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Check: GEN003745

HP-UX 11.23 STIG: GEN003745 (in version v1 r8)

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. # find / -type f \( -name inetd.conf -o -name xinetd.conf \) | xargs -n1 ls -lL If the permissions include a "+", the file has an extended ACL, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Remove the optional ACL from the file. # chacl -z <file>

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-35073r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-22424

Group Title: GEN003745

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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