STIGQter: STIG Summary: MariaDB Enterprise 10.x Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 5 Benchmark Date: 01 Apr 2026:

Database software, including MariaDB configuration files, must be stored in dedicated directories, separate from the host OS and other applications.

DISA Rule

SV-253687r960960_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-253687

Group Title

SRG-APP-000133-DB-000199

Rule Version

MADB-10-002800

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

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

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Install all applications on directories separate from the MariaDB software library directory. Relocate any directories or reinstall other application software that currently shares the MariaDB software library directory.

Check Contents

Review the MariaDB software library directory and note other root directories located on the same disk directory or any subdirectories. The default install directory is /var/lib/mysql.

If any non-MariaDB software directories exist on the disk directory, examine or investigate their use. If any of the directories are used by other applications, including third-party applications that use MariaDB, this is a finding.

Only applications that are required for the functioning and administration, not use, of MariaDB should be located in the same disk directory as the MariaDB software libraries.

If other applications are located in the same directory as MariaDB, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-253687

Documentable

False

Rule Version

MADB-10-002800

Severity Override Guidance

Review the MariaDB software library directory and note other root directories located on the same disk directory or any subdirectories. The default install directory is /var/lib/mysql.

If any non-MariaDB software directories exist on the disk directory, examine or investigate their use. If any of the directories are used by other applications, including third-party applications that use MariaDB, this is a finding.

Only applications that are required for the functioning and administration, not use, of MariaDB should be located in the same disk directory as the MariaDB software libraries.

If other applications are located in the same directory as MariaDB, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

5475