Local initialization files' library search paths must contain only absolute paths.

From HP-UX 11.31 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Part of GEN001901

Associated with IA controls: ECSC-1

Associated with: CCI-000366

SV-38351r1_rule Local initialization files' library search paths must contain only absolute paths.

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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, 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 user's local initialization file(s) and remove any relative/empty path entry from the library search LIBRARY_PATH and/or SHLIB_PATH variable(s).

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