IBM AIX
TMA-AIX-4.8.4
Ensure default path does not include current working directory
Description
This change removes any "." or "::" entries from /etc/environment. If a "." or "::" is present the current working directory is included in the default search path. Any "." and "::" will be removed from /etc/environment. This means that any harmful programs placed in common PATH locations, would never be automatically executed. All directories must be explicitly defined within the PATH variable. Audit: automated read-only check derived from the CIS audit procedure; it prints "compliant" when the control is met.
How it is checked
Audit method: Shell command
command -v grep >/dev/null 2>&1 || exit 1; [ -r /etc/environment ] || exit 1; out=$( { grep "^PATH=" /etc/environment | sed "s/^PATH=//" | awk '/(^:)|(::)|(:$)|(^\.:)|(:\.:)|(:\.$)|(^\.$)/' ; } 2>/dev/null ); [ -z "$out" ] && echo compliant || printf '%s\n' "$out" | head -n 20- Expected output
compliant
How it is fixed
Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch
Examine PATH in /etc/environment to see if it contains any "." or "::" entries: grep "^PATH=" /etc/environment |awk '/((:[ \t]*:)|(:[ \t]*$)|(^[\t]*:)|(^.:)|(:.$)|(:.:))/' If the command above yields output, remove the "." and "::" entries from: vi /etc/environment
Properties
- Operating systems
- Any
- Tags
- aixhardening
- Reference
- CIS IBM AIX 7 Benchmark v1.2.0 - 4.8.4 Ensure default path does not include current working directory
Check this host
Run this on a machine you are allowed to audit. The scan is read-only.
tmaegis scan --target aix