HP-UX 11.23 Security Technical Implementation Guide

The HP-UX 11.23 Security Technical Implementation Guide (V1 R8) has 534 STIG checks. New to STIG checklists? Read What is a STIG checklist?, CKL vs CKLB, and STIG vs SCAP benchmark.

Find STIG checks

534STIG checks

Search filters this STIG's checks locally. Separate terms must all match (use quotes for an exact phrase). A search you ran on the Search page carries over here.

Severity

Version

V1 · R8

CurrentPublished Fri Jan 22 2016

Files executed through a mail aliases file must not have extended ACLs.

HP-UX 11.23 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

Files executed through a mail aliases file must not have extended ACLs.

Description

Discussion Text

Excessive permissions on files executed through a mail alias file could result in modification by an unauthorized user, execution of malicious code, and/or system compromise.

New to STIG checklists? Read What is a STIG checklist? and CKL vs CKLB.

Objective

V-22441

Rule

SV-38369r1_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

GEN004430

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

Examine the contents of the /etc/mail/aliases file.
For each file referenced, check the permissions of the file.
# ls -lL <file referenced from aliases>
If the permissions include a "+", the file has an extended ACL, this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Remove the optional ACL from the file.
# chacl -z <file referenced from aliases>

STIG check 202 of 534 in the HP-UX 11.23 STIG checklist

← Previous · V-22440Files executed through a mail aliases file must be group-owned by root, bin, sys, or other, and must reside within a directory group-owned by root, bin, sys, or other.Next · V-22442 →The SMTP service log file must not have an extended ACL.