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Management Information Base (MIB) files must not have extended ACLs.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-22450 GEN005350 SV-63437r1_rule Medium
Description
The ability to read the MIB file could impart special knowledge to an intruder or malicious user about the ability to extract compromising information about the system or network.
STIG Date
Oracle Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2020-02-25

Details

Check Text ( C-52139r2_chk )
Check the file permissions for the MIB files.
# find / -name *.mib
# ls -lL

If the permissions include a '+', the file has an extended ACL.

If the file has an extended ACL and it has not been documented with the IAO, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-54047r2_fix)
Remove the extended ACL from the file.

# setfacl --remove-all