Solaris 10 SPARC Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Severity

Version

V2 · R4

CurrentPublished Thu Jan 26 2023

Skeleton files must not have extended ACLs.

Solaris 10 SPARC Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

Skeleton files must not have extended ACLs.

Description

Discussion Text

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

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Objective

V-226547

Rule

SV-226547r603265_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

GEN001810

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

Check skeleton files for extended ACLs.
# ls -alL /etc/skel
If the permissions include a "+", the file has an extended ACL and this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Remove the extended ACL from the file.
# chmod A- [skeleton file with extended ACL]

STIG check 193 of 507 in the Solaris 10 SPARC STIG checklist

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