Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-22309 | GEN000930 | SV-44903r1_rule | Medium |
Description |
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File system extended ACLs provide access to files beyond what is allowed by the unix permissions of the files. |
STIG | Date |
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z | 2016-12-20 |
Check Text ( C-42343r1_chk ) |
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Check the root account's home directory has no extended ACL. # grep "^root" /etc/passwd | awk -F":" ‘{print $6}’ # ls -ld If the permissions include a '+' the directory 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-38335r1_fix) |
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Remove the extended ACL from the root account's home directory. # setfacl --remove-all |