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Check: GEN003780

Solaris 10 X86 STIG: GEN003780 (in versions v2 r4 through v1 r17)

Title

The services file must have mode 0444 or less permissive. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

The services file is critical to the proper operation of network services and must be protected from unauthorized modification. Unauthorized modification could result in the failure of network services.

Check Content

Check the mode of the services file. Procedure: # ls -lL /etc/services If the services file has a mode more permissive than 0444, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Change the mode of the services file to 0444 or less permissive. Procedure: # chmod 0444 /etc/services

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-227818r854497_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-227818

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