GEN001320 - NIS/NIS+/yp files must be owned by root, sys, or bin - '/usr/lib/nis/*'

Information

NIS/NIS+/yp files are part of the system's identification and authentication processes and are, therefore, critical to system security. Failure to give ownership of sensitive files or utilities to root or bin provides the designated owner and unauthorized users with the potential to access sensitive information or change the system configuration which could weaken the system's security posture.

Solution

Change the owner of the NIS files to root, sys, or bin.
Procedure (example):
# chown root < directory>/< file >

See Also

http://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/U_STIG_Library_2015_07.zip

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

References: 800-53|AC-6, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000225, Rule-ID|SV-38775r1_rule, STIG-ID|GEN001320, Vuln-ID|V-789

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 261348df3bc49719115a46568ec99ca9386a4832626ee8e0919c548869ff39e3