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V-4278

CAT II (Medium)

The files in /etc/news must be group-owned by root or news.

Rule ID

SV-45905r1_rule

STIG

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

Version

V1R12

CCIs

CCI-000225

Discussion

If critical system files do not have a privileged group-owner, system integrity could be compromised.

Check Content

Check "/etc/news" files group ownership:

Procedure:
# ls -al /etc/news

If "/etc/news" files are not group-owned by root or news, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Change the group-owner of the files in "/etc/news" to root or news.

Procedure:
# chgrp root /etc/news/*