All system command files must not have extended ACLs.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-22314	GEN001210	SV-25961r1_rule	ECLP-1	Medium

Description
Restricting permissions will protect system command files from unauthorized modification. System command files include files present in directories used by the operating system for storing default system executables and files present in directories included in the system's default executable search paths.

STIG	Date
VMware ESX 3 Server	2016-05-13

Details

Check Text ( C-27470r1_chk )
Verify all system command files have no extended ACLs. # ls -lL /etc /bin /usr/bin /usr/lbin /usr/ucb /sbin /usr/sbin If the permissions include a "+", the file has an extended ACL, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-26102r1_fix)
Remove the extended ACL(s) from the system command file(s).