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AIX7-00-002077 - The inetd.conf file on AIX must be owned by root.

Information

Failure to give ownership of sensitive files or utilities to system groups may provide 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 ownership of "/etc/inetd.conf":
# chown root /etc/inetd.conf

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_IBM_AIX_7-x_V3R3_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-215269r991589_rule, STIG-ID|AIX7-00-002077, STIG-Legacy|SV-101685, STIG-Legacy|V-91587, Vuln-ID|V-215269

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: fc6b0543a65bfa90608f481edbff9f87c020f485f81f65f94bc9cd5093394ae6