All run control scripts must have no extended ACLs.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-216065SOL-11.1-020310SV-216065r959010_ruleCCI-000366medium
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.
STIGDate
Solaris 11 X86 Security Technical Implementation Guide2025-05-05

Details

Check Text (C-216065r959010_chk)

Verify run control scripts have no extended ACLs. # ls -lL /etc/rc* /etc/init.d If the permissions include a "+", the file has an extended ACL and this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-17301r372578_fix)

Remove the extended ACL from the file. # chmod A- [run control script with extended ACL]