Vuln-ID|V-227037

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 1ca1f77965c081974ec59bc32ab6918aabe4639e14669028196144ff421045d5