Navigate

Check: GEN003720

HP-UX 11.31 STIG: GEN003720 (in versions v1 r19 through v1 r13)

Title

The inetd.conf file, xinetd.conf file, and the xinetd.d directory must be owned by root or bin. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Failure to give ownership of sensitive files or utilities to root provides the designated owner and unauthorized users with the potential to access sensitive information or change the system configuration which could weaken the system's security posture.

Check Content

Check the ownership of the xinetd.d directory, the (x)inetd.conf file and any files identified by the configuration file includedir stanza. # find / -type d -name xinetd.d | xargs -n1 ls -lLd # find / -type f -name inetd.conf -o -name xinetd.conf | xargs -n1 ls -lL # grep includedir <PATH>/xinetd.conf If any of the above named files, included files or directories are not owned by root or bin, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Change the ownership of the inetd.conf file to root or bin. # chown root <file or directory>

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-35067r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-821

Group Title: GEN003720

Expert Comments

Expert comments are only available to logged-in users.

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