The BIND 9.x server software must run with restricted privileges.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-207535 | BIND-9X-001003 | SV-207535r879887_rule | CCI-000366 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Failure to provide logical access restrictions associated with changes to application configuration may have significant effects on the overall security of the system. When dealing with access restrictions pertaining to change control, it should be noted that any changes to the hardware, software, and/or firmware components of the information system and/or application can have significant effects on the overall security of the system. Accordingly, only qualified and authorized individuals should be allowed to obtain access to application components for the purposes of initiating changes, including upgrades and modifications. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| BIND 9.x Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-02-15 | |||
Related Frameworks
4 paths across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
CM-6
1.00
- DISA · 2 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1712 mappings
3.4.1
1.00
- DISA · 2 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
3.4.2
1.00
- DISA · 2 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000366
1.00
- DISA · 2 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-207535r879887_chk)
Verify the BIND 9.x process is not running as root:
# ps -ef | grep named
named 3015 1 0 12:59 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/named -u named -t /var/named/chroot
If the output shows "/usr/sbin/named -u root", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-7790r283660_fix)
Configure the BIND 9.x process to run as a non-privileged user.
Restart the BIND 9.x process.