All global initialization file executable search paths must contain only absolute paths.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | V-215416 | SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227 | AIX7-00-003120 | SV-215416r991589_rule | 2026-02-06 | 3 |
Description
Failure to restrict system access to authenticated users negatively impacts operating system security.
ℹ️ Check
Check the global initialization files' executable search paths using:
# grep -i PATH /etc/profile /etc/bashrc /etc/csh.login /etc/csh.cshrc /etc/environment /etc/.login /etc/security/environ
/etc/environment:PATH=/usr/bin:/etc:/usr/sbin:/usr/ucb:/usr/bin/X11:/sbin:/usr/java7_64/jre/bin:/usr/java7_64/bin
/etc/environment:LOCPATH=/usr/lib/nls/loc
/etc/environment:NLSPATH=/usr/lib/nls/msg/%L/%N:/usr/lib/nls/msg/%L/%N.cat:/usr/lib/nls/msg/%l.%c/%N:/usr/lib/nls/msg/%l.%c/%N.cat
This variable is formatted as a colon-separated list of directories.
If there is an empty entry, such as a leading or trailing colon, or two consecutive colons, this is a finding.
If an entry begins with a character other than a slash (/) or other than "$PATH", it is a relative path, and this is a finding.
✔️ Fix
Edit the global initialization file(s) with "PATH" variables containing relative paths. Edit the file and remove the relative path from the PATH variable.