All files and directories contained in user's home directories must have mode 0750 or less permissive.

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All files and directories contained in user's home directories must have mode 0750 or less permissive.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-915	GEN001560	SV-39840r1_rule	ECLP-1	Low

Description
Excessive permissions allow unauthorized access to user's files.

STIG	Date
SOLARIS 10 SPARC SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE	2015-12-07

Details

Check Text ( C-38721r1_chk )
For each user in the /etc/passwd file, check for files and directories with a mode more permissive than 0750. Procedure: # find / ! -fstype nfs \( -perm -0001 -o -perm -0002 -o -perm -0004 -o -perm -0020 -o -perm -2000 -o -perm -4000 \) -exec ls -ld {} \; If user's home directories contain files or directories more permissive than 0750, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-1069r2_fix)
Change the mode of files and directories within user's home directories to 0750. Procedure: # chmod 0750 filename Document all changes.