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Management Information Base (MIB) files must not have extended ACLs.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-22450 GEN005350 SV-38818r1_rule ECLP-1 Medium
Description
The ability to read the MIB file could impart special knowledge to an intruder or malicious user about the ability to extract compromising information about the system or network.
STIG Date
Draft AIX Security Technical Implementation Guide 2011-08-17

Details

Check Text ( C-37059r1_chk )
Check the file permissions for the MIB files.
# find / -name *.mib -print
# aclget [mib file]
If the extended attributes are not disabled, this is a finding
Fix Text (F-32327r1_fix)
Remove the extended ACL from the MIB file(s) and change extended attributes to disabled.

#acledit [mib file]