Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-780 | GEN000360 | SV-44826r1_rule | Medium |
Description |
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Reserved GIDs are typically used by system software packages. If non-system groups have GIDs in this range, they may conflict with system software, possibly leading to the group having permissions to modify system files. |
STIG | Date |
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z | 2016-12-20 |
Check Text ( C-42298r1_chk ) |
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Confirm all accounts with a GID of 499 and below are used by a system account. Procedure: List all the users with a GID of 0-499. # awk -F: '$4 <= 499 {printf "%15s:%4s\n", $1, $4}' /etc/passwd | sort -n -t: -k2 If a GID reserved for system accounts (0 - 499) is used by a non-system account, this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-38265r1_fix) |
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Change the primary group GID numbers for non-system accounts with reserved primary group GIDs (those less or equal to 499). |