The /etc/group file must not have an extended ACL.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-226521	GEN001394	SV-226521r603265_rule		Medium

Description
The /etc/group file is critical to system security and must be protected from unauthorized modification. The group file contains a list of system groups and associated information.

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

Details

Check Text ( C-28682r482951_chk )
Verify /etc/group has no extended ACL. # ls -l /etc/group If the permissions include a "+", the file has an extended ACL and this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-28670r482952_fix)
Remove the extended ACL from the file. # chmod A- /etc/group