SOL-11.1-020540 - .Xauthority or X*.hosts (or equivalent) file(s) must be used to restrict access to the X server.

Information

If access to the X server is not restricted, a user's X session may be compromised.

Solution

Create an X*.hosts file, where * is a display number that may be used to limit X window connections.

Add the list of authorized X clients to the file.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_SOL_11_SPARC_V3R1_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-2(1)(b), 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000297, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-216312r959010_rule, STIG-ID|SOL-11.1-020540, STIG-Legacy|SV-75495, STIG-Legacy|V-61027, Vuln-ID|V-216312

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: a7d4582746d913760d16bf0007abf33adf2aa80b9959ddf2a694e1a112287740