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All AIX public directories must be owned by root or an application account.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-215190 AIX7-00-001031 SV-215190r508663_rule Medium
Description
If a public directory has the sticky bit set and is not owned by a privileged UID, unauthorized users may be able to modify files created by others. The only authorized public directories are those temporary directories supplied with the system or those designed to be temporary file repositories. The setting is normally reserved for directories used by the system and by users for temporary file storage, (e.g., /tmp), and for directories requiring global read/write access.
STIG Date
IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide 2020-09-11

Details

Check Text ( C-16388r294021_chk )
Check the ownership of all public directories using command:
# find / -type d -perm -1002 -exec ls -ld {} \;

If any public directory is not owned by "root" or an application user, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-16386r294022_fix)
Use the following command to change the owner to "root" for public directories:
# chown root [public_dir]