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All run control scripts must have no extended ACLs.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-22353 GEN001590 SV-38733r1_rule ECLP-1 Medium
Description
If the startup files are writable by other users, they could modify the startup files to insert malicious commands into the startup files.
STIG Date
AIX 6.1 SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE 2018-09-18

Details

Check Text ( C-37150r1_chk )
Verify run control scripts have no extended ACLs.
Check if extended permissions are disabled.
# ls -l /etc/rc*
# aclget /etc/rc*
# aclget /etc/init.d
If extended permissions are not disabled, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-32415r1_fix)
Remove the extended ACL from the run control script(s) and disable extended permissions.

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