The /etc/group file must have mode 0444 or less permissive.

From HP-UX 11.31 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Associated with IA controls: ECLP-1

Associated with: CCI-000225

SV-38339r1_rule The /etc/group file must have mode 0444 or less permissive.

Vulnerability discussion

The /etc/group file is critical to system security and must be protected from unauthorized modification. The group file contains a list of system groups and associated information.

Check content

Check the mode of the /etc/group file. # ls -l /etc/group If the file mode is more permissive than 0444, this is a finding.

Fix text

Change the mode of the /etc/group file to 0444 or less permissive. # chmod 0444 /etc/group

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