STIGQter: STIG Summary: IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 23 Apr 2021:

The AIX root accounts list of preloaded libraries must be empty.

DISA Rule

SV-215196r508663_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-215196

Group Title

SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

Rule Version

AIX7-00-001037

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000366 - The organization implements the security configuration settings.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Edit the "root" user's initialization files and remove any definition of "LDR_PRELOAD".

Check Contents

Verify the "LDR_PRELOAD" environment variable is empty or not defined for the "root" user using command:
# env | grep LDR_PRELOAD

If a path is returned, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-215196

Documentable

False

Rule Version

AIX7-00-001037

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the "LDR_PRELOAD" environment variable is empty or not defined for the "root" user using command:
# env | grep LDR_PRELOAD

If a path is returned, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

4012

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