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 | |||
Related Frameworks
4 paths across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
CM-6
1.00
- DISA · 3 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1712 mappings
3.4.1
1.00
- DISA · 3 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
3.4.2
1.00
- DISA · 3 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000366
1.00
- DISA · 3 · disa_xccdf · related
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.