Title

The AIX /etc/inetd.conf file must have a mode of 0640 or less permissive. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Failure to set proper permissions of sensitive files or utilities may provide unauthorized users with the potential to access sensitive information or change the system configuration which could weaken the system's security posture.

Check Content

Check the group ownership of "/etc/inetd.conf": # ls -al /etc/inetd.conf The above command should yield the following output: -rw-r----- root system /etc/inetd.conf If the file has a mode more permissive than "0640", this is a finding.

Fix Text

Change the ownership of the file to root using command: # chmod 0640 /etc/inetd.conf

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-245565r991589_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-245565

Group Title: SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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