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

AIX cron and crontab directories must have a mode of 0640 or less permissive.

DISA Rule

SV-245560r991589_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-245560

Group Title

SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

Rule Version

AIX7-00-002143

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000366 - Implement the security configuration settings.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Change the owner of the "crontab" directory:
# chmod 640 /var/spool/cron/crontabs

Check Contents

Check the mode of the "crontab" directory using command:

# ls -ld /var/spool/cron/crontabs
drw-r----- 2 bin cron 256 Jan 25 12:33 /var/spool/cron/crontabs

If the file has a mode more permissive than "0640", this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-245560

Documentable

False

Rule Version

AIX7-00-002143

Severity Override Guidance

Check the mode of the "crontab" directory using command:

# ls -ld /var/spool/cron/crontabs
drw-r----- 2 bin cron 256 Jan 25 12:33 /var/spool/cron/crontabs

If the file has a mode more permissive than "0640", this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

4012