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Severity

Version

V1 · R2

CurrentPublished Fri Jul 22 2016

The /etc/smb.conf file must be group-owned by root, bin, or sys.

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Assessment Title

Rule Text

The /etc/smb.conf file must be group-owned by root, bin, or sys.

Description

Discussion Text

If the group owner of the smb.conf file is not root or a system group, the file may be maliciously modified and the Samba configuration could be compromised.

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Objective

V-1056

Rule

SV-1056r2_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

GEN006120

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

Check the group ownership of the smb.conf file.

Procedure:
# find / -name /etc/samba/smb.conf
# ls -l <smb.conf file>

If an smb.conf file is not group-owned by root, bin, or sys, this is a finding

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Change the group owner of the smb.conf file.

Procedure:
# chgrp root smb.conf

STIG check 19 of 630 in the VMware ESX 3 Server STIG checklist

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