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Check: GEN005365

AIX 6.1 SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE: GEN005365 (in versions v1 r14 through v1 r10)

Title

The snmpd.conf file must be group-owned by bin, sys, or system. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

The snmpd.conf file contains authenticators and must be protected from unauthorized access and modification. If the file is not group-owned by a system group, it may be subject to access and modification from unauthorized users.

Check Content

Determine the group owner of the SNMP configuration files. Procedure: # ls -lL /etc/snmpd.conf /etc/snmpdv3.conf If the file is not group owned by bin, sys, or system, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Change the group owner of the SNMP configuration files. Procedure: # chgrp system /etc/snmpd.conf # chgrp system /etc/snmpdv3.conf

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-38921r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-22451

Group Title: GEN005365

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CCIs

CCIs tied to check.

Number	Definition
CCI-000225	Employ the principle of least privilege, allowing only authorized accesses for users (or processes acting on behalf of users) which are necessary to accomplish assigned organizational tasks.

Controls

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

Number	Title
AC-6	Least Privilege