Title

Local initialization files library search paths must contain only authorized paths. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

The library search path environment variable(s) contain a list of directories for the dynamic linker to search to find libraries. If this path includes the current working directory or other relative paths, libraries in these directories may be loaded instead of system libraries. This variable is formatted as a colon-separated list of directories. If there is an empty entry, such as a leading or trailing colon, two consecutive colons, or a single period, this is interpreted as the current working directory. Paths starting with a slash (/) are absolute paths.

Check Content

Verify that any PATH variable contained in a user's local initialization files uses only authorized paths. # cat /etc/passwd | cut -f 1,1 -d ":" | xargs -n1 -IUSER sh -c 'egrep -i "LD_LIBRARY_PATH|SHLIB_PATH" ~USER/.*' The PATH variable is a colon-delimited directory list. If there is an empty entry, such as a leading or trailing colon, or two consecutive colons, this is a finding. If an entry begins with a character other than a slash (/), or has not been documented with the ISSO, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Edit the user's local initialization file(s) and remove any relative path entry from the library search LIBRARY_PATH and/or SHLIB_PATH variable(s) that have not been documented with the ISSO. Edit the user’s local initialization file(s) and remove any empty entry that is defined for the “LIBRARY_PATH” and/or “SHLIB_PATH” variable(s).

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-38351r3_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-22363

Group Title: GEN001901

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