STIGQter: STIG Summary: IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 3 Release: 3 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

If sendmail is not required on AIX, the sendmail service must be disabled.

DISA Rule

SV-215353r958478_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-215353

Group Title

SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

Rule Version

AIX7-00-003047

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000381 - Configure the system to provide only organization-defined mission essential capabilities.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

In "/etc/rc.tcpip", comment out the "sendmail" entry by running command:
# chrctcp -d sendmail

Check Contents

From the command prompt, execute the following command:
# grep "^start[[:blank:]]/usr/lib/sendmail" /etc/rc.tcpip

If the above command produces any output, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-215353

Documentable

False

Rule Version

AIX7-00-003047

Severity Override Guidance

From the command prompt, execute the following command:
# grep "^start[[:blank:]]/usr/lib/sendmail" /etc/rc.tcpip

If the above command produces any output, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

4012