Check: GEN003040
Solaris 10 X86 STIG:
GEN003040
(in versions v2 r4 through v1 r17)
Title
Crontabs must be owned by root or the crontab creator. (Cat II impact)
Discussion
To protect the integrity of scheduled system jobs and prevent malicious modification to these jobs, crontab files must be secured.
Check Content
List all crontabs on the system. # ls -lL /var/spool/cron/crontabs/ If any crontab is not owned by root or the creating user, this is a finding.
Fix Text
Change the crontab owner to root or the crontab creator. # chown root <crontab file>
Additional Identifiers
Rule ID: SV-227743r603266_rule
Vulnerability ID: V-227743
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 |