Samba packages must be removed from AIX.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-215280AIX7-00-002089SV-215280r991589_ruleCCI-000366medium
Description
If the smbpasswd file has a mode more permissive than 0600, the smbpasswd file may be maliciously accessed or modified, potentially resulting in the compromise of Samba accounts.
STIGDate
IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide2024-08-16

Related Frameworks

4 paths across 3 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-215280r991589_chk)

Run the following command to check if samba packages are installed on AIX: # lslpp -l samba* If the above command shows that samba packages are installed, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-16476r294292_fix)

Run the following command to un-install the samba packages: # installp -ug samba*