GEN006340 - Files in /etc/news must be owned by root - /etc/news

Information

If critical system files are not owned by a privileged user, system integrity could be compromised.

Solution

Change the ownership of the /etc/news directory and the files in it to root.

Procedure:
# chown -R root /etc/news

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_SOL_10_x86_V2R4_STIG.zip

Item Details

Audit Name: DISA STIG Solaris 10 X86 v2r4

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-227946r603266_rule, STIG-ID|GEN006340, STIG-Legacy|SV-40487, STIG-Legacy|V-4277, Vuln-ID|V-227946

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 6a785fc186476cc34302fa63f5578412a380cf6f7be2f1df02635a1b4238b7d6