GEN003380 - The 'at' daemon must not execute programs in, or subordinate to, world-writable directories - at daemon must not execute programs in, or subordinate to, world-writable directories.

Information

If 'at' programs are located in or subordinate to world-writable directories, they become vulnerable to removal and replacement by malicious users or system intruders.

NOTE: Nessus has provided the target output to assist in reviewing the benchmark to ensure target compliance.

Solution

Remove the world-writable permission from directories containing programs executed by 'at'.

Procedure:
# chmod o-w <at program directory>

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_SOL_10_x86_V2R4_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-227770r603266_rule, STIG-ID|GEN003380, STIG-Legacy|SV-40412, STIG-Legacy|V-989, Vuln-ID|V-227770

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 406035477d78a46a5d1d1ffa0be39f01885173393bae9752272b08d77da05028