STIGUI
V-203783CAT II — Medium severitySV-203783r991592_rule

The operating system must limit the ability of non-privileged users to grant other users direct access to the contents of their home directories/folders.

Rule version SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00230 · STIG v3 · 2026-09-03

Discussion

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.

Check

Verify the operating system limits the ability of non-privileged users to grant other users direct access to the contents of their home directories/folders. If it does not, this is a finding.

Fix

Configure the operating system to limit the ability of non-privileged users to grant other users direct access to the contents of their home directories/folders.

Identifiers

Group ID
V-203783
Group title
SRG-OS-000480
Rule ID
SV-203783r991592_rule
Check ID
C-3908r375740_chk
Fix ID
F-3908r375741_fix