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IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • AIX must turn on SSH daemon privilege separation.

    <VulnDiscussion>SSH daemon privilege separation causes the SSH process to drop root privileges when not needed, which would decrease the impa...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • If bash is used, AIX must display logout messages.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If a user cannot explicitly end an operating system session, the session may remain open and be exploited by an attacker; thi...
    Rule Low Severity
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  • SRG-OS-000281-GPOS-00111

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  • If Bourne / ksh shell is used, AIX must display logout messages.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If a user cannot explicitly end an operating system session, the session may remain open and be exploited by an attacker; thi...
    Rule Low Severity
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  • SRG-OS-000281-GPOS-00111

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  • If csh/tcsh shell is used, AIX must display logout messages.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If a user cannot explicitly end an operating system session, the session may remain open and be exploited by an attacker; thi...
    Rule Low Severity
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • AIX must implement a remote syslog server that is documented using site-defined procedures.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If a remote log host is in use and it has not been justified and documented, sensitive information could be obtained by unaut...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • The AIX syslog daemon must not accept remote messages unless it is a syslog server documented using site-defined procedures.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Unintentionally running a syslog server accepting remote messages puts the system at increased risk. Malicious syslog message...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • SRG-OS-000365-GPOS-00152

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  • All system command files must not have extended ACLs.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Restricting permissions will protect system command files from unauthorized modification. System command files include files ...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • SRG-OS-000259-GPOS-00100

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  • All library files must not have extended ACLs.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Unauthorized access could destroy the integrity of the library files.&lt;/VulnDiscussion&gt;&lt;FalsePositives&gt;&lt;/FalseP...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • AIX must be configured to use syslogd to log events by TCPD.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without auditing the enforcement of access restrictions against changes to the application configuration, it will be difficul...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • SRG-OS-000063-GPOS-00032

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  • The AIX audit configuration files must be owned by root.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without the capability to restrict which roles and individuals can select which events are audited, unauthorized personnel ma...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • SRG-OS-000063-GPOS-00032

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