Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-1030 | GEN006220 | SV-46139r1_rule | Medium |
Description |
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Samba increases the attack surface of the system and must be restricted to communicate only with systems requiring access. |
STIG | Date |
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z | 2016-12-20 |
Check Text ( C-43398r1_chk ) |
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Examine the "smb.conf" file. # more /etc/samba/smb.conf If the "hosts" option is not present to restrict access to a list of authorized hosts and networks, this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-39481r1_fix) |
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Edit the "/etc/samba/smb.conf" file and set the "hosts" option to permit only authorized hosts to access Samba. |