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All files and directories contained in user home directories must not have extended ACLs.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-22352 GEN001570 M6 SV-38095r1_rule ECLP-1 Medium
Description
Excessive permissions allow unauthorized access to user files.
STIG Date
MAC OSX 10.6 Workstation Security Technical Implementation Guide Draft 2013-01-10

Details

Check Text ( C-37634r1_chk )
Open a terminal session and enter the following command.

find /Users -print -exec ls -lLd \{\} \; | grep '^..........+'

If files are shown with permissions that include a '+', the file has an extended ACL. If the file has an extended ACL and it has not been documented with the IAO, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-32875r1_fix)
Open a terminal session and enter the following command to remove the extended ACLs.

chmod -N