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GEN003745 - The xinetd.conf files must not have extended ACLs.

Information

The Internet service daemon configuration files must be protected as malicious modification could cause Denial of Service or increase the attack surface of the system.

Solution

Remove the extended ACL from the file.
# setfacl --remove-all /etc/xinetd.conf

See Also

http://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/U_RedHat_5_V1R18_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

References: 800-53|AC-6, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000225, Group-ID|V-22424, Rule-ID|SV-37409r1_rule, STIG-ID|GEN003745, Vuln-ID|V-22424

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 4cdf39b864cbf36b20ab6e248d71cbd662a755f40072151b7277deaa48a33e43