RHEL 10 must use a separate file system for user home directories (such as "/home" or an equivalent).
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-280937 | RHEL-10-000530 | SV-280937r1184727_rule | CCI-002385 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Ensuring that "/home" is mounted on its own partition enables the setting of more restrictive mount options and helps ensure that users cannot trivially fill partitions used for log or audit data storage. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2026-03-11 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-280937r1184727_chk)
Verify RHEL 10 uses a separate file system/partition for "/home" with the following command:
$ mount | grep /home
/dev/mapper/luks-ca2261ed-7b00-4b7b-84cd-8cd6d8fa4b28 on /home type xfs (rw,nodev,nosuid,noexec,seclabel)
Note: Options displayed for mount may differ.
If a separate entry for "/home" is not in use, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-85403r1165165_fix)
Configure RHEL 10 to use a separate file system for user home directories by migrating the "/home" directory onto a separate file system/partition.