All run control scripts must have mode 0755 or less permissive.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-216064 | SOL-11.1-020300 | SV-216064r959010_rule | CCI-000366 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| If the startup files are writable by other users, these users could modify the startup files to insert malicious commands into the startup files. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Solaris 11 X86 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-05 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-216064r959010_chk)
Check run control script modes.
# ls -lL /etc/rc* /etc/init.d /lib/svc/method
If any run control script has a mode more permissive than 0755, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-17300r372575_fix)
Ensure all system startup files have mode 0755 or less permissive. Examine the rc files, and all files in the rc1.d (rc2.d, and so on) directories, and in the /etc/init.d and /lib/svc/method directories to ensure they are not world writable. If they are world writable, use the chmod command to correct the vulnerability and to research why.
Procedure:
# chmod go-w <startupfile>