Detections
Analytics
AIX7-00-002143 - AIX cron and crontab directories must have a mode of 0640 or less permissive.
Information
Incorrect permissions of the cron or crontab directories could permit unauthorized users the ability to alter cron jobs and run automated jobs as privileged users. Failure to set proper permissions of cron or crontab directories provides unauthorized users with the potential to access sensitive information or change the system configuration which could weaken the system's security posture.Solution
Change the owner of the "crontab" directory:# chmod 640 /var/spool/cron/crontabs
See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_IBM_AIX_7-x_V3R3_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA IBM AIX 7.x STIG v3r3
Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-245560r991589_rule, STIG-ID|AIX7-00-002143, Vuln-ID|V-245560
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: 8ee4c9ce2f4dd1cc2fcc96e1b5b62af05a9f4098eea4a04ab2ad5e0d24309a4a