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IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-OS-000096-GPOS-00050

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    Group
  • The Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) protocol must be disabled on AIX.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) protocol is a relatively new protocol developed by Oracle for communication between the n...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000378-GPOS-00163

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    Group
  • If automated file system mounting tool is not required on AIX, it must be disabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Automated file system mounting tools may provide unprivileged users with the ability to access local media and network shares...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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    Group
  • AIX process core dumps must be disabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A core dump includes a memory image taken at the time the operating system terminates an application. The memory image could ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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    Group
  • AIX kernel core dumps must be disabled unless needed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Kernel core dumps may contain the full contents of system memory at the time of the crash. Kernel core dumps may consume a co...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000142-GPOS-00071

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    Group
  • SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

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    Group
  • The rwalld daemon must be disabled on AIX.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The rwalld service allows remote users to broadcast system wide messages. The service runs as root and should be disabled unl...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • AIX must set Stack Execution Disable (SED) system wide mode to all.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;DoS is a condition when a resource is not available for legitimate users. When this occurs, the organization either cannot ac...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000420-GPOS-00186

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    Group
  • AIX must protect against or limit the effects of Denial of Service (DoS) attacks by ensuring AIX is implementing rate-limiting measures on impacted network interfaces.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;DoS is a condition when a resource is not available for legitimate users. When this occurs, the organization either cannot ac...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000312-GPOS-00122

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    Group
  • AIX must allow admins to send a message to all the users who logged in currently.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Discretionary Access Control (DAC) is based on the notion that individual users are "owners" of objects and therefore have di...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000312-GPOS-00122

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    Group
  • AIX must allow admins to send a message to a user who logged in currently.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Discretionary Access Control (DAC) is based on the notion that individual users are "owners" of objects and therefore have di...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000033-GPOS-00014

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    Group
  • The AIX SSH daemon must be configured to only use FIPS 140-2 approved ciphers.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without confidentiality protection mechanisms, unauthorized individuals may gain access to sensitive information via a remote...
    Rule Medium Severity

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