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AIX library files must have mode 0755 or less permissive.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-215279 AIX7-00-002088 SV-215279r508663_rule Medium
Description
Unauthorized access could destroy the integrity of the library files.
STIG Date
IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide 2020-09-11

Details

Check Text ( C-16477r294288_chk )
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 Text (F-16475r294289_fix)
Change the mode of library files to "0755" or less permissive by running the following command:
# chmod 0755 /

NOTE: Library files should have an extension of .a or .so (a=archive, so=shared object) extension, possibly followed by a version.