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Check: GEN003950

HP-UX 11.31 STIG: GEN003950 (in versions v1 r19 through v1 r13)

Title

The hosts.lpd (or equivalent) file must not have an extended ACL. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Excessive permissions on the hosts.lpd (or equivalent) file may permit unauthorized modification. Unauthorized modifications could disrupt access to local printers from authorized remote hosts or permit unauthorized remote access to local printers.

Check Content

Locate any print service configuration file(s) on the system. HP vendor documentation identifies the following names and locations of print service configuration files on the system that can be checked via the following commands: # ls -lL /var/spool/lp/.rhosts # ls -lL /var/adm/inetd.sec # ls -lL /etc/hosts.equiv If the permissions include a "+", the file has an extended ACL, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Remove the optional ACL from the file. # chacl -z <print service configuration file>

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-35150r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-22436

Group Title: GEN003950

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CCIs

CCIs tied to check.

Number	Definition
CCI-000225	Employ the principle of least privilege, allowing only authorized accesses for users (or processes acting on behalf of users) which are necessary to accomplish assigned organizational tasks.

Controls

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

Number	Title
AC-6	Least Privilege