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III - Administrative Classified

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • SRG-OS-000259-GPOS-00100

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  • All system command files must not have extended ACLs.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Restricting permissions will protect system command files from unauthorized modification. System command files include files ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000259-GPOS-00100

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    Group
  • All library files must not have extended ACLs.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Unauthorized access could destroy the integrity of the library files.&lt;/VulnDiscussion&gt;&lt;FalsePositives&gt;&lt;/FalseP...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • AIX passwd.nntp file must have mode 0600 or less permissive.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;File permissions more permissive than 0600 for /etc/news/passwd.nntp may allow access to privileged information by system int...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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    Group
  • The AIX /etc/group file must not have an extended ACL.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The "/etc/group" file contains information regarding groups that are configured on the system. Protection of this file is imp...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • The AIX ldd command must be disabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The ldd command provides a list of dependent libraries needed by a given binary, which is useful for troubleshooting software...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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    Group
  • AIX NFS server must be configured to restrict file system access to local hosts.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The NFS access option limits user access to the specified level. This assists in protecting exported file systems. If access ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00230

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  • All AIX users home directories must have mode 0750 or less permissive.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Excessive permissions on home directories allow unauthorized access to user files.&lt;/VulnDiscussion&gt;&lt;FalsePositives&g...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00230

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    Group
  • The AIX user home directories must not have extended ACLs.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Excessive permissions on home directories allow unauthorized access to user files.&lt;/VulnDiscussion&gt;&lt;FalsePositives&g...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000312-GPOS-00124

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    Group
  • AIX must use Trusted Execution (TE) Check policy.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Discretionary Access Control (DAC) is based on the notion that individual users are "owners" of objects and therefore have di...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000365-GPOS-00152

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  • AIX must disable trivial file transfer protocol.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without auditing the enforcement of access restrictions against changes to the application configuration, it will be difficul...
    Rule High Severity

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