Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-215366 | AIX7-00-003061 | SV-215366r508663_rule | Medium |
Description |
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The aixmibd daemon is a dpi2 sub-agent which manages a number of MIB variables. To prevent attacks this daemon should not be enabled unless there is no alternative. |
STIG | Date |
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IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2021-03-10 |
Check Text ( C-16564r294549_chk ) |
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From the command prompt, execute the following command: # grep "^start[[:blank:]]/usr/sbin/aixmibd" /etc/rc.tcpip If there is any output from the command, this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-16562r294550_fix) |
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In "/etc/rc.tcpip", comment out the "aixmibd" entry by running command: # chrctcp -d aixmibd |