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The /etc/security/access.conf file must not have an extended ACL.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-22595 GEN000000-LNX00450 SV-44757r1_rule Medium
Description
If the access permissions are more permissive than 0640, system security could be compromised.
STIG Date
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z 2016-12-20

Details

Check Text ( C-42262r1_chk )
Check the permissions of the file.
# ls -lLd /etc/security/access.conf
If the permissions of the file or directory contains 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-38207r1_fix)
Remove the extended ACL from the file.
# setfacl --remove-all /etc/security/access.conf