All OL 8 local interactive users must have a home directory assigned in the "/etc/passwd" file.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-248638 | OL08-00-010720 | SV-248638r991589_rule | CCI-000366 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| If local interactive users are not assigned a valid home directory, there is no place for the storage and control of files they should own. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Oracle Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-13 | |||
Related Frameworks
4 paths across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
CM-6
1.00
- DISA · 2 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1712 mappings
3.4.1
1.00
- DISA · 2 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
3.4.2
1.00
- DISA · 2 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000366
1.00
- DISA · 2 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-248638r991589_chk)
Verify local interactive users on OL 8 have a home directory assigned with the following command:
$ sudo pwck -r
user 'lp': directory '/var/spool/lpd' does not exist
user 'news': directory '/var/spool/news' does not exist
user 'uucp': directory '/var/spool/uucp' does not exist
user 'www-data': directory '/var/www' does not exist
Ask the System Administrator (SA) if any users found without home directories are local interactive users.
If the SA is unable to provide a response, check for users with a User Identifier (UID) of 1000 or greater with the following command:
$ sudo awk -F: '($3>=1000)&&($7 !~ /nologin/){print $1, $3, $6}' /etc/passwd
If any interactive users do not have a home directory assigned, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-52026r779479_fix)
Assign home directories to all local interactive users on OL 8 that currently do not have a home directory assigned.