RHEL 10 must prohibit local initialization files from executing world-writable programs.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-281095 | RHEL-10-400500 | SV-281095r1184678_rule | CCI-000381 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| If user startup files execute world-writable programs, especially in unprotected directories, they could be maliciously modified to destroy user files or otherwise compromise the system at the user level. If the system is compromised at the user level, it is easier to elevate privileges to eventually compromise the system at the root and network level. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2026-03-11 | |||
Related Frameworks
3 paths across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
CM-7
1.00
- DISA · V1R1 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1711 mapping
3.4.6
1.00
- DISA · V1R1 · 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-000381
1.00
- DISA · V1R1 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-281095r1184678_chk)
Verify RHEL 10 local initialization files do not execute world-writable programs with the following command:
Note: The example will be for a system that is configured to create user home directories in the "/home" directory.
$ sudo find /home -perm -002 -type f -name ".[^.]*" -exec ls -ld {} \;
If any local initialization files are found to reference world-writable files, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-85561r1184677_fix)
Configure RHEL 10 so that local initialization files do not execute world-writable programs with the following command:
$ sudo chmod 0755 <file>