AIX must not use removable media as the boot loader.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-215411 | AIX7-00-003113 | SV-215411r991589_rule | CCI-000366 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Malicious users with removable boot media can gain access to a system configured to use removable media as the boot loader. | ||||
| 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-215411r991589_chk)
Check the servers boot lists for the "normal", "service", "both", or "prevboot" modes by command:
# bootlist -m <mode> -o
Ensure "hdisk{x}" is the only devices listed. If boot devices, such as "cd{x}", "fd{x}", "rmt{x}", or "ent{x}" are used, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-16607r294685_fix)
Configure the system to use a bootloader installed on fixed media, such as:
# bootlist -m normal hdisk0
# bootlist -m service hdisk0