AIX must not use removable media as the boot loader.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
Malicious users with removable boot media can gain access to a system configured to use removable media as the boot loader.
- ID
- SV-215411r991589_rule
- Version
- AIX7-00-003113
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Configure the system to use a bootloader installed on fixed media, such as:
# bootlist -m normal hdisk0
# bootlist -m service hdisk0