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XCCDF
Solaris 11 X86 Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-OS-000480
Duplicate group names must not exist.
Duplicate group names must not exist.
An XCCDF Rule
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Duplicate group names must not exist.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>If a group is assigned a duplicate group name, it will create and have access to files with the first GID for that group in group. Effectively, the GID is shared, which is a security risk.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>