AIX 6.1 SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE

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Version

V1 · R14

CurrentPublished Fri Oct 26 2018

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

AIX 6.1 SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE

Assessment Title

Rule Text

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

Description

Discussion Text

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.

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Objective

V-22498

Rule

SV-38928r1_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

GEN006210

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

Check the group ownership of the Samba configuration file.
# aclget /var/private/smbpasswd
If the extended attributes are not disabled, this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

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

# acledit /var/private/smbpasswd

STIG check 229 of 506 in the AIX 6.1 STIG checklist

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