SV-227632r603266: The /etc/hosts file must be owned by root. | Solaris 10 X86 STIG SCAP Benchmark

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Assessment Title

Rule Text

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

Description

Discussion Text

The /etc/hosts file (or equivalent) configures local host name to IP address mappings that typically take precedence over DNS resolution. If this file is maliciously modified, it could cause the failure or compromise of security functions requiring name resolution, which may include time synchronization, centralized authentication, and remote system logging.

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

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Not mappedCCI-000366V-22323SV-26410

References

DPMS Target Solaris 10 X86 DISA DPMS Target Solaris 10 X86 4061

Checks

DISA STIG (Manual Reference)

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

Procedure:
# ls -lL /etc/hosts
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:88
# The /etc/hosts 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/hosts is root
# file_object (file_test)
test_1() {
  [ "$(stat -c '%u' '/etc/inet/hosts')" -eq 0 ]
}

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

Assessment Script Powered by AISandbox-executed

A standalone Shell script to assess this control automatically. Review before running it in your environment.

Syntax-checked and actually executed in an isolated sandbox (not the real system this checks) — confirmed to run without errors.

#!/bin/sh
# OVAL Definition: oval:mil.disa.fso.solaris11:def:88
if [ ! -f "/etc/inet/hosts" ]; then echo "PASS"; exit 0; fi; [ $(stat -c "%U" "/etc/inet/hosts") = 0 ] && echo "PASS" || echo "FAIL" && exit 1

Remediation

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

# chown root /etc/hosts