Permissions on user .netrc files must be 750 or less permissive.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-216420	SOL-11.1-070040	SV-216420r603267_rule		Medium

Description
.netrc files may contain unencrypted passwords that can be used to attack other systems.

STIG	Date
Solaris 11 SPARC Security Technical Implementation Guide	2021-11-23

Details

Check Text ( C-17656r371348_chk )
The root role is required. Check that permissions on user .netrc files are 750 or less permissive. # for dir in \ `logins -ox | awk -F: '($8 == "PS") { print $6 }'`; do find ${dir}/.netrc -type f \( \ -perm -g+r -o -perm -g+w -o -perm -g+x -o \ -perm -o+r -o -perm -o+w -o -perm -o+x \) \ -ls 2>/dev/null done If output is produced, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-17654r371349_fix)
The root role is required. Change the permissions on users' .netrc files to 750 or less permissive. # chmod 750 [file name]