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Check: GEN006140

Solaris 10 X86 STIG: GEN006140 (in versions v2 r4 through v1 r17)

Title

The smb.conf file must have mode 0644 or less permissive. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

If the smb.conf file has excessive permissions, the file may be maliciously modified and the Samba configuration could be compromised.

Check Content

Check the mode of the smb.conf file. Default locations for this file include /etc, /etc/sfw, /etc/samba, and /etc/sfw/samba. If the system has Samba installed in non-standard locations, also check the smb.conf in those locations. Procedure: # ls -lL /etc/smb.conf /etc/sfw/smb.conf /etc/samba/smb.conf /etc/sfw/samba/smb.conf If the smb.conf has a mode more permissive than 0644, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Change the mode of the smb.conf file to 0644 or less permissive. Procedure: # chmod 0644 /etc/smb.conf /etc/sfw/smb.conf /etc/samba/smb.conf /etc/sfw/samba/smb.conf

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-227927r854513_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-227927

Group Title: SRG-OS-000312

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CCIs

CCIs tied to check.

Number	Definition
CCI-002165	The information system enforces organization-defined discretionary access control policies over defined subjects and objects.

Controls

Controls tied to check. These are derived from the CCIs shown above.

Number	Title
AC-3 (4)	Discretionary Access Control