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Check: GEN006330

HP-UX 11.31 STIG: GEN006330 (in versions v1 r19 through v1 r13)

Title

The /etc/news/passwd.nntp file must not have an extended ACL. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Extended ACLs may provide excessive permissions on the /etc/news/passwd.nntp file, which may permit unauthorized access or modification to the NNTP configuration.

Check Content

Check the permissions of the file. # find / -type f -name passwd.nntp | xargs -n1 ls -lL 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 <path>/passwd.nntp

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-35121r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-22505

Group Title: GEN006330

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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