The local initialization file library search paths must contain only absolute paths on AIX.

Severity	Group ID	Group Title	Version	Rule ID	Date	STIG Version
medium	V-215424	SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227	AIX7-00-003129	SV-215424r991589_rule	2024-08-16	3

Description
The library search path environment variable(s) contain a list of directories for the dynamic linker to search to find libraries. If this path includes the current working directory or other relative paths, libraries in these directories may be loaded instead of system libraries. 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 interpreted as the current working directory.

Description

The library search path environment variable(s) contain a list of directories for the dynamic linker to search to find libraries. If this path includes the current working directory or other relative paths, libraries in these directories may be loaded instead of system libraries. 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 interpreted as the current working directory.

ℹ️ Check
Identify local initialization files that have library search paths: # cat /etc/passwd \| cut -f 1,1 -d ":" \| xargs -n1 -IUSER sh -c 'grep -l LIB ~USER/.*' /root/.sh_history /home/doejohn/.profile /home/doejane/.profile For each file identified above, verify the search path contains only absolute paths: Note: The "LIBPATH" and "LD_LIBRARY_PATH" variables are formatted as a colon-separated list of directories. # cat <local_initilization_file> \| grep -Ei 'lib\|library' LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib LIBPATH=/usr/lib 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.

ℹ️ Check

Identify local initialization files that have library search paths: # cat /etc/passwd | cut -f 1,1 -d ":" | xargs -n1 -IUSER sh -c 'grep -l LIB ~USER/.*' /root/.sh_history /home/doejohn/.profile /home/doejane/.profile For each file identified above, verify the search path contains only absolute paths: Note: The "LIBPATH" and "LD_LIBRARY_PATH" variables are formatted as a colon-separated list of directories. # cat <local_initilization_file> | grep -Ei 'lib|library' LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib LIBPATH=/usr/lib 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 local initialization file(s) and remove the relative path entry from the library search path.