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Check: GEN000000-SOL00080

Solaris 9 X86 STIG: GEN000000-SOL00080 (in version v1 r9)

Title

The /etc/security/audit_user file must be group-owned by root, sys, or bin. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

The Solaris audit_user file allows for selective auditing or non-auditing of features for certain users. If it is not protected, it could be compromised and used to mask audit events. This could cause the loss of valuable forensics data in the case of a system compromise.

Check Content

Check /etc/security/audit_user group ownership. # ls -lL /etc/security/audit_user If /etc/security/audit_user is not group owned by root, sys, or bin, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Change the group owner of the audit_user file to root, bin, or sys. Example: # chgrp root /etc/security/audit_user

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-4351r2_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-4351

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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