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GEN006260 - The /etc/news/incoming.conf (or equivalent) must have mode 0600 or less permissive
Information
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.Solution
Change the mode of the '/etc/news/incoming.conf' file to 0600.# chmod 0600 /etc/news/incoming.conf
See Also
http://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/U_RedHat_5_V1R18_STIG.zip
Item Details
Category: ACCESS CONTROL
References: 800-53|AC-6, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000225, Group-ID|V-4273, Rule-ID|SV-37901r1_rule, STIG-ID|GEN006260, Vuln-ID|V-4273
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: 1481a037a220fa6bc66ec3296b32a4e9d123ad19c00e21c6ebe1f1dd9fda3a9c