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.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>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.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-203783r991592_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
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.