STIGQter: STIG Summary: Solaris 10 X86 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 22 Jan 2021:

The alias file must be owned by root.

DISA Rule

SV-227837r603266_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-227837

Group Title

SRG-OS-000312

Rule Version

GEN004360

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-002165 - The information system enforces organization-defined discretionary access control policies over defined subjects and objects.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Change the owner of the /etc/mail/aliases file (or equivalent, such as /usr/lib/aliases) to root.

Procedure:
# chown root /etc/mail/aliases

Check Contents

Find the alias file on the system.

Procedure:
# egrep '^O(A| AliasFile)' /etc/mail/sendmail.cf

If the "alias file" is an NIS or LDAP map, this check is not applicable. The default location is /etc/mail/aliases.

Check the ownership of the alias file.

Procedure:
# ls -lL <alias file>

If the alias file is not owned by root, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-227837

Documentable

False

Rule Version

GEN004360

Severity Override Guidance

Find the alias file on the system.

Procedure:
# egrep '^O(A| AliasFile)' /etc/mail/sendmail.cf

If the "alias file" is an NIS or LDAP map, this check is not applicable. The default location is /etc/mail/aliases.

Check the ownership of the alias file.

Procedure:
# ls -lL <alias file>

If the alias file is not owned by root, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

4061

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