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Check: GEN003745

AIX 6.1 SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE: GEN003745 (in versions v1 r14 through v1 r10)

Title

The inetd.conf and xinetd.conf files must not have extended ACLs. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

The Internet service daemon configuration files must be protected as malicious modification could cause Denial of Service or increase the attack surface of the system.

Check Content

Check the permissions of the inetd configuration file. #aclget /etc/inetd.conf Check if extended permissions are disabled. If extended permissions are not disabled, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Remove the extended ACL from the /etc/inetd.conf file and disable extended permissions. #acledit /etc/inetd.conf

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-38805r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-22424

Group Title: GEN003745

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CCIs

CCIs tied to check.

Number	Definition
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.

Controls

Controls tied to check. These are derived from the CCIs shown above.

Number	Title
AC-6	Least Privilege