Details

Failure to provide logical access restrictions associated with changes to application configuration may have significant effects on the overall security of the system. When dealing with access restrictions pertaining to change control, it should be noted that any changes to the hardware, software, and/or firmware components of the information system and/or application can have significant effects on the overall security of the system. Accordingly, only qualified and authorized individuals should be allowed to obtain access to application components for the purposes of initiating changes, including upgrades and modifications.

Solution

Configure the BIND 9.x process to run as a non-privileged user.

Restart the BIND 9.x process.

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_BIND_9-x_V2R2_STIG.zip

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Configuration Management.This control applies to the following type of system Unix.

References

• 800-53|CM-6b.
• CAT|II
• CCI|CCI-000366
• Rule-ID|SV-207535r612253_rule
• STIG-ID|BIND-9X-001003
• STIG-Legacy|SV-86993
• STIG-Legacy|V-72369
• Vuln-ID|V-207535

Source

• Tenable.com/audits