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
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.
- ID
- SV-203783r991592_rule
- Version
- SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00230
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A 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.