STIGQter: STIG Summary: Canonical Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 3 Benchmark Date: 23 Apr 2021:

The Ubuntu operating system library directories must have mode 0755 or less permissive.

DISA Rule

SV-219199r610963_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-219199

Group Title

SRG-OS-000259-GPOS-00100

Rule Version

UBTU-18-010134

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-001499 - The organization limits privileges to change software resident within software libraries.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure the shared library directories to be protected from unauthorized access. Run the following command:

# sudo find /lib /lib64 /usr/lib -perm /022 -type d -exec chmod 755 '{}' \;

Check Contents

Verify the system-wide shared library directories "/lib", "/lib64" and "/usr/lib have mode 0755 or less permissive.

Check that the system-wide shared library directories have mode 0755 or less permissive with the following command:

# sudo find /lib /lib64 /usr/lib -perm /022 -type d -exec stat -c "%n %a" '{}' \;

If any of the aforementioned directories are found to be group-writable or world-writable, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-219199

Documentable

False

Rule Version

UBTU-18-010134

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the system-wide shared library directories "/lib", "/lib64" and "/usr/lib have mode 0755 or less permissive.

Check that the system-wide shared library directories have mode 0755 or less permissive with the following command:

# sudo find /lib /lib64 /usr/lib -perm /022 -type d -exec stat -c "%n %a" '{}' \;

If any of the aforementioned directories are found to be group-writable or world-writable, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

4055

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