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

From Oracle Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Associated with: CCI-000225

SV-63829r1_rule Files in /etc/news must be owned by root or news.

Vulnerability discussion

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

Check content

Check the ownership of the files in "/etc/news". Procedure: # ls -al /etc/news If any files are not owned by root or news, this is a finding.

Fix text

Change the ownership of the files in "/etc/news" to root or news. Procedure: # chown root /etc/news/*

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