All global initialization files must be group-owned by sys, bin, system, or security.

From AIX 6.1 SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE

Associated with IA controls: ECLP-1

Associated with: CCI-000225

SV-38892r1_rule All global initialization files must be group-owned by sys, bin, system, or security.

Vulnerability discussion

Global initialization files are used to configure the user's shell environment upon login. Malicious modification of these files could compromise accounts upon logon. Failure to give ownership of sensitive files or utilities to root or bin provides the designated owner and unauthorized users with the potential to access sensitive information or change the system configuration which could weaken the system's security posture.

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Change the group ownership of the global initialization file(s) with incorrect group ownership. Procedure: # chgrp system

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