STIGQter STIGQter: STIG Summary: Cloud Linux AlmaLinux OS 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 7 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

Any AlmaLinux OS 9 world-writable directories must be owned by root, sys, bin, or an application user.

DISA Rule

SV-269432r1137695_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-269432

Group Title

SRG-OS-000138-GPOS-00069

Rule Version

ALMA-09-042150

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure all public directories to be owned by root or a system account to prevent unauthorized and unintended information transferred via shared system resources.

Set the owner of all public directories as root or a system account using the command, replace "[Public Directory]" with any directory path not owned by root or a system account:

$ chown root [Public Directory]

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Verify that world writable directories are owned by root, a system account, or an application account with the following command. It will discover and print world-writable directories that are not owned by root. Run it once for each local partition [PART] e.g. "/":

$ find PART -xdev -type d -perm -0002 -uid +0 -print

If there is output, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-269432

Documentable

False

Rule Version

ALMA-09-042150

Severity Override Guidance

Verify that world writable directories are owned by root, a system account, or an application account with the following command. It will discover and print world-writable directories that are not owned by root. Run it once for each local partition [PART] e.g. "/":

$ find PART -xdev -type d -perm -0002 -uid +0 -print

If there is output, this is a finding.

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Target Key

5664