All files and directories contained in users home directories on AIX must be group-owned by a group in which the home directory owner is a member.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>If the Group Identifier (GID) of the home directory is not the same as the GID of the user, this would allow unauthorized access to files.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-215278r991592_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Change the group of a file not group-owned by a group where the home directory's owner is a member using command:
# chgrp [user's primary group] [file with bad group ownership]