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All global initialization files must not have extended ACLs.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-226545 GEN001730 SV-226545r603265_rule Medium
Description
Global initialization files are used to configure the user's shell environment upon login. Malicious modification of these files could compromise accounts upon logon.
STIG Date
Solaris 10 SPARC Security Technical Implementation Guide 2020-12-04

Details

Check Text ( C-28706r483032_chk )
Check global initialization files for extended ACLs.
# ls -lL /etc/profile /etc/bashrc /etc/csh.login /etc/csh.cshrc /etc/environment /etc/.login /etc/security/environ
If the permissions on an existing file include a "+", the file has an extended ACL, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-28694r483033_fix)
Remove the extended ACL from the file.
# chmod A- [global initialization file with extended ACL]