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The access.conf file must not have an extended ACL.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-22595 GEN000000-LNX00450 SV-26998r1_rule ECLP-1 Medium
Description
If the access permissions are more permissive than 0640, system security could be compromised.
STIG Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2017-03-01

Details

Check Text ( C-35941r3_chk )
Check the permissions of the file.
# ls -lL /etc/security/access.conf
If the permissions of the file or directory contain a '+', an extended ACL is present. If the file has an extended ACL and it has not been documented with the IAO, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-24264r1_fix)
Remove the extended ACL from the file.
# setfacl --remove-all /etc/security/access.conf