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Check: GEN006120

VMware ESX 3 Server: GEN006120 (in version v1 r2)

Title

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

Discussion

If the group owner of the smb.conf file is not root or a system group, the file may be maliciously modified and the Samba configuration could be compromised.

Check Content

Check the group ownership of the smb.conf file. Procedure: # find / -name /etc/samba/smb.conf # ls -l <smb.conf file> If an smb.conf file is not group-owned by root, bin, or sys, this is a finding

Fix Text

Change the group owner of the smb.conf file. Procedure: # chgrp root smb.conf

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-1056r2_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-1056

Group Title: GEN006120

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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