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V-217150CAT III — Low severitySV-217150r991589_rule

The SUSE operating system file integrity tool must be configured to verify Access Control Lists (ACLs).

Rule version SLES-12-010520 · STIG v3 · 2025-11-24

Discussion

ACLs can provide permissions beyond those permitted through the file mode and must be verified by file integrity tools.

Check

Verify that the SUSE operating system file integrity tool is configured to verify ACLs.

Check the "aide.conf" file to determine if the "acl" rule has been added to the rule list being applied to the files and directories selection lists.

An example rule that includes the "acl" rule follows:

     All= p+i+n+u+g+s+m+S+sha512+acl+xattrs+selinux
     /bin All # apply the custom rule to the files in bin 
     /sbin All # apply the same custom rule to the files in sbin 

If the "acl" rule is not being used on all selection lines in the "/etc/aide.conf" file, or ACLs are not being checked by another file integrity tool, this is a finding.

Fix

Configure the SUSE operating system file integrity tool to check file and directory ACLs.

If AIDE is installed, ensure the "acl" rule is present on all file and directory selection lists.

Identifiers

Group ID
V-217150
Group title
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
Rule ID
SV-217150r991589_rule
Check ID
C-18378r880938_chk
Fix ID
F-18376r369607_fix