GEN001890 - Local initialization files must not have extended ACLs - '.logout'

Information

Local initialization files are used to configure the user's shell environment upon login. Malicious modification of these files could compromise accounts upon logon.

Solution

Remove the extended ACL from the local initialization file(s) and disable extended permissions.

#acledit <directory>/<file>

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-22362, Rule-ID|SV-38739r1_rule, STIG-ID|GEN001890, Vuln-ID|V-22362

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: df0898ad0318e3ca16c2319f7fc4e90a561849dccc17e272b20ea5e5c0957ee7