Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-4427 | GEN002020 | SV-45166r1_rule | Medium |
Description |
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If these files are not properly configured, they could allow malicious access by unknown malicious users from untrusted hosts who could compromise the system. |
STIG | Date |
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z | 2016-12-20 |
Check Text ( C-42510r1_chk ) |
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Locate and examine all r-commands access control files. Procedure: # find / -name .rhosts # more / # find / -name .shosts # more / # find / -name hosts.equiv # more / # find / -name shosts.equiv # more / If any .rhosts, .shosts, hosts.equiv, or shosts.equiv file contains other than host-user pairs, this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-38563r1_fix) |
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If possible, remove the .rhosts, .shosts, hosts.equiv, and shosts.equiv files. If the files are required, remove any content from the files except for necessary host-user pairs. |