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The AIX root accounts list of preloaded libraries must be empty.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-215196 AIX7-00-001037 SV-215196r508663_rule Medium
Description
The library preload list environment variable contains a list of libraries for the dynamic linker to load before loading the libraries required by the binary. If this list contains paths to libraries relative to the current working directory, unintended libraries may be preloaded.
STIG Date
IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide 2021-11-19

Details

Check Text ( C-16394r294039_chk )
Verify the "LDR_PRELOAD" environment variable is empty or not defined for the "root" user using command:
# env | grep LDR_PRELOAD

If a path is returned, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-16392r294040_fix)
Edit the "root" user's initialization files and remove any definition of "LDR_PRELOAD".