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System start-up files must only execute programs owned by a privileged UID or an application.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-4091 GEN001700 SV-27219r1_rule DCSL-1 Medium
Description
System start-up files executing programs owned by other than root (or another privileged user) or an application indicates the system may have been compromised.
STIG Date
SOLARIS 9 SPARC SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE 2015-10-01

Details

Check Text ( C-28197r2_chk )
Determine the programs executed by system start-up files. Determine the ownership of the executed programs.
# cat /etc/rc* /etc/init.d/* | more
Check the ownership of every program executed by the system start-up files.
# ls -l
If any executed program is not owned by root, sys, bin, or in rare cases, an application account, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-34270r1_fix)
Change the ownership of the file executed from system startup scripts to root, bin, or sys.
# chown root