Library files must have mode 0755 or less permissive.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-793	GEN001300	SV-793r2_rule	DCSL-1	Medium

Description
Unauthorized access could destroy the integrity of the library files.

STIG	Date
VMware ESX 3 Server	2016-05-13

Details

Check Text ( C-296r2_chk )
Check the mode of library files. Procedure: # 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-947r2_fix)
Change the mode of library files to 0755 or less permissive. Procedure (example): # chmod 0755 /path/to/library-file NOTE: Library files should have an extension of .a or .so, possibly followed by a version number.