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Local initialization files must not have extended ACLs.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-22362 GEN001890 SV-38739r1_rule ECLP-1 Medium
Description
Local initialization files are used to configure the user's shell environment upon login. Malicious modification of these files could compromise accounts upon logon.
STIG Date
AIX 6.1 SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE 2018-09-18

Details

Check Text ( C-37172r1_chk )
Check user home directories for local initialization files with extended ACLs.

Procedure:
# cat /etc/passwd | cut -f 6,6 -d ":" | xargs -n1 -IDIR ls -le DIR/.login DIR/.cshrc DIR/.logout DIR/.profile DIR/.bash_profile DIR/.bashrc DIR/.bash_logout DIR/.env DIR/.dtprofile DIR/.dispatch DIR/.emacs DIR/.exrc

Procedure:
#aclget / and check if extended permissions are disabled. If extended permissions are not disabled, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-32454r1_fix)
Remove the extended ACL from the local initialization file(s) and disable extended permissions.

#acledit /