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The SUSE operating system library directories must be group-owned by root.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-234839SLES-15-010356SV-234839r991560_ruleCCI-001499medium
Description
If the SUSE operating system were to allow 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 SUSE operating systems with software libraries that are accessible and configurable, as in the case of interpreted languages. Software libraries also include privileged programs which execute with escalated privileges. Only qualified and authorized individuals must be allowed to obtain access to information system components for purposes of initiating changes, including upgrades and modifications.
STIGDate
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Security Technical Implementation Guide2026-02-19

Related Frameworks

1 mapping across 3 frameworks
SCF0 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (1) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

CHG-04.5Library Privileges
1.00
NIST 800-530 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 2 hops (56) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

AC-17(1)Monitoring and Control
1.00
AC-2(1)Automated System Account Management
1.00
AC-2(10)Shared and Group Account Credential Change
1.00
AC-2(2)Automated Temporary and Emergency Account Management
1.00
AC-2(3)Disable Accounts
1.00
AC-2(4)Automated Audit Actions
1.00
AC-3Access Enforcement
1.00
AC-3(7)Role-based Access Control
1.00
AC-4Information Flow Enforcement
1.00
AC-6(10)Prohibit Non-privileged Users from Executing Privileged Functions
1.00

+46 more (top 10 by confidence shown)

CCI1 mapping
CCI-001499
1.00

Details

Check Text (C-234839r991560_chk)

Verify the system-wide library directories "/lib", "/lib64", "/usr/lib" and "/usr/lib64" are group-owned by root. Check that the system-wide 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, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-37990r618787_fix)

Configure the system library directories to be protected from unauthorized access. Run the following command: > sudo find /lib /lib64 /usr/lib /usr/lib64 ! -group root -type d -exec chgrp root '{}' \;