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The cron.deny file must not have an extended ACL.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-22389 GEN003210 SV-38785r1_rule ECLP-1 Medium
Description
If there are excessive file permissions for the cron.deny file, sensitive information could be viewed or edited by unauthorized users.
STIG Date
AIX 6.1 SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE 2017-12-08

Details

Check Text ( C-37209r1_chk )
#aclget /var/adm/cron/cron.deny

Verify if extended permissions are disabled. If extended permissions are not disabled, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-32476r1_fix)
Remove the extended ACL from the cron.deny file and disable extended permissions.

#acledit /var/adm/cron/cron.deny