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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...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • 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...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • 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...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • 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...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • 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...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group

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