V-271784

Discussion

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

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Verify OL 9 configures assigned home directories of all local interactive users to have a mode of "0750" or less permissive with the following command:

Note: This may miss interactive users that have been assigned a privileged user identifier (UID). Evidence of interactive use may be obtained from a number of log files containing system logon information.

$ sudo ls -ld $(awk -F: '($3>=1000)&&($7 !~ /nologin/){print $6}' /etc/passwd)
drwxr-x--- 2 disauser admin 4096 Jun 5 12:41 disauser

If home directories referenced in "/etc/passwd" do not have a mode of "0750" or less permissive, this is a finding.