STIGQter: STIG Summary: Oracle Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 9 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

OL 8 library directories must have mode 755 or less permissive.

DISA Rule

SV-252651r991560_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-252651

Group Title

SRG-OS-000259-GPOS-00100

Rule Version

OL08-00-010331

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-001499 - Limit privileges to change software resident within software libraries.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure the library directories to be protected from unauthorized access. Run the following command, replacing "[DIRECTORY]" with any library directory with a mode more permissive than 755.

$ sudo chmod 755 [DIRECTORY]

Check Contents

Verify the system-wide shared library directories within "/lib", "/lib64", "/usr/lib" and "/usr/lib64" have mode "755" or less permissive with the following command:

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

If any system-wide shared library directories are found to be group-writable or world-writable, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-252651

Documentable

False

Rule Version

OL08-00-010331

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the system-wide shared library directories within "/lib", "/lib64", "/usr/lib" and "/usr/lib64" have mode "755" or less permissive with the following command:

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

If any system-wide shared library directories are found to be group-writable or world-writable, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5416