GEN001480 - All users' home directories must have mode 0750 or less permissive.

Information

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

Solution

Change the mode of users' home directories to 0750 or less permissive.

Procedure (example):
# chmod 0750 <home directory>

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_SOL_10_x86_V2R4_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

References: 800-53|AC-3(4), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-002165, Rule-ID|SV-227656r854480_rule, STIG-ID|GEN001480, STIG-Legacy|SV-901, STIG-Legacy|V-901, Vuln-ID|V-227656

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: ae7ca7783dad2035196e329d7d4080a1b55fa84e6a3b2e33385610d4c267a746