AIX library files must have mode 0755 or less permissive.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>Unauthorized access could destroy the integrity of the library files.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-215279r508663_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
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.