GEN003745 - The inetd.conf and xinetd.conf files must not have extended ACLs - 'inetd.conf'

Information

The Internet service daemon configuration files must be protected as malicious modification could cause Denial of Service or increase the attack surface of the system.

Solution

Remove the extended ACL from the /etc/inetd.conf file and disable extended permissions.

#acledit /etc/inetd.conf

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-22424, Rule-ID|SV-38805r1_rule, STIG-ID|GEN003745, Vuln-ID|V-22424

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 123626af4f094a74a63311b0b7fec436a5030ba0f53c90bdd88ea736b104c214