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Oracle Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
All OL 8 world-writable directories must be owned by root, sys, bin, or an application user.
All OL 8 world-writable directories must be owned by root, sys, bin, or an application user.
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All OL 8 world-writable directories must be owned by root, sys, bin, or an application user.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>If a world-writable directory is not owned by root, sys, bin, or an application User Identifier (UID), unauthorized users may be able to modify files created by others. The only authorized public directories are the temporary directories supplied with the system or those designed to be temporary file repositories. The setting is normally reserved for directories used by the system and by users for temporary file storage, (e.g., /tmp), and for directories requiring global read/write access.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>