STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware ESX 3 Server Version: 1 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 22 Jul 2016: Crontab files must not have extended ACLs.

DISA Rule

SV-26036r1_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-22386

Group Title

GEN003090

Rule Version

GEN003090

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000225 - The organization employs the concept of least privilege, allowing only authorized accesses for users (and processes acting on behalf of users) which are necessary to accomplish assigned tasks in accordance with organizational missions and business functions.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Remove the extended ACL from the crontab file(s).

Check Contents

Check the permissions of the crontab files.
# ls -lL /var/spool/cron/crontabs/

If the permissions include a "+", the file has an extended ACL and this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-22386

Documentable

False

Rule Version

GEN003090

Severity Override Guidance

Check the permissions of the crontab files.
# ls -lL /var/spool/cron/crontabs/

If the permissions include a "+", the file has an extended ACL and this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Responsibility

System Administrator

Target Key

1386

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