Library files must be owned by root.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
RHEL-06-000046	RHEL-06-000046	RHEL-06-000046_rule		Medium

Description
Files from shared library directories are loaded into the address space of processes (including privileged ones) or of the kernel itself at runtime. Proper ownership is necessary to protect the integrity of the system.

STIG	Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2013-02-05

Details

Check Text ( C-RHEL-06-000046_chk )
To find shared libraries that are not owned by "root", run the following command for each directory [DIR] which contains shared libraries: $ find [DIR] \! -user root If any of these files are not owned by root, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-RHEL-06-000046_fix)
System-wide shared library files, which are linked to executables during process load time or run time, are stored in the following directories by default: /lib /lib64 /usr/lib /usr/lib64 Kernel modules, which can be added to the kernel during runtime, are also stored in "/lib/modules". All files in these directories should be owned by the "root" user. If any file in these directories is found to be owned by a user other than root, correct its ownership with the following command: # chown root [FILE]

Fix Text (F-RHEL-06-000046_fix)

System-wide shared library files, which are linked to executables during process load time or run time, are stored in the following directories by default:

/lib
/lib64
/usr/lib
/usr/lib64

Kernel modules, which can be added to the kernel during runtime, are also stored in "/lib/modules". All files in these directories should be owned by the "root" user. If any file in these directories is found to be owned by a user other than root, correct its ownership with the following command:

# chown root [FILE]