The AIX root accounts home directory must not have an extended ACL.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-215199 | AIX7-00-001040 | SV-215199r991592_rule | CCI-000366 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Excessive permissions on root home directories allow unauthorized access to root user files. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-08-16 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-215199r991592_chk)
Verify the "root" account's home directory has no extended ACL using command:
# aclget ~root
*
* ACL_type AIXC
*
attributes:
base permissions
owner(root): rwx
group(system): ---
others: ---
extended permissions
disabled
If extended permissions are enabled, the directory has an extended ACL, and this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-16395r294049_fix)
Remove the extended ACL from the "root" account's home directory using command:
# acledit ~root
Change extended attributes to disabled.