Run control scripts must not execute world writable programs or scripts.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-216304	SOL-11.1-020350	SV-216304r959010_rule		Medium

Description
World writable files could be modified accidentally or maliciously to compromise system integrity.

STIG	Date
Solaris 11 SPARC Security Technical Implementation Guide	2024-05-30

Details

Check Text ( C-17540r371000_chk )
Check the permissions on the files or scripts executed from system startup scripts to see if they are world writable. Create a list of all potential run command level scripts. # ls -l /etc/init.d/* /etc/rc* \| tr '\011' ' ' \| tr -s ' ' \| cut -f 9,9 -d " " Create a list of world writable files. # find / -perm -002 -type f >> WorldWritableFileList Determine if any of the world writeable files in "WorldWritableFileList" are called from the run command level scripts. Note: Depending upon the number of scripts vs. world writable files, it may be easier to inspect the scripts manually. # more `ls -l /etc/init.d/* /etc/rc* \| tr '\011' ' ' \| tr -s ' ' \| cut -f 9,9 -d " "` If any system startup script executes any file or script that is world writable, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-17540r371000_chk )

Check the permissions on the files or scripts executed from system startup scripts to see if they are world writable.

Create a list of all potential run command level scripts.

# ls -l /etc/init.d/* /etc/rc* | tr '\011' ' ' | tr -s ' ' | cut -f 9,9 -d " "

Create a list of world writable files.

# find / -perm -002 -type f >> WorldWritableFileList

Determine if any of the world writeable files in "WorldWritableFileList" are called from the run command level scripts.

Note: Depending upon the number of scripts vs. world writable files, it may be easier to inspect the scripts manually.

# more `ls -l /etc/init.d/* /etc/rc* | tr '\011' ' ' | tr -s ' ' | cut -f 9,9 -d " "`

If any system startup script executes any file or script that is world writable, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-17538r371001_fix)
Remove the world writable permission from programs or scripts executed by run control scripts. Procedure: # chmod o-w