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All run control scripts must have no extended ACLs.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-22353 GEN001590 SV-45059r1_rule Medium
Description
If the startup files are writable by other users, they could modify the startup files to insert malicious commands into the startup files.
STIG Date
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z Security Technical Implementation Guide 2018-09-19

Details

Check Text ( C-42432r1_chk )
Verify run control scripts have no extended ACLs.
# ls -lL /etc/rc* /etc/init.d
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-32778r1_fix)
Remove the extended ACL from the file.
# setfacl --remove-all