Title

Samba must be configured to use an authentication mechanism other than share. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Samba share authentication does not provide for individual user identification and must not be used.

Check Content

Examine the smb.conf file for the share security setting.. # cat /etc/opt/samba/smb.conf | tr '\011' ' ' | tr -s ' ' | sed -e 's/^[ \t]*//' | grep -v "^#" | grep -i "^security = share" If the share security setting is share, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Edit the /etc/smb.conf file and change the security setting to user or another valid setting other than share, for example: security = user

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-35109r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-22499

Group Title: GEN006225

Expert Comments

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