{"description": "All directories in local partitions which are world-writable should be owned by root or\nanother system account. If any world-writable directories are not owned by a system account,\nthis should be investigated. Following this, the files should be deleted or assigned to an\nappropriate owner.", "rationale": "Allowing a user account to own a world-writable directory is undesirable because it allows the\nowner of that directory to remove or replace any files that may be placed in the directory by\nother users.", "severity": "medium", "references": {"cis-csc": ["12", "13", "14", "15", "16", "18", "3", "5"], "cobit5": ["APO01.06", "DSS05.04", "DSS05.07", "DSS06.02"], "isa-62443-2009": ["4.3.3.7.3"], "isa-62443-2013": ["SR 2.1", "SR 5.2"], "iso27001-2013": ["A.10.1.1", "A.11.1.4", "A.11.1.5", "A.11.2.1", "A.13.1.1", "A.13.1.3", "A.13.2.1", "A.13.2.3", "A.13.2.4", "A.14.1.2", "A.14.1.3", "A.6.1.2", "A.7.1.1", "A.7.1.2", "A.7.3.1", "A.8.2.2", "A.8.2.3", "A.9.1.1", "A.9.1.2", "A.9.2.3", "A.9.4.1", "A.9.4.4", "A.9.4.5"], "nist": ["CM-6(a)", "AC-6(1)"], "nist-csf": ["PR.AC-4", "PR.DS-5"], "srg": ["SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227"]}, "control_references": {}, "components": [], "identifiers": {}, "ocil_clause": "there is output", "ocil": "The following command will discover and print world-writable directories that are not owned by\na system account, given the assumption that only system accounts have a uid lower than 500.\nRun it once for each local partition <i>PART</i>:\n<pre>$ sudo find <i>PART</i> -xdev -type d -perm -0002 -uid +1000 -print</pre>", "oval_external_content": null, "fixtext": "", "checktext": "", "vuldiscussion": "", "srg_requirement": "", "warnings": [{"general": "This rule can take a long time to perform the check and might consume a considerable\namount of resources depending on the number of directories present on the system. It is\nnot a problem in most cases, but especially systems with a large number of directories can\nbe affected. See <code>https://access.redhat.com/articles/6999111</code>."}], "conflicts": [], "requires": [], "policy_specific_content": {}, "platform": null, "platforms": [], "sce_metadata": {}, "inherited_platforms": [], "cpe_platform_names": [], "inherited_cpe_platform_names": [], "bash_conditional": null, "fixes": {}, "title": "Ensure All World-Writable Directories Are Owned by a System Account", "definition_location": "/aptdata/openscap/scap-security-guide/linux_os/guide/system/permissions/files/dir_perms_world_writable_system_owned/rule.yml", "template": null}