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Check: GEN003090

VMware ESX 3 Server: GEN003090 (in version v1 r2)

Title

Crontab files must not have extended ACLs. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

To protect the integrity of scheduled system jobs and to prevent malicious modification to these jobs, crontab files must be secured. ACLs on crontab files may provide unauthorized access to the files.

Check Content

Check the permissions of the crontab files. # ls -lL /var/spool/cron/crontabs/ If the permissions include a "+", the file has an extended ACL and this is a finding.

Fix Text

Remove the extended ACL from the crontab file(s).

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-26036r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-22386

Group Title: GEN003090

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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