III - Administrative Classified
Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile
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SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00229
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The AIX SSH daemon must be configured to disable user .rhosts files.
<VulnDiscussion>Trust .rhost file means a compromise on one host can allow an attacker to move trivially to other hosts.</VulnDiscussion&g...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00229
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The AIX SSH daemon must be configured to not use host-based authentication.
<VulnDiscussion>SSH trust relationships mean a compromise on one host can allow an attacker to move trivially to other hosts.</VulnDiscuss...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00229
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The AIX SSH daemon must not allow RhostsRSAAuthentication.
<VulnDiscussion>If SSH permits rhosts RSA authentication, a user may be able to log in based on the keys of the host originating the request ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00232
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
If AIX SSH daemon is required, the SSH daemon must only listen on the approved listening IP addresses.
<VulnDiscussion>The SSH daemon should only listen on the approved listening IP addresses. Otherwise the SSH service could be subject to unaut...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
AIX system must require authentication upon booting into single-user and maintenance modes.
<VulnDiscussion>This prevents attackers with physical access from trivially bypassing security on the machine and gaining root access. Such a...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000281-GPOS-00111
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
If bash is used, AIX must display logout messages.
<VulnDiscussion>If a user cannot explicitly end an operating system session, the session may remain open and be exploited by an attacker; thi...Rule Low Severity -
SRG-OS-000281-GPOS-00111
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
If Bourne / ksh shell is used, AIX must display logout messages.
<VulnDiscussion>If a user cannot explicitly end an operating system session, the session may remain open and be exploited by an attacker; thi...Rule Low Severity -
SRG-OS-000281-GPOS-00111
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
If csh/tcsh shell is used, AIX must display logout messages.
<VulnDiscussion>If a user cannot explicitly end an operating system session, the session may remain open and be exploited by an attacker; thi...Rule Low Severity -
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
AIX must implement a remote syslog server that is documented using site-defined procedures.
<VulnDiscussion>If a remote log host is in use and it has not been justified and documented, sensitive information could be obtained by unaut...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The AIX syslog daemon must not accept remote messages unless it is a syslog server documented using site-defined procedures.
<VulnDiscussion>Unintentionally running a syslog server accepting remote messages puts the system at increased risk. Malicious syslog message...Rule Medium Severity
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