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Check: GEN005810

HP-UX 11.23 STIG: GEN005810 (in version v1 r8)

Title

All NFS-exported system files and system directories must be group-owned by root, bin, sys, or system. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Failure to give group ownership of sensitive files or directories to root provides the members of the owning group with the potential to access sensitive information or change system configuration which could weaken the system's security posture.

Check Content

The contents of the exports file will generally take the form of : share <options> List the exports. # cat /etc/exports | tr '\011' ' ' | tr -s ' ' | sed -e 's/^[ \t]*//' | cut -f 1,1 -d " " Check the ownership of each exported directory. # ls -lLd <exported directory> If the directory is not group-owned by root, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Change the group owner of the export directory. # chgrp root <exported directory>

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-35260r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-22496

Group Title: GEN005810

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CCIs

CCIs tied to check.

Number	Definition
CCI-000225	The organization employs the concept of least privilege, allowing only authorized accesses for users (and processes acting on behalf of users) which are necessary to accomplish assigned tasks in accordance with organizational missions and business functions.

Controls

Controls tied to check. These are derived from the CCIs shown above.

Number	Title
AC-6	Least Privilege