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Check: GEN003340

HP-UX 11.31 STIG: GEN003340 (in versions v1 r19 through v1 r13)

Title

The at.allow file must have mode 0600 or less permissive. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Permissions more permissive than 0600 (i.e. read, write and execute for the owner) may allow unauthorized or malicious access to the at.allow and/or at.deny files.

Check Content

Check the mode of the at.allow file. # ls -lL /var/adm/cron/at.allow If the at.allow file has a mode more permissive than 0600, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Change the mode of the at.allow file. # chmod 0600 /var/adm/cron/at.allow

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-38553r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-987

Group Title: GEN003340

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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