All system files, programs, and directories must be owned by a system account.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-226491	GEN001220	SV-226491r603265_rule		Medium

Description
Restricting permissions will protect the files from unauthorized modification.

STIG	Date
Solaris 10 SPARC Security Technical Implementation Guide	2020-12-04

Details

Check Text ( C-28652r482858_chk )
Check the ownership of system files, programs, and directories. Procedure: # ls -lLa /etc /bin /usr/bin /usr/lbin /usr/ucb /sbin /usr/sbin If any of the system files, programs, or directories are not owned by a system account, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-28640r482859_fix)
Change the owner of system files, programs, and directories to a system account. Procedure: # chown root /some/system/file (A different system user may be used in place of root.)