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Check: GEN003400

AIX 6.1 SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE: GEN003400 (in versions v1 r14 through v1 r10)

Title

The at directory must have mode 0755 or less permissive. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

If the at directory has a mode more permissive than 0755, unauthorized users could be allowed to view or to edit files containing sensitive information within the at directory. Unauthorized modifications could result in Denial of Service to authorized at jobs.

Check Content

Check the mode of the at directory. # ls -lLd /var/spool/cron/atjobs If the directory mode is more permissive than 0755, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Change the mode of the "at" directory to 0755. Procedure: # chmod 0755 < at directory >

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-38907r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-4364

Group Title: GEN003400

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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