Solaris 10 SPARC Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Severity

Version

V2 · R4

CurrentPublished Thu Jan 26 2023

All skeleton files (typically those in /etc/skel) must have mode 0644 or less permissive.

Solaris 10 SPARC Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

All skeleton files (typically those in /etc/skel) must have mode 0644 or less permissive.

Description

Discussion Text

If the skeleton files are not protected, unauthorized personnel could change user startup parameters and possibly jeopardize user files.

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Objective

V-226546

Rule

SV-226546r854416_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

GEN001800

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

Check skeleton files permissions.
# ls -alL /etc/skel
If a skeleton file has a mode more permissive than 0644, this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Change the mode of skeleton files with incorrect mode.
# chmod 0644 <skeleton file>

STIG check 192 of 507 in the Solaris 10 SPARC STIG checklist

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