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The hosts.lpd (or equivalent) must have mode 0644 or less permissive.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-829 GEN003940 SV-37457r2_rule Medium
Description
Excessive permissions on the hosts.lpd (or equivalent) file may permit unauthorized modification. Unauthorized modifications could disrupt access to local printers from authorized remote hosts or permit unauthorized remote access to local printers.
STIG Date
Solaris 10 SPARC Security Technical Implementation Guide 2020-02-26

Details

Check Text ( C-36125r3_chk )
Check the mode of the print service configuration files.

Procedure:

# ls -lL /etc/apache/httpd-standalone-ipp.conf /etc/printers.conf /etc/smb.conf /etc/sfw/smb.conf /etc/samba/smb.conf /etc/sfw/samba/smb.conf

If the mode of any of the print service configuration file is more permissive than 0644, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-34395r3_fix)
Change the mode of the print service configuration files to 0644 or less permissive.

Procedure:

# chmod 0644 /etc/apache/httpd-standalone-ipp.conf /etc/printers.conf /etc/smb.conf /etc/sfw/smb.conf /etc/samba/smb.conf /etc/sfw/samba/smb.conf