STIGQter STIGQter: STIG Summary: Solaris 11 SPARC Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 3 Benchmark Date: 23 Apr 2021:

The .Xauthority files must not have extended ACLs.

DISA Rule

SV-216310r603267_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-216310

Group Title

SRG-OS-000480

Rule Version

SOL-11.1-020520

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Remove the extended ACL from the file.

# chmod A- .Xauthority

Check Contents

If X Display Manager (XDM) is not used on the system, this is not applicable.

Determine if XDM is running.

Procedure:
# ps -ef | grep xdm

Check the file permissions for the .Xauthority files.
# ls -lL .Xauthority

If the permissions include a "+", the file has an extended ACL and this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-216310

Documentable

False

Rule Version

SOL-11.1-020520

Severity Override Guidance

If X Display Manager (XDM) is not used on the system, this is not applicable.

Determine if XDM is running.

Procedure:
# ps -ef | grep xdm

Check the file permissions for the .Xauthority files.
# ls -lL .Xauthority

If the permissions include a "+", the file has an extended ACL and this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

4022

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