The system's boot loader configuration file(s) must have mode 0600 or less permissive.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-227985	GEN008720	SV-227985r854522_rule		Medium

Description
File permissions greater than 0600 on boot loader configuration files could allow an unauthorized user to view or modify sensitive information pertaining to system boot instructions.

STIG	Date
Solaris 10 X86 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2022-09-07

Details

Check Text ( C-30147r490405_chk )
This check applies to the global zone only. Determine the type of zone that you are currently securing. # zonename If the command output is "global", this check applies. Check the permission of the menu.lst file. On systems that have a ZFS root, the menu.lst file is typically located at /pool-name/boot/grub/menu.lst where "pool-name" is the mount point for the top-level dataset. On systems that have a UFS root, the menu.lst file is typically located at /boot/grub/menu.lst . Procedure: # ls -lL /pool-name/boot/grub/menu.lst or # ls -lL /boot/grub/menu.lst If menu.lst has a mode more permissive than 0600, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-30147r490405_chk )

This check applies to the global zone only. Determine the type of zone that you are currently securing.

# zonename

If the command output is "global", this check applies.

Check the permission of the menu.lst file.

On systems that have a ZFS root, the menu.lst file is typically located at /pool-name/boot/grub/menu.lst where "pool-name" is the mount point for the top-level dataset.

On systems that have a UFS root, the menu.lst file is typically located at /boot/grub/menu.lst .

Procedure:
# ls -lL /pool-name/boot/grub/menu.lst
or
# ls -lL /boot/grub/menu.lst

If menu.lst has a mode more permissive than 0600, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-30135r490406_fix)
Change the mode of the menu.lst file to 0600. # chmod 0600 /pool-name/boot/grub/menu.lst or # chmod 0600 /boot/grub/menu.lst