All users' home directories must have mode 0750 or less permissive.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-901	GEN001480	SV-901r2_rule	ECLP-1	Medium

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

STIG	Date
UNIX SRG	2013-03-26

Details

Check Text ( C-8017r3_chk )
Check the home directory mode of each user in /etc/passwd. Procedure: # cut -d : -f 6 /etc/passwd | xargs -n1 ls -ld | more If a user's home directory's mode is more permissive than 0750, this is a finding. NOTE: Application directories are allowed and may need 0755 permissions (or greater) for correct operation.

Fix Text (F-1055r2_fix)
Change the mode of users' home directories to 0750 or less permissive. Procedure (example): # chmod 0750