Check: ASP4-SH-060240
IBM Aspera Platform 4.2 STIG:
ASP4-SH-060240
(in versions v1 r2 through v1 r1)
Title
The IBM Aspera Shares private/secret cryptographic keys file must be owned by nobody to prevent unauthorized read access. (Cat II impact)
Discussion
Private key data is used to prove that the entity presenting a public key certificate is the certificate's rightful owner. Compromise of private key data allows an adversary to impersonate the key holder.
Check Content
If the IBM Aspera Shares feature of the Aspera Platform is not installed, this is Not Applicable. Verify the /opt/aspera/shares/u/shares/config/aspera/secret.rb file is owned by nobody with the following command: $ sudo stat -c "%U" /opt/aspera/shares/u/shares/config/aspera/secret.rb nobody If "nobody" is not returned as a result, this is a finding.
Fix Text
Configure the /opt/aspera/shares/u/shares/config/aspera/secret.rb file to be owned by nobody with the following command: $ sudo chown nobody /opt/aspera/shares/u/shares/config/aspera/secret.rb
Additional Identifiers
Rule ID: SV-252611r831516_rule
Vulnerability ID: V-252611
Group Title: SRG-NET-000512-ALG-000062
Expert Comments
CCIs
Number | Definition |
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CCI-002165 |
The information system enforces organization-defined discretionary access control policies over defined subjects and objects. |
Controls
Number | Title |
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AC-3 (4) |
Discretionary Access Control |