Audio devices must be owned by root.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-227703	GEN002340	SV-227703r603266_rule		Medium

Description
Globally Accessible audio and video devices have proven to be security hazards. There is software that can activate system microphones and video devices connected to user workstations and/or X terminals. Once the microphone has been activated, it is possible to eavesdrop on otherwise private conversations without the victim being aware of it. This action effectively changes the user's microphone to a bugging device.

Description

Globally Accessible audio and video devices have proven to be security hazards. There is software that can activate system microphones and video devices connected to user workstations and/or X terminals. Once the microphone has been activated, it is possible to eavesdrop on otherwise private conversations without the victim being aware of it. This action effectively changes the user's microphone to a bugging device.

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

Details

Check Text ( C-29865r488690_chk )
Check the owner of audio devices. # ls -lL /dev/audio If the owner of any audio device file is not root, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-29853r488691_fix)
Change the owner of the audio device. # chown root