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System start-up files must only execute programs owned by a privileged UID or an application.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-4091 GEN001700 SV-27219r1_rule DCSL-1 Medium
Description
System start-up files executing programs owned by other than root (or another privileged user) or an application indicates the system may have been compromised.
STIG Date
SOLARIS 10 SPARC SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE 2016-06-22

Details

Check Text ( C-28197r2_chk )
Determine the programs executed by system start-up files. Determine the ownership of the executed programs.
# cat /etc/rc* /etc/init.d/* | more
Check the ownership of every program executed by the system start-up files.
# ls -l
If any executed program is not owned by root, sys, bin, or in rare cases, an application account, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-34270r1_fix)
Change the ownership of the file executed from system startup scripts to root, bin, or sys.
# chown root