Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-781 | GEN000380 | SV-44827r1_rule | Low |
Description |
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If a user is assigned the GID of a group not existing on the system, and a group with the GID is subsequently created, the user may have unintended rights to the group. |
STIG | Date |
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z | 2016-12-20 |
Check Text ( C-42299r1_chk ) |
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Perform the following to ensure there are no GIDs referenced in /etc/passwd not defined in /etc/group: # pwck -r If GIDs referenced in /etc/passwd are not defined in /etc/group are returned, this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-38266r1_fix) |
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Add a group to the system for each GID referenced without a corresponding group. |