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The cron.deny file must not have an extended ACL.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-22389 GEN003210 M6 SV-38115r1_rule ECLP-1 Medium
Description
If there are excessive file permissions for the cron.deny file, sensitive information could be viewed or edited by unauthorized users.
STIG Date
MAC OSX 10.6 Workstation Security Technical Implementation Guide Draft 2013-01-10

Details

Check Text ( C-37647r1_chk )
Open a terminal session and enter the following command to view the ACLs of the cron.deny file.

ls -l /private/var/at/cron.deny

If the permissions include a '+', the file has an extended ACL, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-32888r1_fix)
Open a terminal session and enter the following command to remove the extended ACLs.

chmod -N /private/var/at/cron.deny