GEN002220 - All shell files must have mode 0755 or less permissive.

Information

Shells with world/group write permissions give the ability to maliciously modify the shell to obtain unauthorized access.

Solution

Change the mode of the shell.
# chmod 0755 < shell >

See Also

http://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/U_STIG_Library_2015_07.zip

Item Details

Audit Name: DISA AIX 5.3 STIG v1r2

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6, CAT|I, CCI|CCI-000225, Rule-ID|SV-38846r1_rule, STIG-ID|GEN002220, Vuln-ID|V-922

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: d8614627c73105f580cfd6861bfc799856ca5910369c647dd6aa8052247183c3