GEN005240 - The .Xauthority utility must only permit access to authorized hosts.

Information

If unauthorized clients are permitted access to the X server, a user's X session may be compromised.

Solution

Remove unauthorized clients from the xauth configuration.
# xauth remove <display name>

See Also

https://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/U_AIX_6-1_V1R14_STIG.zip

Item Details

Audit Name: DISA STIG AIX 6.1 v1r14

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

References: 800-53|AC-6, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000225, Group-ID|V-12017, Rule-ID|SV-12518r2_rule, STIG-ID|GEN005240, Vuln-ID|V-12017

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 53e8c2a830e893e567e8be940add0660a61b3895d4cba58935354f5762593423