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The services file must be group-owned by root, bin, or sys.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-22427 GEN003770 SV-39903r1_rule ECLP-1 Medium
Description
Failure to give ownership of system configuration files to root or a system group provides the designated owner and unauthorized users with the potential to change the system configuration which could weaken the system's security posture.
STIG Date
SOLARIS 10 SPARC SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE 2017-01-27

Details

Check Text ( None )
None
Fix Text (F-34062r1_fix)
Change the group-owner of the services file.

Procedure:
# chgrp root /etc/services