STIGQter: STIG Summary: IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 23 Apr 2021:

All AIX public directories must be owned by root or an application account.

DISA Rule

SV-215190r508663_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-215190

Group Title

SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

Rule Version

AIX7-00-001031

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000366 - The organization implements the security configuration settings.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Use the following command to change the owner to "root" for public directories:
# chown root [public_dir]

Check Contents

Check the ownership of all public directories using command:
# find / -type d -perm -1002 -exec ls -ld {} \;

If any public directory is not owned by "root" or an application user, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-215190

Documentable

False

Rule Version

AIX7-00-001031

Severity Override Guidance

Check the ownership of all public directories using command:
# find / -type d -perm -1002 -exec ls -ld {} \;

If any public directory is not owned by "root" or an application user, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

4012

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