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

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-215328	AIX7-00-003015	SV-215328r508663_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-16526r294435_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-16524r294436_fix)
Remove the extended ACL from the "/etc/group" using command: # acledit /etc/group