The /etc/resolv.conf file must have mode 0644 or less permissive.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-22321	GEN001364	SV-26397r1_rule	ECLP-1	Medium

Description
The resolv.conf (or equivalent) file configures the system's DNS resolver. DNS is used to resolve host names to IP addresses. If DNS configuration is modified maliciously, host name resolution may fail or return incorrect information. DNS may be used by a variety of system security functions, such as time synchronization, centralized authentication, and remote system logging.

STIG	Date
AIX 5.3 SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE	2014-10-03

Details

Check Text ( C-27486r1_chk )
Check the mode of the /etc/resolv.conf file. Procedure: # ls -l /etc/resolv.conf If the file mode is more permissive than 0644, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-23588r1_fix)
Change the mode of the /etc/resolv.conf file to 0644 or less permissive. # chmod 0644 /etc/resolv.conf