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The system must implement non-executable program stacks.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-216206SOL-11.1-080020SV-216206r959010_ruleCCI-000366medium
Description
A common type of exploit is the stack buffer overflow. An application receives, from an attacker, more data than it is prepared for and stores this information on its stack, writing beyond the space reserved for it. This can be designed to cause execution of the data written on the stack. One mechanism to mitigate this vulnerability is for the system to not allow the execution of instructions in sections of memory identified as part of the stack.
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-216206r959010_chk)

Determine the OS version you are currently securing. # uname –v If the OS version is 11.3 or newer, this check applies to all zones and relies on the "sxadm" command. Determine if the system implements non-executable program stacks. # sxadm status -p nxstack | cut -d: -f2 enabled.all If the command output is not "enabled.all", this is a finding. For Solaris 11, 11.1, and 11.2, this check applies to the global zone only and the "/etc/system" file is inspected. Determine the zone that you are currently securing. # zonename If the command output is "global", determine if the system implements non-executable program stacks. # grep noexec_user_stack /etc/system If the noexec_user_stack is not set to 1, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-17442r373001_fix)

The root role is required. Determine the OS version you are currently securing. # uname –v If the OS version is 11.3 or newer, enable non-executable program stacks using the "sxadm" command. # pfexec sxadm enable nxstack For Solaris 11, 11.1, and 11.2, this action applies to the global zone only and the "/etc/system" file is updated. Determine the zone that you are currently securing. # zonename If the command output is "global", modify the "/etc/system" file. # pfedit /etc/system add the line: set noexec_user_stack=1 Solaris 11, 11.1, and 11.2 systems will need to be restarted for the setting to take effect.