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Login services for serial ports must be disabled.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-216347 SOL-11.1-040310 SV-216347r603267_rule Medium
Description
Login services should not be enabled on any serial ports that are not strictly required to support the mission of the system. This action can be safely performed even when console access is provided using a serial port.
STIG Date
Solaris 11 SPARC Security Technical Implementation Guide 2021-11-23

Details

Check Text ( C-17583r371129_chk )
Determine if terminal login services are disabled.

# svcs -Ho state svc:/system/console-login:terma
# svcs -Ho state svc:/system/console-login:termb

If the system/console-login services are not "disabled", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-17581r371130_fix)
The Service Operator profile is required.

Disable serial terminal services.

# pfexec svcadm disable svc:/system/console-login:terma
# pfexec svcadm disable svc:/system/console-login:termb