The Oracle Linux operating system must be configured so that all files and directories contained in local interactive user home directories have a mode of 0750 or less permissive.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>If a local interactive user files have excessive permissions, unintended users may be able to access or modify them.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-221734r991589_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Set the mode on files and directories in the local interactive user home directory with the following command:
Note: The example will be for the user smithj, who has a home directory of "/home/smithj" and is a member of the users group.
# chmod 0750 /home/smithj/<file>