The AIX root account must not have world-writable directories in its executable search path.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-215193 | AIX7-00-001034 | SV-215193r991589_rule | CCI-000366 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| If the root search path contains a world-writable directory, malicious software could be placed in the path by intruders and/or malicious users and inadvertently run by root with all of root's privileges. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-08-16 | |||
Related Frameworks
4 paths across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
CM-6
1.00
- DISA · 3 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1712 mappings
3.4.1
1.00
- DISA · 3 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
3.4.2
1.00
- DISA · 3 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000366
1.00
- DISA · 3 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-215193r991589_chk)
Check for world-writable permissions on all directories in the root user's executable search path:
# ls -ld `echo $PATH | sed "s/:/ /g"`
drwxr-xr-x 33 root system 8192 Nov 29 14:45 /etc
drwxr-xr-x 3 bin bin 256 Aug 11 2017 /sbin
drwxr-xr-x 4 bin bin 45056 Oct 31 12:59 /usr/bin
drwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 16 Aug 11 2017 /usr/bin/X11
drwxr-xr-x 2 bin bin 4096 Aug 11 2017 /usr/java7_64/bin
drwxr-xr-x 4 bin bin 4096 Feb 17 2017 /usr/java7_64/jre/bin
drwxr-xr-x 8 bin bin 49152 Oct 31 12:59 /usr/sbin
drwxrwxr-x 2 bin bin 4096 Aug 11 2017 /usr/ucb
If any of the directories in the "PATH" variable are world-writable, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-16389r294031_fix)
For each world-writable path in root's executable search path, perform one of the following.
Remove the world-writable permission on the directory.
Run command:
# chmod o-w <path>
-OR-
Remove the world-writable directory from the executable search path. Identify and edit the initialization file referencing the world-writable directory and remove it from the PATH variable.