Access to the at utility must be controlled via the at.allow and/or at.deny file(s).

From Oracle Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Associated with: CCI-000225

SV-64369r1_rule Access to the at utility must be controlled via the at.allow and/or at.deny file(s).

Vulnerability discussion

The "at" facility selectively allows users to execute jobs at deferred times. It is usually used for one-time jobs. The at.allow file selectively allows access to the "at" facility. If there is no at.allow file, there is no ready documentation of who is allowed to submit "at" jobs.

Check content

If the "at" package is not installed, this is not applicable. Check for the existence of at.allow and at.deny files. # ls -lL /etc/at.allow # ls -lL /etc/at.deny If neither file exists, this is a finding.

Fix text

Create at.allow and/or at.deny files containing appropriate lists of users to be allowed or denied access to the "at" daemon.

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