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The services file must be group-owned by root, bin, or sys.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-22427 GEN003770 SV-39903r1_rule ECLP-1 Medium
Description
Failure to give ownership of system configuration files to root or a system group provides the designated owner and unauthorized users with the potential to change the system configuration which could weaken the system's security posture.
STIG Date
SOLARIS 9 SPARC SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE 2015-10-01

Details

Check Text ( C-38924r1_chk )
Check the group ownership of the services file.

Procedure:
# ls -lL /etc/services

If the file is not group-owned by root, bin, or sys, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-34062r1_fix)
Change the group-owner of the services file.

Procedure:
# chgrp root /etc/services