The AIX /etc/group file must have mode 0644 or less permissive.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-215282	AIX7-00-002091	SV-215282r508663_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	2022-06-06

Details

Check Text ( C-16480r294297_chk )
Verify the "/etc/group" file has the mode "0644" using command: # ls -l /etc/group The above command should yield the following output: -rw-r--r-- 1 root security 387 Sep 06 11:40 /etc/group If the file does not have mode "0644" or less permissive, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-16478r294298_fix)
Change the mode of the "/etc/group" file to "0644": # chmod 0644 /etc/group