The operating system must limit the ability of non-privileged users to grant other users direct access to the contents of their home directories/folders.

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The operating system must limit the ability of non-privileged users to grant other users direct access to the contents of their home directories/folders.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-56583	SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00230	SV-70843r1_rule		Medium

Description
Users' home directories/folders may contain information of a sensitive nature. Non-privileged users should coordinate any sharing of information with an SA through shared resources.

STIG	Date
General Purpose Operating System SRG	2016-04-25

Details

Check Text ( C-57155r1_chk )
Verify the operating system limits the ability of non-privileged users to grant other users direct access to the contents of their home directories/folders. If it does not, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-61481r1_fix)
Configure the operating system to limit the ability of non-privileged users to grant other users direct access to the contents of their home directories/folders.