GEN003950 - The hosts.lpd (or equivalent) file must not have an extended ACL.

Information

Excessive permissions on the hosts.lpd (or equivalent) file may permit unauthorized modification. Unauthorized modifications could disrupt access to local printers from authorized remote hosts or permit unauthorized remote access to local printers.

Solution

Remove the extended ACL from the hosts.lpd file and disable extended permissions.

#acledit /etc/hosts.lpd

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-22436, Rule-ID|SV-38807r1_rule, STIG-ID|GEN003950, Vuln-ID|V-22436

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 58ff910095321f2d7e57f2b69560b596da8237d3f5fa309ab73494375b88f735