Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-775 | GEN000920 | SV-37355r1_rule | ECCD-1 ECCD-2 | Medium |
Description |
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Permissions greater than 0700 could allow unauthorized users access to the root home directory. |
STIG | Date |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2014-01-09 |
Check Text ( C-36044r1_chk ) |
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Check the mode of the root home directory. Procedure: # grep "^root" /etc/passwd | awk -F":" '{print $6}' # ls -ld If the mode of the directory is not equal to 0700, this is a finding. If the home directory is /, this check will be marked "Not Applicable". |
Fix Text (F-31288r1_fix) |
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The root home directory will have permissions of 0700. Do not change the protections of the / directory. Use the following command to change protections for the root home directory: # chmod 0700 /rootdir. |