CCE-90966-3| Platform: cpe:/o:centos:centos:7, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:7, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 | Date: (C)2017-06-29 (M)2023-07-04 |
System executables are stored in the following directories by default:
/bin
/usr/bin
/usr/local/bin
/sbin
/usr/sbin
/usr/local/sbin
All files in these directories should be owned by the 'root' user.
If any file
Parameter:
[sys_exec_files_have_root_ownership/sys_exec_files_does_not_have_root_ownership]
Technical Mechanism:
System binaries are executed by privileged users as well as system services,
and restrictive permissions are necessary to ensure that their
execution of these programs cannot be co-opted.
| CCSS Severity: | CCSS Metrics: |
| CCSS Score : 8.8 | Attack Vector: LOCAL |
| Exploit Score: 2.0 | Attack Complexity: LOW |
| Impact Score: 6.0 | Privileges Required: LOW |
| Severity: HIGH | User Interaction: NONE |
| Vector: AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | Scope: CHANGED |
| | Confidentiality: HIGH |
| | Integrity: HIGH |
| | Availability: HIGH |
| | |
References: | Resource Id | Reference |
|---|
| SCAP Repo OVAL Definition | oval:org.secpod.oval:def:73066 |
| SCAP Repo OVAL Definition | oval:org.secpod.oval:def:72049 |
| SCAP Repo OVAL Definition | oval:org.secpod.oval:def:31343 |
| SCAP Repo OVAL Definition | oval:org.secpod.oval:def:30620 |
| SCAP Repo OVAL Definition | oval:org.secpod.oval:def:72415 |
| SCAP Repo OVAL Definition | oval:org.secpod.oval:def:84289 |
