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V-1055

CAT II (Medium)

The /etc/security/access.conf file must have mode 0640 or less permissive.

Rule ID

SV-46089r1_rule

STIG

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R12

CCIs

CCI-000225 CCI-000366

Discussion

If the access permissions are more permissive than 0640, system security could be compromised.

Check Content

Check access configuration mode:

 

# ls -lL /etc/security/access.conf

 

If this file exists and has a mode more permissive than 0640, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Use the chmod command to set the permissions to 0640.

(for example:

# chmod 0640 /etc/security/access.conf