Oracle Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Severity

Version

V2 · R1

CurrentPublished Fri Jan 22 2021

Management Information Base (MIB) files must have mode 0640 or less permissive.

Oracle Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

Management Information Base (MIB) files must have mode 0640 or less permissive.

Description

Discussion Text

The ability to read the MIB file could impart special knowledge to an intruder or malicious user about the ability to extract compromising information about the system or network.

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Objective

V-218583

Rule

SV-218583r603259_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

GEN005340

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

Check the modes for all Management Information Base (MIB) files on the system.

Procedure:
# find / -name *.mib 
# ls -lL <mib file>

Any file returned with a mode 0640 or less permissive is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Change the mode of MIB files to 0640.

Procedure:
# chmod 0640 <mib file>

STIG check 421 of 571 in the Oracle Linux 5 STIG checklist

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