GEN006260 - The /etc/news/hosts.nntp (or equivalent) must have mode 0600 or less permissive.

Information

Excessive permissions on the hosts.nntp 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/hosts.nntp file to 0600.

# chmod 0600 /etc/news/hosts.nntp

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_SOL_10_x86_V2R4_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

References: 800-53|AC-3(4), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-002165, Rule-ID|SV-227938r854515_rule, STIG-ID|GEN006260, STIG-Legacy|SV-4273, STIG-Legacy|V-4273, Vuln-ID|V-227938

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 3f2a15f380f94632868774c2b8bcf4d6dd7a43496eb74cac927dc4ae4a6e531a