Check: GEN006360

HP-UX 11.31 STIG: GEN006360 (in versions v1 r19 through v1 r13)

The files in /var/news must be group-owned by root or news. (Cat II impact)

If critical system files do not have a privileged group-owner, system integrity could be compromised.

Check news files group ownership. # find /var/news -type f | xargs -n1 ls -lL If news files are not group-owned by root or news, this is a finding.

Change the group owner of the files in news to root or news. # chgrp root <path>/news/*

Rule ID: SV-35126r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-4278

Group Title: GEN006360

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

Number	Title
AC-6	Least Privilege