All NFS-shared system files and system directories must be owned by root, or a system account.

From HP-UX 11.31 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Associated with IA controls: ECSC-1

Associated with: CCI-000225

SV-35191r3_rule All NFS-shared system files and system directories must be owned by root, or a system account.

Vulnerability discussion

Failure to give ownership of sensitive files or directories to root provides the designated owner and possible unauthorized users with the potential to access sensitive information or change system configuration which could weaken the system's security posture.

Check content

Check for NFS shared file systems. # cat /etc/dfs/sharetab This will display all of the shared file systems. For each file system displayed, check the ownership. Check the owner of the NFS share configuration file. # echo ` ls -lLad ` | tr '\011' ' ' | tr -s ' ' | sed -e 's/^[ \t]*//' If the files and directories are not owned by root or a system account, this is a finding.

Fix text

Change the ownership of shared file systems not owned by root, or a system account. # chown root

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