System start-up files must only execute programs owned by a privileged UID or an application.

From AIX 6.1 SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE

Associated with IA controls: DCSL-1

Associated with: CCI-000225

SV-27221r1_rule System start-up files must only execute programs owned by a privileged UID or an application.

Vulnerability discussion

System start-up files executing programs owned by other than root (or another privileged user) or an application indicate the system may have been compromised.

Check content

Check the ownership of any files executed from system startup scripts. If any of these files are not owned by root, bin, sys, or other, this is a finding.

Fix text

Change the ownership of the file executed from system startup scripts to root, bin, sys, or other. # chown root

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