The AIX cron and crontab directories must be group-owned by cron.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-245569 | AIX7-00-002150 | SV-245569r991589_rule | CCI-000366 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Incorrect group ownership of the cron or crontab directories could permit unauthorized users the ability to alter cron jobs and run automated jobs as privileged users. Failure to give ownership of cron or crontab directories to root or to bin provides the designated owner and unauthorized users with the potential to access sensitive information or change the system configuration which could weaken the system's security posture. | ||||
| 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-245569r991589_chk)
Check the group owner of the "crontab" directory using command:
# ls -ld /var/spool/cron/crontabs
drwxrwx--- 2 bin cron 256 Jan 25 12:33 /var/spool/cron/crontabs
If the group owner of the "crontab" directory is not "cron", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-48803r832905_fix)
Change the group owner of the "crontab" directory:
# chgrp cron /var/spool/cron/crontabs