TOSS 5 library directories must be owned by root.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-282542TOSS-05-000179SV-282542r1201324_ruleCCI-001499medium
Description
If TOSS 5 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 TOSS 5 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.
STIGDate
Tri-Lab Operating System Stack (TOSS) 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide2026-04-01

Details

Check Text (C-282542r1201324_chk)

Verify the systemwide shared library directories are owned by "root" with the following command: $ sudo find /lib /lib64 /usr/lib /usr/lib64 ! -user root -type d -exec stat -c "%n %U" '{}' \; If any systemwide shared library directory is not owned by root, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-87008r1201323_fix)

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