The inetd.conf file on AIX must be group owned by the "system" group.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>Failure to give ownership of sensitive files or utilities to system groups may provide unauthorized users with the potential to access sensitive information or change the system configuration which could weaken the system's security posture.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-245564r755133_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Change the group ownership of "/etc/inetd.conf":
# chgrp system /etc/inetd.conf