The /etc/news/passwd.nntp file must not have an extended ACL.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-22505	GEN006330	SV-26850r1_rule	ECLP-1	Medium

Description
Extended ACLs may provide excessive permissions on the /etc/news/passwd.nntp file, which may permit unauthorized access or modification to the NNTP configuration.

STIG	Date
Solaris 10 SPARC Security Technical Implementation Guide	2014-04-04

Details

Check Text ( C-27820r1_chk )
Check the permissions of the file. # ls -lL /etc/news/passwd.nntp If the permissions include a "+", the file has an extended ACL, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-24094r1_fix)
Remove the extended ACL from the file. # chmod A- /etc/news/passwd.nntp