AIX library files must have mode 0755 or less permissive.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| medium | V-215279 | SRG-OS-000259-GPOS-00100 | AIX7-00-002088 | SV-215279r991560_rule | 2024-08-16 | 3 |
| Description |
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| Unauthorized access could destroy the integrity of the library files. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| Check the mode of library files by running the following command: # ls -lLR /usr/lib /lib If any of the library files have a mode more permissive than "0755", this is a finding. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| Change the mode of library files to "0755" or less permissive by running the following command: # chmod 0755 <path>/<library-file> NOTE: Library files should have an extension of .a or .so (a=archive, so=shared object) extension, possibly followed by a version. |