GEN005240 - The .Xauthority utility must only permit access to authorized hosts.

Information

If unauthorized clients are permitted access to the X server, a user's X session may be compromised.

NOTE: Nessus has not performed this check. Please review the benchmark to ensure target compliance.

Solution

Remove unauthorized clients from the xauth configuration.
# xauth remove <display name>

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_SOL_10_SPARC_V2R4_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-226966r603265_rule, STIG-ID|GEN005240, STIG-Legacy|SV-12518, STIG-Legacy|V-12017, Vuln-ID|V-226966

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 2cf700ac10f21859a934814a41866872a7095e47e35da757fb2723d47f219bca