GEN000000-LNX00450 - The /etc/security/access.conf file must not have an extended ACL.

Information

If the access permissions are more permissive than 0640, system security could be compromised.

Solution

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

See Also

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

Item Details

Audit Name: DISA STIG for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 v1r18 Audit

Category: ACCESS CONTROL, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|AC-6, 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000225, CCI|CCI-000366, Group-ID|V-22595, Rule-ID|SV-26998r1_rule, STIG-ID|GEN000000-LNX00450, Vuln-ID|V-22595

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 92f2976e30da1c4db32c7c52b17632d2ef6b382355a2fc880dfdb5e1bf3b5b4b