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Crontab files must not have extended ACLs.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-22386 GEN003090 SV-38782r1_rule ECLP-1 Medium
Description
To protect the integrity of scheduled system jobs and to prevent malicious modification to these jobs, crontab files must be secured. ACLs on crontab files may provide unauthorized access to the files.
STIG Date
Draft AIX Security Technical Implementation Guide 2011-08-17

Details

Check Text ( C-37204r1_chk )
Check the permissions of the crontab files.
Get a listing of crontab files.
#ls /var/spool/cron/crontabs

Check all of the crontabls listed for an extended ACL.
#aclget /
Check if extended permissions are disabled. If extended permissions are not disabled, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-32474r1_fix)
Remove the extended ACL from the crontab file(s) and disable extended permissions.

#acledit /