Management Information Base (MIB) files must not have extended ACLs.

From SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z Security Technical Implementation Guide

Associated with: CCI-000225

SV-45964r1_rule Management Information Base (MIB) files must not have extended ACLs.

Vulnerability discussion

The ability to read the MIB file could impart special knowledge to an intruder or malicious user about the ability to extract compromising information about the system or network.

Check content

Check the file permissions for the MIB files. # find / -name *mib* -o -name *MIB* | xargs ls -lL If the permissions include a '+', the file has an extended ACL. If the file has an extended ACL and it has not been documented with the IAO, this is a finding.

Fix text

Remove the extended ACL from the file. # setfacl --remove-all

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