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All global initialization files must have mode 0644 or less permissive.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-220084 GEN001720 SV-220084r603266_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 X86 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2020-12-04

Details

Check Text ( C-21793r488579_chk )
Check global initialization files permissions.

# ls -l /etc/.login
# ls -l /etc/profile
# ls -l /etc/bashrc
# ls -l /etc/environment
# ls -l /etc/security/environ
# ls -l /etc/csh.login
# ls -l /etc/csh.cshrc

If global initialization files exist and are more permissive than 0644, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-21792r488580_fix)
Change the mode of the global initialization file(s) to 0644.
# chmod 0644