AlmaLinux OS 9 system commands must be owned by root.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| medium | V-269170 | SRG-OS-000259-GPOS-00100 | ALMA-09-010360 | SV-269170r1050052_rule | 2025-02-20 | 1 |
| Description |
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| 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 |
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| Verify the system commands contained in the following directories are owned by "root" with the following command: $ find -L /bin /sbin /usr/bin /usr/sbin /usr/libexec /usr/local/bin /usr/local/sbin ! -user root -exec ls -l {} \; If any system commands are found to not be owned by root, this is a finding. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| Configure the system commands to be protected from unauthorized access. Run the following command, replacing "[FILE]" with any system command file not owned by "root". $ chown root [FILE] |