Title

All RHEL 8 local interactive user home directories must have mode 0750 or less permissive. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Excessive permissions on local interactive user home directories may allow unauthorized access to user files by other users.

Check Content

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. $ sudo ls -ld $(awk -F: '($3>=1000)&&($7 !~ /nologin/){print $6}' /etc/passwd) drwxr-x--- 2 smithj admin 4096 Jun 5 12:41 smithj If home directories referenced in "/etc/passwd" do not have a mode of "0750" or less permissive, this is a finding.

Fix Text

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 "smithj". $ sudo chmod 0750 /home/smithj

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-230321r627750_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-230321

Group Title: SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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