Check: GEN000000-SOL00100
SOLARIS 9 SPARC STIG:
GEN000000-SOL00100
(in version v1 r12)
Title
The /etc/security/audit_user file must have mode 0640 or less permissive. (Cat II impact)
Discussion
Audit_user is a sensitive file that, if compromised, would allow a malicious user to select auditing parameters to ignore his sessions. This would allow malicious operations the auditing subsystem would not log for that user.
Check Content
Fix Text
Change the mode of the audit_user file to 0640. # chmod 0640 /etc/security/audit_user
Additional Identifiers
Rule ID: SV-4245r2_rule
Vulnerability ID: V-4245
Group Title: GEN000000-SOL00100
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CCIs
CCIs tied to check.
| Number | Definition |
|---|---|
| CCI-000225 |
Employ the principle of least privilege, allowing only authorized accesses for users (or processes acting on behalf of users) which are necessary to accomplish assigned organizational tasks. |
Controls
Controls tied to check. These are derived from the CCIs shown above.
| Number | Title |
|---|---|
| AC-6 |
Least Privilege |