STIGQter: STIG Summary: Solaris 10 SPARC Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 22 Jan 2021:

Files in /etc/news must be owned by root.

DISA Rule

SV-227039r603265_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-227039

Group Title

SRG-OS-000480

Rule Version

GEN006340

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000366 - The organization implements the security configuration settings.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

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

Procedure:
# chown -R root /etc/news

Check Contents

Check the ownership of the files in /etc/news.

Procedure:
# ls -al /etc/news

If the /etc/news directory or any files in it are not owned by root, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-227039

Documentable

False

Rule Version

GEN006340

Severity Override Guidance

Check the ownership of the files in /etc/news.

Procedure:
# ls -al /etc/news

If the /etc/news directory or any files in it are not owned by root, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

4060

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