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Unauthorized use of the at or cron capabilities must not be permitted.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-216123SOL-11.1-040420SV-216123r959010_ruleCCI-000366medium
Description
On many systems, only the system administrator needs the ability to schedule jobs. Even though a given user is not listed in the "cron.allow" file, cron jobs can still be run as that user. The "cron.allow" file only controls administrative access to the "crontab" command for scheduling and modifying cron jobs. Much more effective access controls for the cron system can be obtained by using Role-Based Access Controls (RBAC).
STIGDate
Solaris 11 X86 Security Technical Implementation Guide2026-05-13

Related Frameworks

1 mapping across 5 frameworks
SCF0 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (8) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

CFG-01Configuration Management Program
1.00
END-01Endpoint Device Management (EDM)
1.00
END-04Malicious Code Protection (Anti-Malware)
1.00
END-06Endpoint File Integrity Monitoring (FIM)
1.00
MON-01Continuous Monitoring
1.00
MON-01.7File Integrity Monitoring (FIM)
1.00
CFG-02Secure Baseline Configurations
0.50
CFG-02.7Approved Configuration Deviations
0.50
NIST 800-530 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 2 hops (100) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

AC-12Session Termination
1.00
AC-16(1)Dynamic Attribute Association
1.00
AC-17(1)Monitoring and Control
1.00
AC-2Account Management
1.00
AC-2(1)Automated System Account Management
1.00
AC-2(11)Usage Conditions
1.00
AC-2(3)Disable Accounts
1.00
AC-2(4)Automated Audit Actions
1.00
AC-24(1)Transmit Access Authorization Information
1.00
AC-25Reference Monitor
1.00

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NIST 800-1710 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (2) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

3.4.1
1.00
3.4.2
1.00
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000366
1.00
NIST CSF 2.00 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (5) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

DE.CM-09
1.00
PR.PS-01
1.00
PR.DS-10
0.50
PR.PSPlatform Security
0.50
PR.PS-05
0.50

Who does this work

10 NICE work roles and 9 EC-Council certifications.

This is an inference across published mappings, not a single claim by anyone. This check maps to a control, which maps to a Cybersecurity Framework outcome, which NIST assigns to the work roles below. EC-Council separately maps its certifications to those same roles.

A certification prepares someone for a role. It is not evidence that a holder is qualified, and neither NIST nor EC-Council has stated that any certification here addresses this check.

Work-role assignments published by NIST (NICE Framework Components 2.2.0 and the CSF 2.0 OLIR crosswalk). Certification mappings published by EC-Council.

Details

Check Text (C-216123r959010_chk)

Check that "at" and "cron" users are configured correctly. # ls /etc/cron.d/cron.deny If cron.deny exists, this is a finding. # ls /etc/cron.d/at.deny If at.deny exists, this is a finding. # cat /etc/cron.d/cron.allow cron.allow should have a single entry for "root", or the cron.allow file is removed if using RBAC. If any accounts other than root that are listed and they are not properly documented with the IA staff, this is a finding. # wc -l /etc/cron.d/at.allow | awk '{ print $1 }' If the output is non-zero, this is a finding, or the at.allow file is removed if using RBAC.

Fix Text (F-17359r462446_fix)

The root role is required. Modify the cron configuration files. # mv /etc/cron.d/cron.deny /etc/cron.d/cron.deny.temp # mv /etc/cron.d/at.deny /etc/cron.d/at.deny.temp Skip the remaining steps only if using the “solaris.jobs.user” RBAC role. # echo root > /etc/cron.d/cron.allow # cp /dev/null /etc/cron.d/at.allow # chown root:root /etc/cron.d/cron.allow /etc/cron.d/at.allow # chmod 400 /etc/cron.d/cron.allow /etc/cron.d/at.allow