Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-1056 | GEN006120 | SV-46132r1_rule | Medium |
Description |
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If the group owner of the "smb.conf" file is not root or a system group, the file may be maliciously modified and the Samba configuration could be compromised. |
STIG | Date |
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z | 2016-12-20 |
Check Text ( C-43391r1_chk ) |
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Check the group ownership of the "smb.conf" file. Procedure: # ls -lL /etc/samba/smb.conf If the "smb.conf" file is not group-owned by root, bin, sys, or system, this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-39474r1_fix) |
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Change the group owner of the smb.conf file. Procedure: # chgrp root smb.conf |