Check: GEN002360
Solaris 10 X86 STIG:
GEN002360
(in versions v2 r4 through v1 r17)
Title
Audio devices must be group-owned by root, sys, or bin. (Cat II impact)
Discussion
Without privileged group owners, audio devices will be vulnerable to being used as eaves-dropping devices by malicious users or intruders to possibly listen to conversations containing sensitive information.
Check Content
Check the group-owner of audio devices. Procedure: # ls -lL /dev/audio If the group-owner of an audio device is not root, sys, or bin, this is a finding.
Fix Text
Change the group owner of the audio device. Procedure: # chgrp system <audio device>
Additional Identifiers
Rule ID: SV-227704r603266_rule
Vulnerability ID: V-227704
Group Title: SRG-OS-000480
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CCIs
CCIs tied to check.
| Number | Definition |
|---|---|
| CCI-000366 |
The organization implements the security configuration settings. |
Controls
Controls tied to check. These are derived from the CCIs shown above.
| Number | Title |
|---|---|
| CM-6 |
Configuration Settings |