Permissions on user . (hidden) files must be 750 or less permissive.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-216419	SOL-11.1-070030	SV-216419r793026_rule		Medium

Description
Group-writable or world-writable user configuration files may enable malicious users to steal or modify other users' data or to gain another user's system privileges.

STIG	Date
Solaris 11 SPARC Security Technical Implementation Guide	2022-11-18

Details

Check Text ( C-17655r793025_chk )
The root role is required. Ensure that the permissions on user "." files are 750 or less permissive. # for dir in \ `logins -ox | awk -F: '($8 == "PS") { print $6 }'`; do find ${dir}/.[A-Za-z0-9]* \! -type l \ \( -perm -0001 -o -perm -0002 -o -perm -0004 -o -perm -0020 \) -ls done If output is produced, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-17653r371346_fix)
The root role is required. Change the permissions on users' "." files to 750 or less permissive. # chmod 750 [file name]