The AIX /var/spool/cron/atjobs directory must be group-owned by cron.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-245567	AIX7-00-002148	SV-245567r832903_rule		Medium

Description
Unauthorized group ownership of the /var/spool/cron/atjobs directory could permit unauthorized users the ability to alter atjobs and run automated jobs as privileged users. Failure to set proper permissions of the /var/spool/cron/atjobs directory provides unauthorized users with the potential to access sensitive information or change the system configuration which could weaken the system's security posture.

Description

Unauthorized group ownership of the /var/spool/cron/atjobs directory could permit unauthorized users the ability to alter atjobs and run automated jobs as privileged users. Failure to set proper permissions of the /var/spool/cron/atjobs directory provides unauthorized users with the potential to access sensitive information or change the system configuration which could weaken the system's security posture.

STIG	Date
IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide	2023-02-13

Details

Check Text ( C-48846r832901_chk )
Check the group ownership of the /var/spool/cron/atjobs directory using command: # ls -ld /var/spool/cron/atjobs The above command should yield the following output: drw-r----- 1 bin cron 993 Mar 11 07:04 /var/spool/cron/atjobs If the group owner of the "atjobs" directory is not "cron", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-48801r832902_fix)
Change the group ownership of the "atjobs" directory to cron using command: # chgrp cron /var/spool/cron/atjobs