STIGQter: STIG Summary: SLES 12 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 3 Benchmark Date: 23 Apr 2021:

There must be no shosts.equiv files on the SUSE operating system.

DISA Rule

SV-217142r603262_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-217142

Group Title

SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

Rule Version

SLES-12-010410

Severity

CAT I

CCI(s)

• CCI-000366 - The organization implements the security configuration settings.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Remove any "shosts.equiv" files found on the SUSE operating system.

# rm /[path]/[to]/[file]/shosts.equiv

Check Contents

Verify there are no "shosts.equiv" files on the SUSE operating system.

Check the system for the existence of these files with the following command:

# find /etc -name shosts.equiv

If any "shosts.equiv" files are found on the system, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-217142

Documentable

False

Rule Version

SLES-12-010410

Severity Override Guidance

Verify there are no "shosts.equiv" files on the SUSE operating system.

Check the system for the existence of these files with the following command:

# find /etc -name shosts.equiv

If any "shosts.equiv" files are found on the system, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

4033

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