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Solaris 11 SPARC Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • World-writable files must not exist.

    <VulnDiscussion>Data in world-writable files can be read, modified, and potentially compromised by any user on the system. World-writable fil...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • All valid SUID/SGID files must be documented.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;There are valid reasons for SUID/SGID programs, but it is important to identify and review such programs to ensure they are l...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The operating system must have no unowned files.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A new user who is assigned a deleted user's user ID or group ID may then end up owning these files, and thus have more access...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The operating system must have no files with extended attributes.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Attackers or malicious users could hide information, exploits, etc. in extended attribute areas. Since extended attributes ar...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The operator must document all file system objects that have non-standard access control list settings.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Access Control Lists allow an object owner to expand permissions on an object to specific users and groups in addition to the...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The operating system must be a supported release.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;An operating system release is considered supported if the vendor continues to provide security patches for the product. With...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The system must implement non-executable program stacks.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A common type of exploit is the stack buffer overflow. An application receives, from an attacker, more data than it is prepar...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) must be enabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Modification of memory area can result in executable code vulnerabilities. ASLR can reduce the likelihood of these attacks. A...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Process core dumps must be disabled unless needed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Process core dumps contain the memory in use by the process when it crashed. Process core dump files can be of significant si...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The system must be configured to store any process core dumps in a specific, centralized directory.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Specifying a centralized location for core file creation allows for the centralized protection of core files. Process core du...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group

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