GEN001360 - The NIS/NIS+/yp command files must have mode 0755 or less permissive - /var/yp/*

Information

NIS/NIS+/yp files are part of the system's identification and authentication processes and are, therefore, critical to system security. Unauthorized modification of these files could compromise these processes and the system.

Solution

Change the mode of NIS/NIS+/yp command files to 0755 or less permissive.

Procedure:
# chmod -R 0755 /usr/lib/netsvc/yp /var/yp

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-227626r854476_rule, STIG-ID|GEN001360, STIG-Legacy|SV-27175, STIG-Legacy|V-791, Vuln-ID|V-227626

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: b9a0be78b5d4fb4d105a483c04e6402b73c9c2bce88a514652a8a2210e17de18