All SLEM 5 local interactive user home directories must have mode 750 or less permissive.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

Excessive permissions on local interactive user home directories may allow unauthorized access to user files by other users.

ID: SV-261291r996352_rule
Version: SLEM-05-232030
Severity: Medium
References: CCI-000366
Updated: 5 days ago

Remediation Templates

Change the mode of SLEM 5 local interactive user's home directories to "750". To change the mode of a local interactive user's home directory, use the following command:

Note: The example will be for the user "smithj".

     > sudo chmod 750 /home/smithj