OL 9 system commands must be owned by root.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-271774	OL09-00-002505	SV-271774r1092034_rule		Medium

Description

If OL 9 allowed any user to make changes to software libraries, then those changes might be implemented without undergoing the appropriate testing and approvals that are part of a robust change management process. This requirement applies to OL 9 with software libraries that are accessible and configurable, as in the case of interpreted languages. Software libraries also include privileged programs that execute with escalated privileges.

STIG	Date
Oracle Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2025-05-08

Details

Check Text (C-75824r1092032_chk)

Verify that OL 9 system commands contained in the following directories are owned by "root" with the following command:

$ sudo find -L /bin /sbin /usr/bin /usr/sbin /usr/libexec /usr/local/bin /usr/local/sbin ! -user root -exec ls -l {} \;

If any system commands are found to not be owned by root, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-75731r1092033_fix)

Configure the system commands to be protected from unauthorized access.

Run the following command, replacing "[FILE]" with any system command file not owned by "root".

$ sudo chown root [FILE]