GEN006210 - The /var/private/smbpasswd file must not have an extended ACL.

Information

If the permissions of the smbpasswd file are too permissive, the smbpasswd file may be maliciously accessed or modified, potentially resulting in the compromise of Samba accounts.

Solution

Remove the extended ACL from the /var/private/smbpasswd file.

# acledit /var/private/smbpasswd

See Also

https://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/U_AIX_6-1_V1R14_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

References: 800-53|AC-6, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000225, Group-ID|V-22498, Rule-ID|SV-38928r1_rule, STIG-ID|GEN006210, Vuln-ID|V-22498

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 07a67c72e164633cc063e01dfd740554bf0dcb4c3ac9f18224a27e068e3898be