System packages must be configured with the vendor-provided files, permissions, and ownerships.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-216050 | SOL-11.1-020080 | SV-216050r958634_rule | Medium |
| Description |
| Failure to maintain system configurations may result in privilege escalation. |
| STIG | Date |
| Solaris 11 X86 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-05 |
Details
| Check Text (C-17288r372532_chk) |
| The Software Installation Profile is required. Determine what the signature policy is for pkg publishers: # pkg property | grep signature-policy Check that output produces: signature-policy verify If the output does not confirm that signature-policy verify is active, this is a finding. Check that package permissions are configured and signed per vendor requirements. # pkg verify If the command produces any output unrelated to STIG changes, this is a finding. There is currently a Solaris 11 bug 16267888 which reports pkg verify errors for a variety of python packages. These can be ignored. |
| Fix Text (F-17286r372533_fix) |
| The Software Installation Profile is required. Configure the package system to ensure that digital signatures are verified. # pfexec pkg set-property signature-policy verify Check that package permissions are configured per vendor requirements. # pfexec pkg verify If any errors are reported unrelated to STIG changes, use: # pfexec pkg fix to bring configuration settings and permissions into factory compliance. |