AIX must disable trivial file transfer protocol.

Severity	Group ID	Group Title	Version	Rule ID	Date	STIG Version
high	V-215334	SRG-OS-000365-GPOS-00152	AIX7-00-003022	SV-215334r1009554_rule	2024-08-16	3

Description
Without auditing the enforcement of access restrictions against changes to the application configuration, it will be difficult to identify attempted attacks and an audit trail will not be available for forensic investigation for after-the-fact actions. Enforcement actions are the methods or mechanisms used to prevent unauthorized changes to configuration settings. Enforcement action methods may be as simple as denying access to a file based on the application of file permissions (access restriction). Audit items may consist of lists of actions blocked by access restrictions or changes identified after the fact.

Description

Without auditing the enforcement of access restrictions against changes to the application configuration, it will be difficult to identify attempted attacks and an audit trail will not be available for forensic investigation for after-the-fact actions. Enforcement actions are the methods or mechanisms used to prevent unauthorized changes to configuration settings. Enforcement action methods may be as simple as denying access to a file based on the application of file permissions (access restriction). Audit items may consist of lists of actions blocked by access restrictions or changes identified after the fact.

ℹ️ Check
From the command prompt, execute the following command: # grep "^tftp[[:blank:]]" /etc/inetd.conf If there is any output from the command, it is a finding.

✔️ Fix
In "/etc/inetd.conf", comment out the "tftp" entry: # chsubserver -r inetd -C /etc/inetd.conf -d -v 'tftp' -p 'udp' Restart inetd: # refresh -s inetd