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XCCDF
IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
UIDs reserved for system accounts must not be assigned to non-system accounts on AIX systems.
UIDs reserved for system accounts must not be assigned to non-system accounts on AIX systems.
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UIDs reserved for system accounts must not be assigned to non-system accounts on AIX systems.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>Reserved UIDs are typically used by system software packages. If non-system accounts have UIDs in this range, they may conflict with system software, possibly leading to the user 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>