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The hosts.lpd (or equivalent) file must not have an extended ACL.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-227831 GEN003950 SV-227831r603266_rule Medium
Description
Excessive permissions on the hosts.lpd (or equivalent) file may permit unauthorized modification. Unauthorized modifications could disrupt access to local printers from authorized remote hosts or permit unauthorized remote access to local printers.
STIG Date
Solaris 10 X86 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2020-12-04

Details

Check Text ( C-29993r489865_chk )
Check the permissions of the print service configuration files.

Procedure:
# ls -lL /etc/apache/httpd-standalone-ipp.conf /etc/printers.conf /etc/smb.conf /etc/sfw/smb.conf /etc/samba/smb.conf /etc/sfw/samba/smb.conf

If the permissions on any file include a '+', the file has an extended ACL and this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-29981r489866_fix)
Remove the extended ACLs from the files.
# chmod A- /etc/apache/httpd-standalone-ipp.conf /etc/printers.conf /etc/smb.conf /etc/sfw/smb.conf /etc/samba/smb.conf /etc/sfw/samba/smb.conf