The /etc/news/incoming.conf (or equivalent) must have mode 0600 or less permissive.

From Oracle Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Associated with: CCI-000225

SV-63947r1_rule The /etc/news/incoming.conf (or equivalent) must have mode 0600 or less permissive.

Vulnerability discussion

Excessive permissions on the "incoming.conf" file may allow unauthorized modification which could lead to Denial-of-Service to authorized users or provide access to unauthorized users.

Check content

The file corresponding to "/etc/news/hosts.nntp" is "/etc/news/incoming.conf". Check the permissions for "/etc/news/incoming.conf". # ls -lL /etc/news/incoming.conf If "/etc/news/incoming.conf" has a mode more permissive than 0600, this is a finding.

Fix text

Change the mode of the "/etc/news/incoming.conf" file to 0600. # chmod 0600 /etc/news/incoming.conf

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