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V-215279

CAT II (Medium)

AIX library files must have mode 0755 or less permissive.

Rule ID

SV-215279r991560_rule

STIG

IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V3R2

CCIs

CCI-001499

Discussion

Unauthorized access could destroy the integrity of the library files.

Check Content

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

Change the mode of library files to "0755" or less permissive by running the following command: 
# chmod 0755 <path>/<library-file> 

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