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

AIX must contain no .forward files.

DISA Rule

SV-215413r508663_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-215413

Group Title

SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

Rule Version

AIX7-00-003115

Severity

CAT III

CCI(s)

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

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Run the following command to remove all ".forward" files on the system:
# find / -name .forward -exec rm -rf {} \;

Check Contents

Search for any ".forward" files on the system using command:
# find / -name .forward -print

If any ".forward" files are found on the system, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-215413

Documentable

False

Rule Version

AIX7-00-003115

Severity Override Guidance

Search for any ".forward" files on the system using command:
# find / -name .forward -print

If any ".forward" files are found on the system, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

4012

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