STIGQter: STIG Summary: Solaris 10 SPARC Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 22 Jan 2021:

Global initialization files must contain the mesg -n or mesg n commands.

DISA Rule

SV-220034r603265_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-220034

Group Title

SRG-OS-000480

Rule Version

GEN001780

Severity

CAT III

CCI(s)

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

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Edit /etc/profile or another global initialization script and add the mesg -n command.

Check Contents

Check global initialization files for the presence of "mesg -n" or "mesg n".

Procedure:
# grep mesg /etc/.login /etc/profile /etc/bashrc /etc/environment /etc/security/environ /etc/csh.login /etc/csh.cshrc

If no existing global initialization files contain "mesg -n" or "mesg n", this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-220034

Documentable

False

Rule Version

GEN001780

Severity Override Guidance

Check global initialization files for the presence of "mesg -n" or "mesg n".

Procedure:
# grep mesg /etc/.login /etc/profile /etc/bashrc /etc/environment /etc/security/environ /etc/csh.login /etc/csh.cshrc

If no existing global initialization files contain "mesg -n" or "mesg n", this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

4060

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