The file integrity tool must be configured to verify extended attributes.

From MAC OSX 10.6 Workstation Security Technical Implementation Guide

Associated with IA controls: ECAT-1

Associated with: CCI-001297

SV-38141r1_rule The file integrity tool must be configured to verify extended attributes.

Vulnerability discussion

Extended attributes in file systems are used to contain arbitrary data and file metadata potentially having security implications.

Check content

Open a terminal session and enter the following command to verify the permissions are set to the original installation settings. diskutil verifyPermissions / If files are shown with incorrect extended attributes, this is a finding.

Fix text

Open a terminal session and enter the following command to remove extended attributes. diskutil repairPermissions /

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