The system package management tool must be used to verify system software periodically.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-220116	GEN006565	SV-220116r603266_rule		Medium

Description
Verification using the system package management tool can be used to determine that system software has not been tampered with. This requirement is not applicable to systems not using package management tools.

STIG	Date
Solaris 10 X86 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2020-12-04

Details

Check Text ( C-21825r490282_chk )
Check the root crontab (crontab -l) for the presence of a package check command, such as, pkgchk -n. If no such cron job is found, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-21824r490283_fix)
Add a cron job to run a package verification command, such as, pkgchk -n.