GEN001378 - The /etc/passwd file must be owned by root.

Information

The /etc/passwd file contains the list of local system accounts. It is vital to system security and must be protected from unauthorized modification.

Solution

Change the owner of the /etc/passwd file to root.
# chown root /etc/passwd

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: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

References: 800-53|IA-5(6), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000225, CSCv6|3.1, Rule-ID|SV-26425r1_rule, STIG-ID|GEN001378, Vuln-ID|V-22332

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: df21b0de9f7fc5ea81aad496d9a199e1ed94af995914ed9b06718e8cf3aaf247