All system start-up files must be owned by root.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-216070	SOL-11.1-020360	SV-216070r959010_rule		Medium

Description

System start-up files not owned by root could lead to system compromise by allowing malicious users or applications to modify them for unauthorized purposes. This could lead to system and network compromise.

STIG	Date
Solaris 11 X86 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2024-11-25

Details

Check Text (C-17308r372592_chk)

Check run control scripts' ownership.

# ls -lL /etc/rc* /etc/init.d

If any run control script is not owned by root, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-17306r372593_fix)

Change the ownership of the run control script(s) with incorrect ownership.

# chown root <run control script>