The root user must not own the logon session for an application requiring a continuous display.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-769	GEN000520	SV-769r2_rule	PESL-1	Medium

Description
If an application is providing a continuous display and is running with root privileges, unauthorized users could interrupt the process and gain root access to the system.

STIG	Date
UNIX SRG	2013-03-26

Details

Check Text ( C-229r2_chk )
If there is an application running on the system continuously in use (such as a network monitoring application), ask the SA what the name of the application is. Execute the following to determine which user owns the process(es) associated with the application. If the owner is root, this is a finding. # ps -ef \| more

Fix Text (F-923r2_fix)
Configure the system so the owner of a session requiring a continuous screen display, such as a network management display, is not root. Ensure the display is also located in a secure, controlled access area. Document and justify this requirement. Ensure the terminal and keyboard for the display (or workstation) are secure from all but authorized personnel by maintaining them in a secure area, in a locked cabinet where a swipe card, or other positive forms of identification, must be used to gain entry.

Fix Text (F-923r2_fix)

Configure the system so the owner of a session requiring a continuous screen display, such as a network management display, is not root. Ensure the display is also located in a secure, controlled access area. Document and justify this requirement. Ensure the terminal and keyboard for the display (or workstation) are secure from all but authorized personnel by maintaining them in a secure area, in a locked cabinet where a swipe card, or other positive forms of identification, must be used to gain entry.