Accidentally ran chmod -R command on /bin directory, how can one recover it back?

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • The permissions on the /bin directory have been altered.
  • The following command was executed for /bin
# chmod -R 777 /bin
  • This is causing failed services, or security vulnerabilities.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5/6/7

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