All local initialization files' executable search paths must contain only absolute paths.

From HP-UX 11.31 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Part of GEN001900

Associated with IA controls: ECCD-2, ECCD-1

Associated with: CCI-000366

SV-34915r1_rule All local initialization files' executable search paths must contain only absolute paths.

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The executable search path (typically the PATH environment variable) contains a list of directories for the shell to search to find executables. If this path includes the current working directory or other relative paths, executables in these directories may be executed instead of system commands. This variable is formatted as a colon-separated list of directories. If there is an empty entry, such as a leading or trailing colon, or two consecutive colons, this is interpreted as the current working directory. Paths starting with a slash (/) are absolute paths.

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Edit the local initialization file and remove the relative path entry from the executable search path variable.

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