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Check: GEN001480

Solaris 10 X86 STIG: GEN001480 (in versions v2 r4 through v1 r17)

Title

All users' home directories must have mode 0750 or less permissive. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

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

Check Content

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

Change the mode of users' home directories to 0750 or less permissive. Procedure (example): # chmod 0750 <home directory>

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-227656r854480_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-227656

Group Title: SRG-OS-000312

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CCIs

CCIs tied to check.

Number	Definition
CCI-002165	The information system enforces organization-defined discretionary access control policies over defined subjects and objects.

Controls

Controls tied to check. These are derived from the CCIs shown above.

Number	Title
AC-3 (4)	Discretionary Access Control