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Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-271786	OL09-00-002520	SV-271786r1092070_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

Check Text (C-75836r1092068_chk)

Verify that OL 9 system-wide shared library directories are group-owned by "root" with the following command: $ sudo find /lib /lib64 /usr/lib /usr/lib64 ! -group root -type d -exec stat -c "%n %G" '{}' \; If any system-wide shared library directory is returned and is not group-owned by a required system account, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-75743r1092069_fix)

Configure the system-wide shared library directories (/lib, /lib64, /usr/lib and /usr/lib64) to be protected from unauthorized access. Run the following command, replacing "[DIRECTORY]" with any library directory not group-owned by "root". $ sudo chgrp root [DIRECTORY]