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All global initialization files must be owned by bin.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-11982 GEN001740 SV-38267r1_rule ECLP-1 Medium
Description
Global initialization files are used to configure the user's shell environment upon login. Malicious modification of these files could compromise accounts upon logon. Failure to give ownership of sensitive files or utilities to bin provides the designated owner and unauthorized users with the potential to access sensitive information or change the system configuration which could weaken the system's security posture.
STIG Date
HP-UX 11.23 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2015-12-02

Details

Check Text ( C-36377r1_chk )
Check the ownership of global initialization files.

# ls -lL /etc/profile /etc/bashrc /etc/csh.login /etc/csh.cshrc /etc/.login

If any global initialization file is not owned by bin, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-31715r1_fix)
Change the ownership of global initialization files with incorrect ownership.

# chown bin