Navigate

Check: GEN006290

Solaris 10 SPARC STIG: GEN006290 (in versions v2 r4 through v1 r19)

Title

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

Discussion

File system extended ACLs provide access to files beyond what is allowed by the mode numbers of the files. Excessive permissions on the hosts.nntp.nolimit file may allow unauthorized modification which could lead to Denial of Service to authorized users or provide access to unauthorized users.

Check Content

Check the permissions of the file. # ls -lL /etc/news/hosts.nntp.nolimit If the permissions include a "+", the file has an extended ACL and this is a finding.

Fix Text

Remove the extended ACL from the file. # chmod A- /etc/news/hosts.nntp.nolimit

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-227034r603265_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-227034

Group Title: SRG-OS-000480

Expert Comments

Expert comments are only available to logged-in users.

CCIs

CCIs tied to check.

Number	Definition
CCI-000366	The organization implements the security configuration settings.

Controls

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

Number	Title
CM-6	Configuration Settings