All RHEL 9 local interactive user home directories must have mode 0750 or less permissive.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-257890 | RHEL-09-232050 | SV-257890r1044961_rule | Medium |
| Description |
| Excessive permissions on local interactive user home directories may allow unauthorized access to user files by other users. |
| STIG | Date |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-12-04 |
Details
| Check Text (C-61631r1044960_chk) |
| Verify the assigned home directory of all local interactive users has a mode of "0750" or less permissive with the following command: Note: This may miss interactive users that have been assigned a privileged user identifier (UID). Evidence of interactive use may be obtained from a number of log files containing system logon information. $ stat -L -c '%a %n' $(awk -F: '($3>=1000)&&($7 !~ /nologin/){print $6}' /etc/passwd) 2>/dev/null 700 /home/bingwa If home directories referenced in "/etc/passwd" do not have a mode of "0750" or less permissive, this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-61555r925656_fix) |
| Change the mode of interactive user's home directories to "0750". To change the mode of a local interactive user's home directory, use the following command: Note: The example will be for the user "wadea". $ sudo chmod 0750 /home/wadea |