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Version

V1 · R2

CurrentPublished Fri Jul 22 2016

The cron.allow file must not have an extended ACL.

VMware ESX 3 Server

Assessment Title

Rule Text

The cron.allow file must not have an extended ACL.

Description

Discussion Text

A cron.allow file that is readable and/or writable by other than root could allow potential intruders and malicious users to use the file contents to help discern information, such as who is allowed to execute cron programs, which could be harmful to overall system and network security.

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Objective

V-22384

Rule

SV-26034r1_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

GEN002990

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

Check the permissions of the cron.allow file.
# ls -l /etc/cron.allow
If the permissions include a "+", the file has an extended ACL and this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Remove the extended ACL from the cron.allow file.

STIG check 220 of 630 in the VMware ESX 3 Server STIG checklist

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