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V-282535CAT II — Medium severitySV-282535r1200585_rule

TOSS 5 system commands must have mode 755 or less permissive.

Rule version TOSS-05-000139 · STIG v1 · 2026-08-20

Discussion

If TOSS 5 allowed any user to make changes to software libraries, then those changes might be implemented without undergoing the appropriate testing and approvals that are part of a robust change management process.

This requirement applies to TOSS 5 with software libraries that are accessible and configurable, as in the case of interpreted languages. Software libraries also include privileged programs that execute with escalated privileges.

Check

Verify the system commands contained in the following directories have mode "755" or less permissive with the following command:

$ sudo find -L /bin /sbin /usr/bin /usr/sbin /usr/libexec /usr/local/bin /usr/local/sbin -perm /022 -exec ls -l {} \;

If any system commands are found to be group-writable or world-writable, this is a finding.

Fix

Configure the system commands to be protected from unauthorized access.

Run the following command, replacing "[FILE]" with any system command with a mode more permissive than "755".

$ sudo chmod 755 [FILE]

Identifiers

Group ID
V-282535
Group title
SRG-OS-000259-GPOS-00100
Rule ID
SV-282535r1200585_rule
Check ID
C-87096r1200583_chk
Fix ID
F-87001r1200584_fix