Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-252970 | TOSS-04-020310 | SV-252970r824234_rule | Medium |
Description |
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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 |
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Tri-Lab Operating System Stack (TOSS) 4 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2022-08-29 |
Check Text ( C-56423r824232_chk ) |
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Check that all user home directories are owned by the root user with the following command: $ find $(awk -F: '($3>=1000)&&($7 !~ /nologin/){print $6}' /etc/passwd) -maxdepth 0 -not -user root -ls If there is any output, this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-56373r824233_fix) |
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Change the owner of interactive user's home directories to root. To change the owner of a local interactive user's home directory, use the following command: Note: The example will be for the user "smithj." $ sudo chown root /home/smithj |