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Solaris 11 SPARC Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • There must be no user .rhosts files.

    <VulnDiscussion>Even though the .rhosts files are ineffective if support is disabled in /etc/pam.conf, they may have been brought over from o...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Groups assigned to users must exist in the /etc/group file.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Groups defined in passwd but not in group file pose a threat to system security since group permissions are not properly mana...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Users must have a valid home directory assignment.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;All users must be assigned a home directory in the passwd file. Failure to have a home directory may result in the user being...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • All user accounts must be configured to use a home directory that exists.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If the user's home directory does not exist, the user will be placed in "/" and will not be able to write any files or have l...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • All home directories must be owned by the respective user assigned to it in /etc/passwd.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Since the user is accountable for files stored in the user's home directory, the user must be the owner of the directory.&lt;...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000104

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group

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