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

The .rhosts file must not be supported in PAM.

DISA Rule

SV-226565r603265_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-226565

Group Title

SRG-OS-000480

Rule Version

GEN002100

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

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

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Edit /etc/pam.conf and remove the reference(s) to the rhosts_auth module.

Check Contents

Check the PAM configuration for rhosts_auth.

Procedure:
# grep rhosts_auth /etc/pam.conf

If a rhosts_auth entry is found that is not commented out, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-226565

Documentable

False

Rule Version

GEN002100

Severity Override Guidance

Check the PAM configuration for rhosts_auth.

Procedure:
# grep rhosts_auth /etc/pam.conf

If a rhosts_auth entry is found that is not commented out, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

4060

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