GEN000340 - UIDs reserved for system accounts must not be assigned to non-system accounts.

Information

Reserved UIDs are typically used by system software packages. If non-system accounts have UIDs in this range, they may conflict with system software, possibly leading to the user having permissions to modify system files.

NOTE: Nessus has provided the target output to assist in reviewing the benchmark to ensure target compliance.

Solution

Change the UID numbers for non-system accounts with reserved UIDs (those less or equal to 99).

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_SOL_10_x86_V2R4_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-227571r603266_rule, STIG-ID|GEN000340, STIG-Legacy|SV-12447, STIG-Legacy|V-11946, Vuln-ID|V-227571

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: d026c4b0ec11d3eb1fa1d3b3619efe5afdfa636660f24610afaa7fb07e72f154