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IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • AIX system must restrict the ability to switch to the root user to members of a defined group.

    <VulnDiscussion>Configuring a supplemental group for users permitted to switch to the root user prevents unauthorized users from accessing th...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • All AIX Group Identifiers (GIDs) referenced in the /etc/passwd file must be defined in the /etc/group file.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If a user is assigned the GID of a group not existing on the system, and a group with that GID is subsequently created, the u...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • All AIX files and directories must have a valid owner.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Unowned files do not directly imply a security problem, but they are generally a sign that something is amiss. They may be ca...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • The AIX hosts.lpd file must not contain a + character.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Having the '+' character in the hosts.lpd (or equivalent) file allows all hosts to use local system print resources.&lt;/Vuln...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • The chargen daemon must be disabled on AIX.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This service is used to test the integrity of TCP/IP packets arriving at the destination. This chargen service is a characte...
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  • SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

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  • The discard daemon must be disabled on AIX.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The discard service is used as a debugging and measurement tool. It sets up a listening socket and ignores data that it recei...
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  • SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

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  • The dtspc daemon must be disabled on AIX.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The dtspc service deals with the CDE interface of the X11 daemon. It is started automatically by the inetd daemon in response...
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  • SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

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  • The pcnfsd daemon must be disabled on AIX.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The pcnfsd service is an authentication and printing program, which uses NFS to provide file transfer services. This service ...
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  • SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

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  • The rstatd daemon must be disabled on AIX.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The rstatd service is used to provide kernel statistics and other monitorable parameters pertinent to the system such as: CPU...
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  • SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

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  • The rusersd daemon must be disabled on AIX.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The rusersd service runs as root and provides a list of current users active on a system. An attacker may use this service to...
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  • SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

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