Product:
BigFix Compliance
Title:
Updated CIS Checklist for AIX 7.x to support a more recent version of the benchmark
Security Benchmark:
CIS IBM AIX 7 Benchmark, v1.2.0
Published Sites:
CIS Checklist for AIX 7.x, site version 11
(The site version is provided for air-gap customers.)
Details:
Total New Fixlets: 13
Total Updated Fixlets: 18
Total Deleted Fixlets: 2
Total Fixlets in Site: 218
New Fixlets :
cis-4.1.1.17 Ensure access is configured for commands referenced by crontab entries
cis-4.1.1.20 Ensure access on /var/tmp/snmpdv3.log is configured
cis-4.1.2.9 Ensure access on /var/spool/cron/atjobs is configured
cis-4.1.2.10 Ensure all directories in root PATH access are configured
cis-4.3.2.3 Ensure dhcp relay services are not in use
cis-4.3.2.4 Ensure dhcp server services are not in use
cis-4.3.2.7 Ensure multicast routing is not in use
cis-4.3.2.8 Ensure dns server services are not in use
cis-4.3.4.22 Ensure rsync daemon is not in use
cis-4.5.19 Ensure icmptimestamp is disabled
cis-4.6.3.18 Ensure sshd ClientAliveInterval and ClientAliveCountMax are configured
cis-4.9.1 Ensure Address space layout randomization is enabled
cis-6.2.2 Ensure access to crontab is configured
Updated Fixlets :
cis-4.1.2.8 Ensure access on /var/spool/cron/crontabs is configured
cis-4.2.6 Ensure legacy remote daemon support is not available
cis-4.3.1.1 Ensure writesrv service is not in use
cis-4.3.1.2 Ensure dt service is not in use
cis-4.3.1.7 Ensure NIM master is not installed
cis-4.3.2.2 Ensure dhcp client services are not in use
cis-4.3.2.5 Ensure gated is not in use
cis-4.3.2.6 Ensure hostmibd is not in use
cis-4.3.2.10 Ensure routed service is not in use
cis-4.3.2.11 Ensure rwhod is not in use
cis-4.3.2.13 Ensure timed service is not in use
cis-4.3.4.19 Ensure rlogin daemon is not in use
cis-4.6.3.3 Ensure sftp-server arguments are configured
cis-4.8.5 Ensure root user PATH does not include current working directory
cis-6.1.2 Ensure sudo logging is active
cis-6.1.3 Ensure sudo commands use pty
cis-6.2.1 Ensure at is restricted to authorized users
cis-8.2.3 Ensure syslog is not configured to receive logs from a remote client
Deleted Fixlets :
cis-2.2 Ensure system Microcode Discovery Service (MDS) is performed regularly
cis-6.2.2 Ensure at.allow is configured
- The Environment Setup task has been updated to use atomic result refreshes, ensuring existing results remain available until new results are generated. Results now also include a collection of timestamps.
- The Applicability Fixlet has been updated to include additional validation. It now verifies that the Environment Setup Task log file exists, is not older than 90 days, and that the required result files are present. This ensures that Fixlets are reported as Not Applicable when the Environment Setup Task has not been executed, and that the Measured Value (MV) correctly reflects this condition.
- In addition, we have updated the relevance of the individual Fixlets to align with these enhanced validation checks.
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