OL 9 local interactive user home directories must have mode 0750 or less permissive.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | V-271784 | SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227 | OL09-00-002515 | SV-271784r1184219_rule | 2026-02-17 | 1 |
Description
Excessive permissions on local interactive user home directories may allow unauthorized access to user files by other users.
ℹ️ Check
Verify OL 9 configures assigned home directories of all local interactive users to have 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 disauser admin 4096 Jun 5 12:41 disauser
If home directories referenced in "/etc/passwd" do not have a mode of "0750" or less permissive, this is a finding.
✔️ Fix
Change the mode of interactive user's home directories to "0750" using the following command:
Note: The example will be for the user "disauser".
$ sudo chmod 0750 /home/disauser