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IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
The Group Identifiers (GIDs) reserved for AIX system accounts must not be assigned to non-system accounts as their primary group GID.
The Group Identifiers (GIDs) reserved for AIX system accounts must not be assigned to non-system accounts as their primary group GID.
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The Group Identifiers (GIDs) reserved for AIX system accounts must not be assigned to non-system accounts as their primary group GID.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>Reserved GIDs are typically used by system software packages. If non-system groups have GIDs in this range, they may conflict with system software, possibly leading to the group having permissions to modify system files.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>