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GEN003950 - The hosts.lpd (or equivalent) file must not have an extended ACL.

Information

Excessive permissions on the hosts.lpd (or equivalent) file may permit unauthorized modification. Unauthorized modifications could disrupt access to local printers from authorized remote hosts or permit unauthorized remote access to local printers.

Solution

Remove the extended ACLs from the files.
# chmod A- /etc/apache/httpd-standalone-ipp.conf /etc/printers.conf /etc/smb.conf /etc/sfw/smb.conf /etc/samba/smb.conf /etc/sfw/samba/smb.conf

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-227831r603266_rule, STIG-ID|GEN003950, STIG-Legacy|SV-26678, STIG-Legacy|V-22436, Vuln-ID|V-227831

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 5808cf930e9776ea07ad6ae17ad307818dbe48fb0b159da0d0295b5729a9745e