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V-282744

CAT III (Low)

TOSS 5 must be configured so the file integrity tool verifies extended attributes.

Rule ID

SV-282744r1201212_rule

STIG

Tri-Lab Operating System Stack (TOSS) 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R1

CCIs

CCI-000366

Discussion

TOSS 5 installation media ships with an optional file integrity tool called Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment (AIDE). AIDE is highly configurable at install time. This requirement assumes the "aide.conf" file is under the "/etc" directory. Extended attributes in file systems are used to contain arbitrary data and file metadata with security implications.

Check Content

Verify AIDE is configured to verify extended attributes using the following command:

$ grep xattrs /etc/aide.conf 

All= p+i+n+u+g+s+m+S+sha512+acl+xattrs+selinux

If the "xattrs" rule is not being used on all uncommented selection lines in the "/etc/aide.conf" file, or extended attributes are not being checked by another file integrity tool, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the file integrity tool to check file and directory extended attributes. 

If AIDE is installed, ensure the "xattrs" rule is present on all uncommented file and directory selection lists.