AlmaLinux OS 9 system commands must be group-owned by root or a system account.

Severity	Group ID	Group Title	Version	Rule ID	Date	STIG Version
medium	V-269169	SRG-OS-000259-GPOS-00100	ALMA-09-010250	SV-269169r1050051_rule	2025-02-20	1

Description
If AlmaLinux OS 9 allowed any user to make changes to software libraries, then those changes might be implemented without undergoing the appropriate testing and approvals that are part of a robust change management process. This requirement applies to AlmaLinux OS 9 with software libraries that are accessible and configurable, as in the case of interpreted languages. Software libraries also include privileged programs that execute with escalated privileges.

Description

If AlmaLinux OS 9 allowed any user to make changes to software libraries, then those changes might be implemented without undergoing the appropriate testing and approvals that are part of a robust change management process. This requirement applies to AlmaLinux OS 9 with software libraries that are accessible and configurable, as in the case of interpreted languages. Software libraries also include privileged programs that execute with escalated privileges.

ℹ️ Check
Verify the system commands contained in the following directories are group-owned by "root", or a required system account, with the following command: $ find -L /bin /sbin /usr/bin /usr/sbin /usr/local/bin /usr/local/sbin ! -group root -exec ls -l {} \; If any system commands are returned and is not group-owned by a required system account, this is a finding.

✔️ Fix
Configure the system commands to be protected from unauthorized access. Run the following command, replacing "[FILE]" with any system command file not group-owned by "root" or a required system account. $ chgrp root [FILE]