SV-226514r603265: The /etc/passwd file must be owned by root. | Solaris 10 SPARC STIG SCAP Benchmark

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Assessment Title

Rule Text

The /etc/passwd file must be owned by root.

Description

Discussion Text

The /etc/passwd file contains the list of local system accounts. It is vital to system security and must be protected from unauthorized modification.

How this relates to the STIG checklist: STIG vs SCAP benchmark.

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Not mappedCCI-000366SV-26425V-22332

References

DPMS Target Solaris 10 SPARC DISA DPMS Target Solaris 10 SPARC 4060

Checks

DISA STIG (Manual Reference)

Verify the /etc/passwd file is owned by root.

Procedure:
# ls -l /etc/passwd
If the file is not owned by root, this is a finding.

SCC Automation Reference

The reconstructed evaluation script behind this rule's OVAL check(s) — every module a compound check combines, with this rule's own concrete values and DISA's SCC tool's real per-module mechanism curated from static teardown of SCC releases.

#!/bin/bash
# Reconstructed from oval:mil.disa.fso.solaris11:def:95
# The /etc/passwd file must be owned by root.
# Per-module read mechanism curated from static teardown of DISA's SCC tool
# (SCAP Compliance Checker) -- see the SCC Automation Reference above.

# Test owner of /etc/passwd is root
# file_object (file_test)
test_1() {
  [ "$(stat -c '%u' '/etc/passwd')" -eq 0 ]
}

if test_1; then
  echo "PASS"
else
  echo "FAIL"
fi

Remediation

Change the owner of the /etc/passwd file to root.

# chown root /etc/passwd