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Check: GEN006260

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z STIG: GEN006260 (in versions v1 r12 through v1 r9)

Title

The /etc/news/incoming.conf (or equivalent) must have mode 0600 or less permissive. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Excessive permissions on the "incoming.conf" file may allow unauthorized modification which could lead to Denial-of-Service to authorized users or provide access to unauthorized users.

Check Content

SUSE ships the InternetNewsDaemon (innd) news server. The file corresponding to "/etc/news/hosts.nntp" is "/etc/news/incoming.conf". Check the permissions for "/etc/news/incoming.conf". # ls -lL /etc/news/incoming.conf If "/etc/news/incoming.conf" has a mode more permissive than 0600, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Change the mode of the "/etc/news/incoming.conf" file to 0600. # chmod 0600 /etc/news/incoming/conf

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-46143r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-4273

Group Title: GEN006260

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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