III - Administrative Classified
Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile
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SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
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AIX system must restrict the ability to switch to the root user to members of a defined group.
<VulnDiscussion>Configuring a supplemental group for users permitted to switch to the root user prevents unauthorized users from accessing th...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
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All AIX Group Identifiers (GIDs) referenced in the /etc/passwd file must be defined in the /etc/group file.
<VulnDiscussion>If a user is assigned the GID of a group not existing on the system, and a group with that GID is subsequently created, the u...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
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All AIX files and directories must have a valid owner.
<VulnDiscussion>Unowned files do not directly imply a security problem, but they are generally a sign that something is amiss. They may be ca...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
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The sticky bit must be set on all public directories on AIX systems.
<VulnDiscussion>Failing to set the sticky bit on public directories allows unauthorized users to delete files in the directory structure. The...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
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The AIX global initialization files must contain the mesg -n or mesg n commands.
<VulnDiscussion>Command "mesg -n" allows only the root user the permission to send messages to your workstation to avoid having others clutte...Rule Medium Severity
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