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The AIX /etc/group file must not have an extended ACL.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-91617 AIX7-00-003015 SV-101715r1_rule Medium
Description
The "/etc/group" file contains information regarding groups that are configured on the system. Protection of this file is important for system security.
STIG Date
IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide 2020-02-24

Details

Check Text ( C-90771r1_chk )
Check the ACL of the "/etc/group" file:
# aclget /etc/group

The above command should yield the following output:
*
* ACL_type AIXC
*
attributes:
base permissions
owner(root): rw-
group(security): r--
others: r--
extended permissions
disabled

If the extended ACL are not "disabled", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-97815r1_fix)
Remove the extended ACL from the "/etc/group" using command:
# acledit /etc/group