The AIX user home directories must not have extended ACLs.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| medium | V-215332 | SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00230 | AIX7-00-003019 | SV-215332r991592_rule | 2024-08-16 | 3 |
| Description |
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| Excessive permissions on home directories allow unauthorized access to user files. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| Verify user home directories have no extended ACLs using command: # cat /etc/passwd | cut -f 6,6 -d ":" | xargs -n1 aclget * * ACL_type AIXC * attributes: base permissions owner(root): rwx group(system): r-x others: r--- extended permissions disabled If extended permissions are not disabled, this is a finding. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| Remove the extended ACL from the user home directory and disable extended permissions: # acledit <directory> |