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

The sticky bit must be set on all public directories on AIX systems.

DISA Rule

SV-215341r508663_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-215341

Group Title

SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

Rule Version

AIX7-00-003035

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

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

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Set the sticky bit on all public directories, such as:
# chmod 1777 /tmp

(Replace /tmp with the public directory missing the sticky bit, if necessary.)

Check Contents

Verify all world-writable directories have the sticky bit set by running the command:

# find / -type d -perm -002 ! -perm -1000 > wwlist
# cat wwlist

If any directories are listed in the "wwlist" file, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-215341

Documentable

False

Rule Version

AIX7-00-003035

Severity Override Guidance

Verify all world-writable directories have the sticky bit set by running the command:

# find / -type d -perm -002 ! -perm -1000 > wwlist
# cat wwlist

If any directories are listed in the "wwlist" file, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

4012

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