The /etc/nsswitch.conf file must not have an extended ACL.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-22330	GEN001374	SV-26422r1_rule	ECLP-1	Medium

Description
The nsswitch.conf file (or equivalent) configures the source of a variety of system security information including account, group, and host lookups. Malicious changes could prevent the system from functioning or compromise system security.

STIG	Date
Solaris 10 SPARC Security Technical Implementation Guide	2014-04-04

Details

Check Text ( C-27499r1_chk )
Verify /etc/nsswitch.conf has no extended ACL. Procedure: # ls -l /etc/nsswitch.conf If the permissions include a "+", the file has an extended ACL and this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-23609r1_fix)
Remove the extended ACL from the file. # chmod A- /etc/nsswitch.conf