The .Xauthority utility must only permit access to authorized hosts.

From AIX 6.1 SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE

Associated with IA controls: ECCD-2, ECCD-1

Associated with: CCI-000225

SV-12518r2_rule The .Xauthority utility must only permit access to authorized hosts.

Vulnerability discussion

If unauthorized clients are permitted access to the X server, a user's X session may be compromised.

Check content

Check the X Window system access is limited to authorized clients. Procedure: # xauth xauth> list Ask the SA if the clients listed are authorized. If any are not, this is a finding.

Fix text

Remove unauthorized clients from the xauth configuration. # xauth remove

Pro Tips

Lavender hyperlinks in small type off to the right (of CSS class id, if you view the page source) point to globally unique URIs for each document and item. Copy the link location and paste anywhere you need to talk unambiguously about these things.

You can obtain data about documents and items in other formats. Simply provide an HTTP header Accept: text/turtle or Accept: application/rdf+xml.